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1998 Edward Jancarz Memorial
The 6th Edward Jancarz Memorial was the 1998 version of the Edward Jancarz Memorial. It took place on 16 May in the Stal Gorzów Stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland. The Memorial was won by Tomasz Gollob who beat Roman Jankowski, Leigh Adams and Ryan Sullivan in the final. Heat details * 16 May 1998 (Saturday) * Best Time: 64.51 - Hans Nielsen in Heat 13 * Attendance: * Referee: Marek Wojaczek Heat after heat # (65,97) Gollob, Adams, Bajerski, Walasek # (65,36) Sullivan, Rickardsson, Fajfer, Nizioł # (65,59) Jankowski, Nielsen, Paluch, Walczak # (65,84) Ermolenko, Gustafsson, Cegielski, Flis # (66,14) Walczak, Gustafsson, Rickardsson, Bajerski # (66,28) Nizioł, Gollob, Cegielski, Paluch (R/start) # (65,74) Sullivan, Jankowski, Adams, Flis # (66,05) Nielsen, Ermolenko, Fajfer, Walasek (F4) # (66,29) Jankowski, Ermolenko, Bajerski, Nizioł # (65,56) Gollob, Flis, Nielsen, Stenka, Rickardsson (-) # (66,42) Adams, Cegielski, Fajfer, Walczak # (64,80) Sullivan, Gustafsson, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 In Sports
1998 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing * Alpine Skiing World Cup ** Men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria ** Women's overall season champion: Katja Seizinger, Germany American football * Super Bowl XXXII – the Denver Broncos (AFC) won 31–24 over the Green Bay Packers (NFC) **Location: San Diego Stadium **Attendance: 68,912 **MVP: Terrell Davis, RB (Denver) * Rose Bowl (1997 season): ** The Michigan Wolverines won 21–16 over the Washington State Cougars to win the AP Poll national championship ** The Orange Bowl was the original venue for the championship game, but the Big Ten Conference was not a part of the Bowl Alliance, so the game instead featured the #2 Nebraska Cornhuskers and the #3 Tennessee Volunteers * January 13 – ABC and ESPN negotiate a $1.15 billion per season contract to keep Monday Night Football. * December 13 – The Baltimore Ravens and Minnesota Vikings return an NFL record 3 kickoff returns for touchd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krzysztof Cegielski
Krzysztof Cegielski (born 3 September 1979 in Poland) is a former Polish speedway rider who was a permanent Speedway Grand Prix rider in 2002 and 2003 season. In 2003 he was involved in an on-track crash in a Swedish League. The resulting spinal cord injury left him partially paralysed, and ended his racing career. He has remained close to the speedway world, acting as a speedway manager and expert. After over a decade of determined and laborious rehabilitation, he managed to get back on his feet, and is now able to walk short distances. Speedway Grand Prix results Career Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix) *2001 - 30th place (5 points) *2002 - 16th place (55 points) *2003 - 24th place (16 points) Individual U-21 World Championship *''1997 - Lost in National Qualification - Semi-Final'' *''1998 - Lost in National Qualification - Semi-Final'' *''1999 - Lost in National Qualification - Final'' *2000 - 2nd place (11 points +3) Team World Championship (Spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motorcycle Speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only one gear and have no brakes. Racing takes place on a flat oval track usually consisting of dirt, loosely packed shale, or crushed rock (mostly used in Australia and New Zealand). Competitors use this surface to slide their machines sideways, powersliding or broadsiding into the bends. On the straight sections of the track, the motorcycles reach speeds of up to . There are now both domestic and international competitions in a number of countries, including the Speedway World Cup, whilst the highest overall scoring individual in the Speedway Grand Prix events is pronounced the world champion. Speedway is popular in Central and Northern Europe and to a lesser extent in Australia and North America. A variant of track racing, speedway is adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dariusz Stenka
Dariusz is a male given name, predominantly in Polish. Etymologically, it derives from the Proto-Slavic "dar" gift, and signifies the giver/gift giver or possessors as well as "goods", and Persian name ''Dariush'', meaning "he possesses" or "good". Given name A * Dariusz Adamczuk (born 1969), Polish footballer * Dariusz Adamczyk (born 1966), Polish-German historian * Dariusz Adamus (born 1957), Polish javelin thrower B *Dariusz Baliszewski (1946–2020), Polish historian * Dariusz Banasik (born 1973), Polish football manager *Dariusz Baranowski (born 1972), Polish cyclist * Dariusz Batek (born 1986), Polish cyclist * Dariusz Bayer (born 1964), Polish footballer * Dariusz Białkowski (born 1970), Polish canoeist *Dariusz Biczysko (born 1962), Polish high jumper * Dariusz Bladek (born 1994), Canadian football player * Dariusz Brytan (born 1967), Polish footballer *Dariusz Brzozowski (born 1980), Polish drummer C *Dariusz Czykier (born 1966), Polish footballer D *Dariusz Doliński ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grzegorz Walasek
Grzegorz Walasek (born 29 August 1976) is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider who has ridden for the Polish national team and has also competed in the Speedway Grand Prix series. Career Born in Krosno Odrzańskie, Poland, Walasek began his senior career in 1993 with ZKŻ Zielona Góra, and won the Polish Under-21 Championship in 1997. In 2000, he began riding in the UK with Poole Pirates. In 2004, he won the senior Polish individual championship. He was part of the Polish team that won the Speedway World Cup in 2005 and 2007. Walasek rode in 22 Speedway Grand Prix, reaching one final and scoring a total of 138 points. For his sporting achievements, he received the Golden Cross of Merit in 2007. In 2015 Walasek returned to ZKŻ Zielona Góra for a third stint, extended his contract with Rospiggarna in Sweden, and signed to ride for Leicester Lions in the Elite League.Borek, David (2014)Grzegorz Walasek przedłużył kontrakt z Rospiggarną, sportowefakty.pl, 21 November 2014. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomasz Bajerski (speedway Rider)
Tomasz Bajerski (born 9 September 1975 in Toruń, Poland''Świat Żużla'', No 1 (73) / 2008, pages 56-57, ) is an international motorcycle speedway rider who was riding in 2003 Speedway Grand Prix. He was won Team Polish Champion title in 2001 and Individual U-21 Polish Champion titles in 1993 and 1996. Speedway Grand Prix results Career details World Championships * Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix) ** 2003 - 15th place (51 points) * Individual U-21 World Championship ** 1992 - Pfaffenhofen - 11th place (6 points) ** 1993 - Pardubice - 7th place (8 points) ** 1994 - Elgane - 5th place (11 points) * Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup) ** 2003 - Vojens - 4th place (6 points) European Championships * European Club Champions' Cup ** 2002 - Pardubice - Bronze medal (7 points) Polish competitions * Individual U-21 Polish Championship ** 1993 - Toruń - Polish Champion ** 1996 - Rzeszów - Polish Champion * Team Polish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Rickardsson
Tony Rickardsson (born on 17 August 1970) is a Swedish former professional motorcycle speedway rider. He competed in the Speedway World Championships from 1989 to 2006. Rickardsson is notable for winning six Speedway World Championship titles in 15 attempts. He most recently rode for Masarna from Avesta in the Swedish Elitserien league, Unia Tarnów in the Polish Ekstraliga and for the Ipswich Witches, Poole Pirates, King's Lynn Stars, Arena-Essex Hammers and Oxford Cheetahs in the British Elite League. In 2011, Rickardsson was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements. Career summary Promising talent Rickardsson was born in Avesta, Dalarna County, Sweden. In 1989 he became Swedish team champion with the now defunct Stockholm U team. The next year, he won the Swedish Championship, a title he's won six times since, including three times in a row from 1997 to 1999. That year, he also won a bronze medal at the Junior World Championships in Lviv. In 1991, he made his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldemar Walczak
Waldemar, Valdemar or Woldemar is an Old High German given name. It consists of the elements ''wald-'' "power", "brightness" and ''-mar'' "fame". The name is considered the equivalent of the Slavic name Vladimir, Volodymyr, Uladzimir or Włodzimierz. The Old Norse form ''Valdamarr'' (also ''Valdarr'') occurs in the Guðrúnarkviða II as the name of a king of the Danes. The Old Norse form is also used in Heimskringla, in the story of Harald Hardrada, as the name of a ruler of Holmgard (Veliky Novgorod), in this case as a translation of the Slavic name ''Volodimer''.Alison Finlay (2004). ''Fagrskinna: A Catalogue of the Kings of Norway''. Brillp. 236 The ''Fagrskinna'' kings' sagas also have ''Valdamarr'' as the translation of Slavic ''Volodimer''/''Vladimir'', in reference to both Vladimir the Great and Vladimir Yaroslavovich. The German form was introduced to Scandinavia as ''Valdemar'' in the 12th century, with king Valdemar I of Denmark. People with the name Royalty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Fajfer
Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as "mankind". tells of God's creation of the world and its creatures, including ''adam'', meaning humankind; in God forms "Adam", this time meaning a single male human, out of "the dust of the ground", places him in the Garden of Eden, and forms a woman, Eve, as his helpmate; in Adam and Eve eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge and God condemns Adam to labour on the earth for his food and to return to it on his death; deals with the birth of Adam's sons, and lists his descendants from Seth to Noah. The Genesis creation myth was adopted by both Christianity and Islam, and the name of Adam accordingly appears in the Christian scriptures and in the Quran. He also features in subsequent folkloric and mystical elaborations in later Judais ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrik Gustafsson
Henrik Anders (Henka) Gustafsson (born 14 August 1970 in Sköllersta, Sweden) is an international Motorcycle speedway rider who won the 1993 World Pairs Championship with Tony Rickardsson and the Speedway World Team Cup with Sweden in 1994 and 2000. Early in his career Gustafsson was known as much for his long, curly blonde hair as he was his riding, though his riding soon outshone his locks. Career Sweden Henrik Gustafsson, who has ridden for Indianerna in the Swedish Elite League since 1986, is a two time Swedish Speedway Champion, winning the title in 1995 and 2000. He also won the Swedish Pairs Championship in 1994 and is a four time (1986-1989) Swedish Under-21 Champion. United Kingdom Gustafsson first rode in the British Elite League in 1990 for the King's Lynn Stars, staying with the team until 1993 before moving on to the Belle Vue Aces for 1994. He then took a seven-year break from riding in the British leagues until he returned for a season with Belle Vue. He moved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
