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Henryk Glücklich
Henryk Glücklich (22 January 1945 – 23 September 2014) was a Polish motorcycle speedway. Career Glücklich appeared in the Speedway World Championship finals three times, finishing fifth in 1970. He also rode in five World Team Cup finals and earned 41 international caps for the Poland speedway team. On 11 March 1972, he set a new track record at the Rostock Speedway, recording 70.8sec. In 1977, Leicester Lions unsuccessfully attempted to sign him to ride in the British leagues, but the following season he did ride for Reading Racers for the 1978 season. World Final appearances Individual World Championship * 1969 – London, Wembley Stadium - 12th - 5pts * 1970 – Wrocław, Olympic Stadium - 5th - 9pts * 1975 – London, Wembley Stadium - 16th - 0ptsBamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. World Team Cup * 1968 – London, Wembley Stadium (with Andrzej Wyglenda / Edmund Migoś / Paweł W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ŻKS ROW Rybnik
Klub Sportowy ROW Rybnik, also known as ROW Rybnik, is a Polish motorcycle speedway team based in Rybnik, which currently competes in Ekstraliga (speedway). Rybnik is one of the oldest and most successful teams in Speedway in Poland, Polish speedway having won the league championship on twelve occasions. ROW is one of the several clubs of the once united ROW Rybnik (multi-sports club), ROW Rybnik multi-sports club. History 1948 to 1959 Speedway in Rybnik has existed since 1930. The club competed in the inaugural 1948 Polish speedway season, under the name of RKM Budowlani (builders) Rybnik. They won the silver medal during the 1950 Polish speedway season. As Górnik Rybnik the team won three consecutive titles in 1956 Polish speedway season, 1956, 1957 Polish speedway season, 1957 and 1958 Polish speedway season, 1958. The team included riders such as Stanisław Tkocz and Joachim Maj, who was Polish Individual Speedway Championship, Polish champion in 1958 Polish speedway s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Speedway World Team Cup
The 1968 Speedway World Team Cup was the ninth edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final took place at Wembley Stadium in London. The title was won by for the first time by the Great Britain national speedway team. The previous eight editions had all been won by Sweden (five wins) or Poland (three wins). Qualification Continental Semi-Final * 16 June * Paul Greifzu Stadium, Stralsund Continental Final * 28 June * Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slaný *Great Britain (which included riders from Australia and New Zealand) and Sweden were seeded to the final. World final * 21 September * Wembley Stadium See also * 1968 Individual Speedway World Championship * 1968 Speedway World Pairs Championship The 1968 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the unofficial FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place at the Illerstadion in Kempten, West Germany. The championship was won by Sweden (24 points) w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Speedway World Team Cup
The 1972 Speedway World Team Cup was the 13th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final took place at the Olching Speedwaybahn in Olching, West Germany. The title was won by Great Britain for the third time. Qualifying Scandinavian round * 25 June * Nærbø Idrettslunden, Nærbø Continental round Quarter-Final * 11 June * Mladost Stadum, Prelog Quarter Final * 18 June * Rodenbach Motodrom, Rodenbach *Austria awarded 2nd place because they had more heat winners than Hungary (2 to 0). *East Germany withdrew and were replaced by Scandinavian Select who were ineligible to qualify for the next round. Semi-Final * 1 July * Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slaný Final * 23 July * Leningrad Speedway Stadium, Leningrad Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Speedway World Team Cup
The 1971 Speedway World Team Cup was the 12th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final took place at Stadion Olimpijski (Wrocław) in Poland. The title was won by Great Britain for the second time. Qualifying British round *Great Britain (including Commonwealth riders) seeded to World Final. Scandinavian round * 20 June * Fredericia Speedway Stadium, Fredericia Continental round Quarter-Final * 13 June * Kovinar Stadium, Maribor Quarter-final * 13 June * Rodenbach Motodrom, Rodenbach Semi-Final * 4 July * Illerstadion, Kempten Final * 25 August * Leningrad Speedway Stadium, Leningrad World final * 26 September * Olympic Stadium See also * 1971 Individual Speedway World Championship * 1971 Speedway World Pairs Championship The 1971 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the second FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place on 11 July 1971 in Rybnik, Poland. The champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Mucha (speedway Rider)
Jan Mucha (16 May 1941 – 15 May 2014) was a Polish motorcycle speedway rider. He appeared in the Speedway World Championship finals four times. Career Mucha was born in Mikołów, Poland. He raced in the Team Speedway Polish Championship for Śląsk Świętochłowice from 1961 to 1979. Mucha missed the 1973 World Taam Cup final after sustaining an artery injury during practice for the event. He crashed with the world champion at the time Jerzy Szczakiel. World Final appearances Individual World Championship * 1969 Individual Speedway World Championship, 1969 – London, Wembley Stadium (1923), Wembley Stadium - 10th - 7pts * 1970 Individual Speedway World Championship, 1970 – Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (Wrocław), Olympic Stadium - 11th - 6pts * 1973 Individual Speedway World Championship, 1973 – Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 9th - 7pts * 1977 Individual Speedway World Championship, 1977 – Gothenburg, Ullevi - 16th - 1pt Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoni Woryna
Antoni Woryna (15 February 1941 – 14 December 2002) was a Polish motorcycle speedway rider. He appeared in the Speedway World Championship finals five times. He earned 47 international caps for the Poland national speedway team. Career Woryna began his speedway career with Rybnik during the 1965 Polish speedway season. He would remain with the club for his entire Polish league career. He was part of the Górnik/ROW Rybnik team that dominated the Team Speedway Polish Championship during the 1960s and were rewarded with United Kingdom tours in 1965, 1966 and 1967. He was the first Polish rider to win a medal at Speedway World Championship, when he won the bronze medal at the 1966 Individual Speedway World Championship. He was also a member of the Polish World Team Cup winning teams of 1965 and 1966. He rode in Great Britain from 1973 to 1974, after joining the Poole Pirates. World Final Appearances Individual World Championship * 1965 - London, Wembley Stadium - 10th - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Speedway World Team Cup
The 1970 Speedway World Team Cup was the 11th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final took place at Wembley Stadium in London. The title was won by Sweden for the sixth time. Qualification British Round Great Britain seeded to World Final (Commonwealth riders eligible for British team) Scandinavian Round * June 14 * Ljungheden, Västervik * Att: 1,450 * Sweden to World Final Continental Round Quarterfinal 1 * 21 June * Gradski stadion, Crikvenica * Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia to Semifinal Quarterfinal 2 * 21 June * Speedway Stadion, Ruhpolding * East Germany and Hungary to Semifinal Semifinal * 5 July * Güstrow Speedway Stadium, Güstrow * Att: 12,000 :Draw 1. → B * East Germany and Czechoslovakia to Continental Final Continental Final * 26 July * Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slaný * Att: 7,000 * Czechoslovakia and Poland to World Final World Final * 19 September * Wembley Stadium, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrzej Pogorzelski
Andrzej Pogorzelski (12 October 1938 – 16 October 2020) was a Polish motorcycle speedway rider and coach. Career He started his career in Unia Leszno and represented the club in 1956 and 1973-1976 seasons. While at Unia Leszno he won 2 bronze medals (1975, 1976) on Team Speedway Polish Championship. During the 1957-1961 seasons he rode in Start Gniezno and moved to Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski in winter 1962. While in Stal he won 1 gold (1969) and 5 silver (1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1971) medals in Team Speedway Polish Championship. During riding for Stal he held double record of the track in Gorzow Wielkopolski in seasons 1964 (76.4 sec - 18/10/1964) and 1969 (73.3 sec - 18/05/1969). Andrzej won 3 bronze medals in the Polish Individual Speedway Championship (1964, 1965, 1966). He also won the Golden Helmet tournament in 1966, in 1964 '' (2nd place), '' 1965 '' (2nd place) '' and 1969 '' (2nd place), '' and was finalist in the Silver Helmet tournament of the season 1962 '' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanislaw Tkocz
Stanislav and variants may refer to: People *Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.) Places * Stanislav, Kherson Oblast, a coastal village in Ukraine * Stanislaus County, California * Stanislaus River, California * Stanislaus National Forest, California * Place Stanislas, a square in Nancy, France, World Heritage Site of UNESCO * Saint-Stanislas, Mauricie, Quebec, a Canadian municipality * Stanizlav, a fictional train depot in the game '' TimeSplitters: Future Perfect'' * Stanislau, German name of Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine Schools * St. Stanislaus High School, an institution in Bandra, Mumbai, India * St. Stanislaus High School (Detroit) * Collège Stanislas de Paris, an institution in Paris, France * California State University, Stanislaus, a public university in Turlock, CA * St Stanislaus College (Bathurst), a secondary school in Bathurst, Australia * St. Stanislaus College (Guyana), a secondary school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rybnik Municipal Stadium
Rybnik Stadium (Polish - Stadion Miejski w Rybniku) is a motorcycle speedway and association football stadium located in the northern part of Rybnik off Gliwicka 72. The stadium is the home arena of Polish speedway team KS ROW Rybnik who compete in the Team Speedway Polish Championship. The capacity is 10,304 (all seated) and the stadium forms part of the wider complex known as the Municipal Sports and Recreation Center. History The stadium opened in June 1939 and underwent significant redevelopment in the winter of 2000, the track was rebuilt, a new drainage system was installed and renovation of the stands took place. Further improvements were made to the football pitch in 2013 to meet the requirements of the Polish Football Association. The stadium has hosted concerts and major speedway events including - *1969 Speedway World Team Cup *1971 Speedway World Pairs Championship *1985 Speedway World Pairs Championship References Speedway venues in Poland {{motorcycle-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rybnik
Rybnik (Polish pronunciation: ; ) is a city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, around 38 km (24 mi) southwest of Katowice, the region's capital, and around 19 km (11 mi) from the Czech Republic, Czech border. It is one of the major cities of the Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area with a population of 5.3 million and the main city of the so-called '':pl:Subregion Zachodni, Subregion Zachodni'', previously also known as the Rybnik Coal Area. With a population of 135,994 as of January 1, 2022, it is the 25th most-populous city in Poland. Rybnik is the center of commerce, business, transportation and culture for the southwestern part of the Silesian Voivodeship, a consolidated Consolidated city-county, city-county and the seat of a separate suburban Rybnik County, Rybnik county. Rybnik is particularly recognized for its contributions to music, with the Karol and Antoni Szafranek Secondary and Tertiary State School of Music, Szafrankowie School of Music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Jancarz
Edward 'Ed' Jancarz (20 August 1946 – 11 January 1992) was a Polish international Motorcycle speedway, speedway rider. He earned 76 international caps for the Poland speedway team. Career Jancarz participated in ten Speedway World Championship finals, his highest placing being in his first final in 1968, when he finished on the rostrum in third place after a run-off with Russian rider Gennady Kurilenko. He was also a member of the Polish Speedway World Team Cup, World Team Cup winning team of 1969 Speedway World Team Cup, 1969. Jancarz reached the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship in the 1975 Speedway World Pairs Championship at the Olympic Stadium (Wrocław), Olympic Stadium in Wrocław, winning a silver medal riding with Piotr Bruzda. Jancarz rode in the UK for the Wimbledon Dons between 1977–1982, winning the Internationale at Wimbledon in his first season, and in Poland for Stal Gorzów. He won the prestigious Embassy Internationale, at Wimbledon in 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
