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Józef Olejniczak
Józef Olejniczak (5 September 1918 – 13 March 2001) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Poland. He was the 1950 Polish champion. Career Olejniczak became the champion of Poland after he won gold at the Polish Individual Speedway Championship in 1950, during the 1950 Polish speedway season. From 1949 to 1954, he won six consecutive Team Speedway Polish Championships, as part of the Unia Leszno team that dominated the Polish leagues from the 1949 Polish speedway season, through to the 1954 Polish speedway season. The Leszno team included riders such as Alfred Smoczyk, Jan Malinowski and Henryk Żyto Henryk Żyto (1936-2018) was an international speedway rider from Poland. Speedway career Żyto reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1960 Individual Speedway World Championship. He was the Polish champion in 1963 after .... References 1918 births 2001 deaths Polish speedway riders Unia Leszno riders {{Speedway-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leszno
Leszno (german: Lissa, 1800–1918 ''Lissa in Posen'') is a historic city in western Poland, within the Greater Poland Voivodeship. It is the seventh-largest city in the province with an estimated population of 62,200, as of 2021. Previously, it was the capital of the Leszno Voivodeship (1975–1998) and is now the seat of Leszno County. History Early history The city's unrecorded history dates to the 13th century. It was first mentioned in historical documents in 1393, when the estate was the property of a noble named Stefan Karnin- Wieniawa. The family eventually adopted the name Leszczyński (literal meaning "of Leszno"), derived from the name of their estate, as was the custom among the Polish nobility. 16th–18th centuries In around 1516, a community of Protestants known as the Unity of the Brethren (''Unitas fratrum'') were expelled from the Bohemian lands by King Vladislaus II and settled in Leszno. They were invited by the Leszczyński family, imperial counts since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unia Leszno
Unia Leszno are a motorcycle speedway team established in 1938 and based in Leszno, Poland. They compete in the Polish Ekstraliga and are the league champions from the 2018 Speedway Ekstraliga season. The team's home track is at the Stadion Alfreda Smoczyka. Current Squad Honours Team Polish Champions *Gold: 18* (1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1979, 1980, 1984*, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) *Silver: 8 (1948, 1977, 1982, 1983, 2002, 2008, 2011, 2014) *Bronze: 7 (1958, 1962, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1985, 1986) Pair Polish Champion *Gold: 8 (1980, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2003, 2012, 2015,2020 *Silver: 8 (1978, 1982, 1985, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2008, 2016) *Bronze: 2 (2007, 2009) Individual Polish Champion *Gold: 12 (1949, 1950, 1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1990, 2010, 2011, 2018) *Silver: 9 (1955, 1962, 1987, 1988, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2016) *Bronze: 7 (1961, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1996, 2007, 2018) See also * Speedway in Poland Speedway is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Individual Speedway Championship
The Individual Speedway Polish Championship (Polish: ''Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski, IMP'') is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) since 1932. The current Polish Champion is Bartosz Zmarzlik ( Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski) who won in 2022.Tomasz Gollob is the most successful rider in the history of the competition, having won it a record eight times. Previous winners Medals classification References {{International speedway Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ... Individual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Speedway Polish Championship ...
The Team Speedway Polish Championship (Polish: ''Drużynowe Mistrzostwa Polski, DMP'') is an annual speedway event held each year in different Polish clubs organized by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) since 1948. The team winning the league is awarded a gold medal and declared Polish Team Champions. Teams finishing second and third are awarded silver and bronze medals respectively. Previous winners Amateur The Team Speedway Polish Championship of Unprofessionals (Polish: ''Drużynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Nieprofesjonalnych, DMPN'') is an annual speedway event held each year in different amateur Polish clubs organized by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) since 2008. Notes See also {{Speedway in Poland Team A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal. As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson (academic), Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interde ... [...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] |
1950 Polish Speedway Season
The 1950 Polish Speedway season was the 1950 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland. Individual Polish Individual Speedway Championship The 1950 Individual Speedway Polish Championship was held in Kraków on 8 October. Result and heat detals E – retired or mechanical failure • F – fell • N – non-starter Team Speedway Polish Championship The 1950 Team Speedway Polish Championship was the third edition of the Team Polish Championship. Rules In First and Second League, matches were played with part three teams. It made up team four riders plus one reserve. Events consisted of 12 races. In one day were played three three-cornered matches. For winning a match a team received 3 points, for second place 2 points and for third 1 point. In every heat the score was 4–3–2–1 and 0 in a no-completion heat. The drivers with main squad of a team started in the match four times. The quantity of small points was added up. First League Medalists Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Polish Speedway Season
The 1949 Polish Speedway season was the 1949 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland. Individual Polish Individual Speedway Championship The 1949 Individual Speedway Polish Championship was held in Leszno on 23 October 1949. It was the fifth running of the Championship. Result E – retired or mechanical failure • F – fell • N – non-starter Team Speedway Polish Championship The 1949 Team Speedway Polish Championship was the second edition of the Team Polish Championship. In First and Second League, matches were played with part three teams. Teams were made up of 3 riders plus 1 reserve. The event consisted of 9 races. In one day were played three three-cornered matches. For winning a match a team received 3 points, for second place 2 points, and for third 1 point. In every heat scoring was 3–2–1 and 0 if no-completion heat. The drivers with the main squad of a team started in a match 3 times. The quantity of small points was added up. First ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 Polish Speedway Season
The 1954 Polish Speedway season was the 1954 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland. Individual Polish Individual Speedway Championship The 1954 Individual Speedway Polish Championship was held over five legs. *Wrocław, 30 May *Katowice, 20 June *Leszno, 8 August *Bydgoszcz, 3 October *Warsawa, 17 October Team Team Speedway Polish Championship The 1954 Team Speedway Polish Championship was the seventh edition of the Team Polish Championship. Rules In First League, matches were played with part two teams, with it playing it matches return. Teams were made up of six drivers plus two reserves. The score of heat: 3–2–1–0. Mecz consisted of 9 heats. For winning a game a team received 2 points, draw – 1 point, loss – 0 points. The drivers from main squads started in match three times. The quantity of small points was added up. First League Medalists References {{Speedway in Poland Poland Individual Speedway Speedway may refer to: Racing Race t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Smoczyk
Alfred Smoczyk (11 October 1928 – 26 September 1950) was an international speedway rider from Poland. Speedway career Smoczyk was the first champion of Poland, winning the Polish Individual Speedway Championship in 1949. In 1950, he was killed in a motorcycle accident in the Kąkolewski forest, near Gostyń. Later that year on 30 September, the Polish President Bolesław Bierut posthumously awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. In 1951, a tournament in Leszno was named in his memory and in 1953 the Stadion im. Alfreda Smoczyka was named after him. See also * List of recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta The List of recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta includes notable recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta sorted by their profession. Where possible it also lists their country of origin and order grade. People highly distinguished ... References 1928 births 1950 deaths Polish speedway riders Unia Leszno riders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Malinowski
Jan Malinowski (April 24, 1931 – May 1, 2018) was an international speedway rider from Poland. Speedway career Malinowski finished runner-up in the Polish Individual Speedway Championship in 1959. He was part of the Polish team that reached the final of the 1960 Speedway World Team Cup. World final appearances World Team Cup * 1960 - Göteborg, Ullevi (with Konstanty Pociejkewicz / Mieczysław Połukard / Marian Kaiser Marian Kaiser (1933–1991) was an international speedway rider from Poland. Speedway career Kaiser reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on two occasions, in the 1960 Individual Speedway World Championship and the 1966 Individ ...) - 4th - 7pts (0) References 1931 births 2018 deaths Polish speedway riders Burials at Służew Old Cemetery People from Grudziądz Sportspeople from Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship {{Speedway-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henryk Żyto
Henryk Żyto (1936-2018) was an international speedway rider from Poland. Speedway career Żyto reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1960 Individual Speedway World Championship. He was the Polish champion in 1963 after he won gold at the Polish Individual Speedway Championship. World final appearances Individual World Championship * 1960 - London, Wembley Stadium - 13th - 4pts * 1962 - London, Wembley Stadium - Reserve, did not ride World Team Cup * 1961 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Marian Kaiser / Mieczysław Połukard / Florian Kapała / Stanisław Tkocz) - Winner - 32pts (12) * 1963 - Vienna, Stadion Wien (with Andrzej Pogorzelski / Marian Kaiser / Joachim Maj Joachim Maj (1932-2019) was an international speedway rider from Poland. Speedway career Maj reached the final of the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1962 Speedway World Team Cup where he won a bronze medal. World final appearances World Team ... / Stanisław Tkocz) - 4th - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 Births
This year is noted for the end of the World War I, First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January – 1918 flu pandemic: The "Spanish flu" (influenza) is first observed in Haskell County, Kansas. * January 4 – The Finnish Declaration of Independence is recognized by Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Russia, Sweden, German Empire, Germany and France. * January 9 – Battle of Bear Valley: U.S. troops engage Yaqui people, Yaqui Native American warriors in a minor skirmish in Arizona, and one of the last battles of the American Indian Wars between the United States and Native Americans. * January 15 ** The keel of is laid in Britain, the first purpose-designed aircraft carrier to be laid down. ** The Red Army (The Workers and Peasants Red Army) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
