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Marek Cieślak
Marek Kazimierz Cieślak (born 28 June 1950) is a Polish former speedway rider and current coach. In 2007 he was a manager of Poland national team. Poland won Speedway World Cup and Team U-21 World Championship. After victory in SWC, on 30 July 2007 Polish president Lech Kaczyński honoured him Knight's Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta for prominent contributions for development of Polish speedway sport and for achievement in training work.(plPolish president website - 30 December 2007. In 2010, Cieślak was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Polonia Restituta for outstanding contribution to the development of speedway in Poland, for achievements in training and coaching. World Final appearances Individual World Championship * 1975 - London, Wembley Stadium - 15th - 1 pt * 1976 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 13th - 4 pts * 1978 - London, Wembley Stadium - 13th - 5 pts World Team Cup * 1972 - Olching, Olching Speedwaybahn (with Zenon Plech / Paweł Waloszek / Henryk G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milanówek
Milanówek is a town and a seat of a separate gmina, commune in Poland. Located next to the Grodzisk Mazowiecki County near Warsaw, it is often considered an outlying suburb of the capital of Poland but is in fact an independent entity administratively and culturally. Milanówek is however part of wider Warsaw agglomeration. Located on the Middle Masovian Plain, between Grodzisk Mazowiecki and Pruszkow, the town has approximately 15,449 inhabitants. Milanówek is served by Milanówek railway station. History Milanówek was established in the late 19th and early 20th century as a result of parceling landbelonging to Michał Lasocki, and lying along the Warsaw-Vienna Railway. Since the beginning, Milanówek was a summer resort for wealthy residents of Warsaw, who set up lavish summer homes that often, when the owners decided to move permanently, were turned into grand villas. The most famous of the early holiday-makers was Polish writer, Boleslaw Prus. Another permanent residen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Speedway World Team Cup
The 1975 Speedway World Team Cup was the 16th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final took place at Motodrom Halbemond in Norden, Lower Saxony, West Germany. The title was won by England for the fifth consecutive year and sixth time in total. The sixth win took brought them level with Sweden for the record of most wins. Qualification British Round * July 14 * Reading, Reading Stadium * England to Final Scandinavian Round * June 8 * Målilla, Målilla Speedway * Att: 2,200 * Sweden to Final Continental Qualifying Round * June 8 * Civitanova Marche * West Germany and Austria to Continental Semifinal Continental Qualifying Round * June 8 * Debrecen * Czechoslovakia and Hungary to Continental Semifinal Tournament Continental Semifinal * June 29 * Bremen * Czechoslovakia and West Germany to Continental Final Continental Final * July 12 * Slaný * Soviet Union and Poland to Final World Final * Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdzisław Dobrucki
Zdzisław Dobrucki (26 November 1944 – 21 May 2021) was an international speedway rider from Poland. Speedway career Dobrucki was the Champion of Poland in 1976. He won a bronze medal at the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1972 Speedway World Team Cup. World final appearances World Team Cup * 1972 - Olching, Olching Speedwaybahn (with Zenon Plech / Henryk Glücklich / Marek Cieślak / Paweł Waloszek Paweł Waloszek (28 April 1938 – 7 September 2018) was a Polish international motorcycle speedway rider who was second in 1970 Individual Speedway World Championship. Career details World Championships * Individual World Championship ** 1 ...) - 3rd - 21pts (3) References 1944 births 2021 deaths Polish speedway riders Unia Leszno riders People from Śrem Sportspeople from Greater Poland Voivodeship {{Poland-speedway-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henryk Glücklich
Henryk Glücklich (22 January 1945 – 23 September 2014) was an international motorcycle speedway rider who appeared in the Speedway World Championship finals three times, finishing fifth in 1970. He also rode in five World Team Cup finals. World Final appearances Individual World Championship * 1969 - London, Wembley Stadium - 12th - 5pts * 1970 - Wroclaw, 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 Waloszek / Edward Jancarz) - 3rd - 19pts (2) * 1969 - Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium (with Edward Jancarz / Andrzej Wyglenda / Stanislaw Tkocz / Andrzej Pogorzelski) - Winner - 31pts (3) * 1970 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Antoni Woryna / Jan Mucha / Paweł Waloszek / Edmund Migoś) - 3rd - 20pts (3) * 1971 - Wroclaw, Olympic Stad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paweł Waloszek
Paweł Waloszek (28 April 1938 – 7 September 2018) was a Polish international motorcycle speedway rider who was second in 1970 Individual Speedway World Championship. Career details World Championships * Individual World Championship ** 1958 - lost in Continental Semi-Final ** 1960 - 12th place in Continental Final ** 1961 - 10th place in Continental Final ** 1962 - London - 14th place (2 points) ** 1963 - 11th in Continental Final ** 1965 - 16th place in European Final ** 1966 - injury before European Final ** 1967 - 11th in Continental Final ** 1968 - Göteborg - 5th place (10 points) ** 1969 - 13th in Continental Final ** 1970 - Wrocław - Silver medal (14 points) ** 1971 - 9th in Continental Final ** 1972 - London - 8th place (6 points) ** 1973 - Chorzów - 7th place (8 points) ** 1974 - 12th in Continental Semi-Final ** 1975 - 15th in Continental Final * Team World Championship ** 1962 - Slaný - Bronze medal World Final Appearances Individual World Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zenon Plech
Zenon Plech (1 January 1953 – 25 November 2020) was a Polish international motorcycle speedway rider. He finished third in the Speedway World Championship in 1973 and as the runner-up in 1979. Career summary Plech won the Polish National Championship five times (1972, 1975, 1979, 1985 and 1986) and runner-up twice (1981 and 1983). He also was a member of the Poland team to take third place in the World Team Cup in 1972 and 1981. Zenon Plech's third place in the 1973 World Final at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, Poland was controversial. On the last lap of Heat 19, Soviet rider Grigory Khlinovsky had attempted to pass Plech for the lead going into the back straight. As he was passed by the Russian, Plech lost control of his bike and fell. Despite protests from riders and the Soviet officials, and taking no other eyewitness account into consideration, the referee assigned to the meeting by the FIM simply took Plech's word that Khlynovski had knocked him off his bike. Engla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olching Speedwaybahn
Olching (Central Bavarian: ''Oiching'') is a town in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Munich. Geography Olching lies approximately halfway between Dachau and Fürstenfeldbruck, and stretches along both sides of the River Amper. There are two picturesque man-made lakes to the east of Olching, namely the ''Olchinger See'' (Lake Olching) and the eponymous ''Kleiner See'' (Small Lake), both of which border on the neighbouring community of Gröbenzell. In recent years, Olching has expanded considerably through new building work to meet the demand for housing outside Munich while taking advantage of its good communications, which allow a reasonable commute for those still working in the city and its outskirts. These new developments, especially ''Schwaigfeld'', located north-east of the town centre — close to Olching's motorway exit — have attracted controversy amongst some locals for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olching
Olching (Central Bavarian: ''Oiching'') is a town in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Munich. Geography Olching lies approximately halfway between Dachau and Fürstenfeldbruck, and stretches along both sides of the River Amper. There are two picturesque man-made lakes to the east of Olching, namely the ''Olchinger See'' (Lake Olching) and the eponymous ''Kleiner See'' (Small Lake), both of which border on the neighbouring community of Gröbenzell. In recent years, Olching has expanded considerably through new building work to meet the demand for housing outside Munich while taking advantage of its good communications, which allow a reasonable commute for those still working in the city and its outskirts. These new developments, especially ''Schwaigfeld'', located north-east of the town centre — close to Olching's motorway exit — have attracted controversy amongst some locals for thei ... [...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 * Sandnes *Austria awarded 2nd.place because they had more heat winners than Hungary (2 to 0) *East Germany withdrew. Replaced by Scandinavian Select who were ineligible to qualify for the next round World Final * 24 September * Olching, Olching Speedwaybahn World final * 24 September * Olching Speedwaybahn Run-off for silver Soviet Union 7 (Kalmykov 3, Kuzmin 2, Khlinovsky 1, Trofimov 1) bt Poland 5 (Waloszek 3, Plech 2, Glücklich 0, Dobrucki 0) See also * 1972 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1972 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 27th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. The 1972 final attendanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1978 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 33rd edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. Ole Olsen won his third world crown. The final was sponsored by the Sunday Mirror and was attended by 86,500. Gordon Kennett took silver on the day of his 25th birthday and American Scott Autrey won the bronze medal run-off defeating Dave Jessup and Jerzy Rembas. Dave Jessup was effectively denied a World title when after leading in heat 3 he suffered a bike malfunction and finished last in the heat. He then scored 11 points from his remaining rides which would have been enough to take the crown if he had won heat 3. British Qualification The British qualifying rounds for the World Championship doubled up as qualifying rounds for the Volkswagen/Daily Mirror Grand Prix. Therefore, many non-British riders such as Ivan Mauger and Phil Crump rode in these meetings scoring points towards the Volkswagen/Daily Mirror Grand Prix qualification - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silesian Stadium
Silesian as an adjective can mean anything from or related to Silesia. As a noun, it refers to an article, item, or person of or from Silesia. Silesian may also refer to: People and languages *Silesians, inhabitants of Silesia, either a West Slavic (for example Ślężanie), or Germanic people ( Schlesier or Silingi) *List of Silesians *Silesian tribes * Silesian language, West Slavic language / dialect **Cieszyn Silesian dialect ** Texas Silesian * Silesian German language (Lower Silesian language), a Germanic dialect Events *Silesian Wars (1740–1763) *Silesian Uprisings (1919–1921) ** Silesian Eagle **Silesian Uprising Cross * Silesian Offensive *Silesian Offensives Political divisions *Province of Silesia, 1815–1919 and 1938 to 1941, a province of Prussia within Germany *Silesian Voivodeship (1920–1939), an autonomous territorial unit of Poland (1920-1939) **Silesian Parliament, parliament of the autonomous Silesian Voivodeship (1920-1939) **Silesian Treasury, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
