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Mirosław Kowalik (speedway Rider)
Mirosław Kowalik (born 7 May 1969 in Aleksandrów Kujawski, Poland) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Poland, who was a member of Poland national team and rode in 2001 Speedway World Cup. See also * Poland national speedway team The Poland national speedway team is the national motorcycle speedway team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Motor Union ( PZM). The team is one of the major teams in international speedway and they won the Team World Championship nine t ... References 1969 births Living people Polish speedway riders Polonia Bydgoszcz riders Sportspeople from Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship {{poland-speedway-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandrów Kujawski
Aleksandrów Kujawski (until 1879: ''Trojanów'', 1879–1919: ''Aleksandrów Pograniczny'') is a town in north-central Poland, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is the seat of Aleksandrów County, as well as of Gmina Aleksandrów Kujawski (although it is not part of the territory of that gmina). It is situated about south-east of Toruń. The town has an area of , and as of December 2021 it has a population of 11,910. History The Trojanów train station, which was established in the course of the construction of the railway line from Kutno to Toruń between 1859 and 1865, was the nucleus of the town, which was founded in 1862. Equally important was its location near the border of the Russian Empire ( Congress Poland/Russian Partition) with the Kingdom of Prussia (Prussian Partition, later also the German Empire). In 1879, a meeting between the Russian Emperor Alexander II and the German Emperor William I took place here. On this occasion, the place was renamed ''Aleksan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poland National Speedway Team
The Poland national speedway team is the national motorcycle speedway team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Motor Union ( PZM). The team is one of the major teams in international speedway and they won the Team World Championship nine times (last time in 2009 and 2010). The team has won 1971 Speedway World Pairs Championship also. After their win in the 2009 and 2010 Speedway World Cup, Poland's speedway team was awarded the Team of the Year in Poland by ''Przegląd Sportowy'' in 2009 and 2010. 2016 Team A members of 2016 Team was approval on January 30, 2016 by Main Commission for Speedway Sport (Główna Komisja Sportu Żużlowego, GKSŻ) - 30 Jan 2016. which is a part of the Polish Motor Union ( |
Start Gniezno
Start Gniezno is a Polish motorcycle speedway team based in Gniezno who currently race in First League (2nd division). The club was initially part the multi-sports club with the prefix SKS, before disbanding and being reformed as TŻ (Towarzystwo Żużlowe; '' pl, Speedway Association'') in 2004 as an independent club and after another bankruptcy reformed once again under the prefix GTM (Gnieźnieńskie Towarzystwo Motorowe; '' pl, Gniezno Speedway Association''). Management Chairman: Arkadiusz Rusiecki Squads 2012 Squad Seniors: * Antonio Lindbäck * Bjarne Pedersen * Scott Nicholls * Adam Skórnicki * Magnus Zetterström * Adam Shields Under-21 Juniors: * Oskar Fajfer * Maciej Fajfer * Wojciech Lisiecki * Adrian Gała Coach: * Lech Kędziora Manager: * Dariusz Imbierowicz Honours See also * Speedway in Poland * Gniezno References External links *Start.Gniezno.pl Official website {{Polish speedway teams Gniezno Gniezno (; german: Gne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KS Toruń
Apator Toruń, historically KS Toruń, known also in the past as Unibax Toruń due to ownership changes, is a Polish Motorcycle speedway, speedway team from Toruń, Poland. Team information * Name: Klub Sportowy KS Toruń SA * Address: 87-100 Toruń, ul. Pera Jonssona 7 * Home track: MotoArena im. Mariana Rose; ul. Pera Jonssona 7, Toruń * Home arena capacity: 15500 Honours * Golden Medal: 1986, 1990, 2001, 2008 * Silver Medal: 1995, 1996, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2016 * Bronze Medal: 1983, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2010, 2012 History Speedway motorcycles roared in Toruń as early as 1930, where they raced in classes according to engine size. The sport, called Track racing, "Dirt-track" at the time, carried on in Toruń up until World War II. Immediately after the war, racing resumed and the Toruń's Motorcycle Club (Toruński Klub Motocyklowy) was formed. The current speedway track in Toruń saw its first race in 1950 when races were move from Bema street to the then army st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polonia Bydgoszcz
Polonia Bydgoszcz is a Polish sports club based in Bydgoszcz most known for its speedway team ŻKS Polonia Bydgoszcz which currently races in the 1. Liga. The club has won the Polish Speedway League Championship seven times, the latest in 2002, and European Team Championship three times, the latest in 2001. The club also has a football team that plays in the lower leagues, though it was more successful in the past. History BKS Polonia Bydgoszcz was founded on May 14, 1920, by Edmund Szyc, a sports enthusiast and an official of Warta Poznan. Szyc, who had come to Bydgoszcz from Poznan in the early spring of 1920, wanted to create a sports organization with a patriotic spirit, based on Polish Army soldiers garrisoned in the city. The color scheme of Polonia was white-red-green (to commemorate Polish flag, plus green, the traditional colour of Warta Poznan’s jerseys). In the Second Polish Republic, Polonia Bydgoszcz was one of the largest sports organizations in the nation. I ... [...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] |
Agora SA
Agora Spółka Akcyjna (Agora SA) is a Polish media company. Agora and ''Gazeta Wyborcza'' (''The'' ''Electoral Gazette'') were created on the eve of the parliamentary elections in 1989. ''Gazeta Wyborcza'' became the first independent newspaper in Poland, while Agora grew into one of the largest and most renowned media companies in Poland. Since 1999 Agora's shares have been listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Agora's activities include newspapers, advertising, cinemas, radio, various online services, magazines, books and more. Agora's business Agora's flagship business is ''Gazeta Wyborcza'', which in 2012 was Poland's largest daily with 3.48 million readers,Polskie Badania Czytelnictwa, MillwardBrown SMG/KRC, CPW index (daily readership), Jan-Dec 2012, N=48 191 and sold 257 thousand copies per day that year. "Gazeta" combines a national newspaper with regional pages and thematic supplements. In 2012 "Gazeta's" advertising sales reached PLN 202.9 million, while its share ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Speedway World Cup
The 2001 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 1st FIM Speedway World Cup season (and 42nd edition of a speedway team World Cup). The Final took place on 7 July 2008 in Wrocław, Poland. The tournament was won by Australia (68 points) and they beat host team Poland (65 pts), Sweden (51 pts), Denmark (44 pts) and United States (30 pts) in the Final. Qualification The two group winners and runners-up qualified to 2001 Speedway World Cup. Venues Two cities were selected to host SWC finals events: Tournament Qualifying rounds Race-off *Last chance * 2001-07-05 * Wrocław, Olympic Stadium * Referee: Wojciech Grodzki Final *The Final * 2001-07-07 * Wrocław, Olympic Stadium * Referee: Anthony Steele Final classification See also * 2001 Speedway Grand Prix References External links www.speedwayworld.tv - World Cup webside {{International speedway World T 2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the Sept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Births
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. * January 19 – End of the siege of the University of Tokyo, marking the beginning of the end for the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is First inauguration of Richard Nixon, sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. * January 22 – Attempted assassination of Leonid Brezhnev, An assassination attempt is carried out on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev by deserter Viktor Ilyin. One person is killed, several are injured. Leonid Brezhnev, Brezhnev es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Polish Speedway Riders
Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwriters Polish may refer to: * Polishing, the process of creating a smooth and shiny surface by rubbing or chemical action ** French polishing, polishing wood to a high gloss finish * Nail polish * Shoe polish * Polish (screenwriting), improving a script in smaller ways than in a rewrite See also * * * Polonaise (other) A polonaise ()) is a stately dance of Polish origin or a piece of music for this dance. Polonaise may also refer to: * Polonaises (Chopin), compositions by Frédéric Chopin ** Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 (french: Polonaise héroïque, lin ... {{Disambiguation, surname Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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