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Unia Tarnów (motorcycle Speedway)
Unia Tarnów is a Polish motorcycle speedway club from Tarnów in Poland. The team compete in the Polish Speedway Second League (2. Liga). and have won the Team Speedway Polish Championship three times. History 1957 to 1989 The club was founded 1957 as a section of a multi-sports club of the same name, which was founded in 1928. It would not be until 2001 that the club became a separate entity but retained the same historic name. The first honour was winning the second division in 1963. Zygmunt Pytko later became the Polish champion in 1967. The team spent most of the 1970s and 1980s either battling relegation in the first division or challenging promotion in the second division but in general there was little in the way of success. 1990 to 1999 The club gained promotion in 1990 and made a statement of intent in 1994 by signing one of the world's leading riders Tony Rickardsson. The impact was instant and they won a silver medal in the Polish Championship. However, not even R ... [...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] |
Rune Holta
Rune Holta (born 29 August 1973 in Stavanger, Norway) is a speedway rider. He grew up in Randaberg Norway, but has been a Polish citizen since 2002, allowing him to represent Poland in international competitions and was a member of their Speedway World Cup winning teams in 2005, 2007 & 2010. He has also won the Polish Championship in 2003 and 2007. In 2020, he rode for Dackarna Malilla in the Swedish Elit League and for Włókniarz Częstochowa in the Polish Ekstraliga. In 2022, he helped PSŻ Poznań win the 2022 2.Liga. Awards For his sport achievements, he received: Golden Cross of Merit in 2007. Speedway Grand Prix Plane crash In 2007 Holta survived a plane crash with fellow rider Tomasz Gollob. The plane, flown by Władysław Gollob, crashed on the way to a meeting at Tarnów. Holta escaped with cuts and bruises. On his official website, Holta stated ''"In spite of the circumstance I'm doing OK but I'm very shaken. We have been very lucky, and I'm just g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomasz Gollob
Tomasz Robert Gollob (; born 11 April 1971 in Bydgoszcz, Poland) is a former Polish motorcycle speedway rider. He appeared in every Speedway Grand Prix series between its inaugural season in 1995 and 2013. His brother Jacek is also a speedway rider. Career summary Tomasz Gollob spent almost all of his career with hometown club Bydgoszcz until he moved to Unia Tarnów in 2004. He has won the Polish Individual Championship eight times (between 1992 and 2009) and the Polish Pairs Championship ten times. He has also won the Polish Grand Prix eight times in thirteen years. He clinched the Speedway World Championship in 2010 after securing the championship in Terenzano, Italy. He is only the second Pole to ever win the World Championship, following in the footsteps of Jerzy Szczakiel who won in 1973. Gollob also spent some time in Australia in the early-mid 1990s based at the North Arm Speedway in Adelaide. While In Australia, Gollob would race against many of his future World Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janusz Kołodziej (speedway Rider)
Janusz Kołodziej (born 27 May 1984 in Tarnów, Poland) is a Polish speedway rider who has ridden for the Polish national team. Career In July 2018, during the Speedway Grand Prix Qualification he won the GP Challenge, which ensured that he claimed a permanent slot for the 2019 Speedway Grand Prix. Speedway Grand Prix results Career * Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix) ** 2006 – 29th place (0 point as track reserve) * Speedway World Cup ** 2004 – 4th place (10 points) ** 2006 – 5th place (2 points in Race-Off) * Team U-21 World Championship ** 2005 – World Champion (14 points) * Individual European Championship ** 2004 – finalist * Individual U-19 European Championship ** 2003 – Silver medal * European Pairs Championship ** 2005 – European Champion (4 points) * European Club Champions' Cup ** 2006 – European Champion (14 points) * Individual Polish Championship ** ''2002 – injury in Semi-Final A (5th place in Quarter-Final B – qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Polish Speedway Season
The 2001 Polish Speedway season was the 2001 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland. Individual Polish Individual Speedway Championship The 2001 Individual Speedway Polish Championship final was held on 15 August at Bydgoszcz. Golden Helmet The 2001 Golden Golden Helmet ( pl, Turniej o Złoty Kask, ZK) organised by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) was the 2001 event for the league's leading riders. The final was held at Wrocław on the 21 September. Junior Championship * winner - Jarosław Hampel Silver Helmet * winner - Rafał Okoniewski Bronze Helmet * winner - Rafał Szombierski Pairs Polish Pairs Speedway Championship The 2001 Polish Pairs Speedway Championship was the 2001 edition of the Polish Pairs Speedway Championship. The final was held on 22 June at Piła. Team Team Speedway Polish Championship The 2001 Team Speedway Polish Championship was the 2001 edition of the Team Polish Championship. Apator Toruń won the gold medal. Ekstraliga First round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekstraliga (speedway)
The Speedway Ekstraliga ( en, Polish Extraleague, pl, Ekstraliga żużlowa) is the top division of motorcycle speedway in Poland. It has been called the "richest and most popular speedway league in the world", and attracts riders from all over the world. The Ekstraliga has the highest average attendances for any sport in Poland.Kevin Meynell & Marcin Babnis (7 July 2004)History of Polish Speedway. Main competitions. Rules.Retrieved 25 October 2014. With the fall of communism in Poland in the 1990s and the resultant sharp increase in the value of the Złoty, the sport began to attract a wider range of star riders from other countries. The first of these was Denmark's Hans Nielsen. In 2000, the First Division was renamed Ekstraliga, and the number of teams was reduced. Since 2015 the official sponsor of Ekstraliga is the Polish energy company PGE, which signed the financial contract for three consecutive seasons in 2021. The top division is called the PGE Ekstraliga. 2022 PGE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uniat
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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] |
1990 Polish Speedway Season
The 1990 Polish Speedway season was the 1990 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland. Individual Polish Individual Speedway Championship The 1990 Individual Speedway Polish Championship final was held on 15 August at Lublin. Golden Helmet The 1990 Golden Golden Helmet ( pl, Turniej o Złoty Kask, ZK) organised by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) was the 1990 event for the league's leading riders. The final was held over six rounds. Junior Championship * winner - Tomasz Gollob Silver Helmet * winner - Tomasz Gollob Bronze Helmet * winner - Robert Kużdżał Pairs Polish Pairs Speedway Championship The 1990 Polish Pairs Speedway Championship was the 1990 edition of the Polish Pairs Speedway Championship. The final was held on 13 September at Rzeszów. Team Team Speedway Polish Championship The 1990 Team Speedway Polish Championship was the 1990 edition of the Team Polish Championship. Apator Toruń won the gold medal. The team included Wojciech Żabiałowicz, J ... [...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] |
Zygmunt Pytko
Zygmunt Pytko (1937–1996) also spelt Zygmunt Pytka was an international speedway rider from Poland. Speedway career Pytko was the champion of Poland, winning the 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 ( S ... in 1967. References 1937 births 1996 deaths Polish speedway riders {{Speedway-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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