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Wybrzeże Gdańsk (basketball)
Wybrzeże Gdańsk is a Polish multi-sports club based in Gdańsk, established in 1945, most known for its motorcycle speedway and Wybrzeże Gdańsk (handball), handball teams, which compete in the Polish Speedway First League, 1. Liga (speedway 2nd division) and Polish Superliga (handball top division), respectively (as of 2022). The club's colours are red, white, blue. Speedway History 1948 to 1999 The club competed in the inaugural 1948 Polish speedway season, under the name of GKM Gdańsk. The following year the name changed to Związkowiec Gdańsk and competed until 1950. Speedway returned to Gdańsk in 1957 Polish speedway season, 1957 under the name of LPŻ Gdańsk (1957-1959) and Legia Gdańsk from 1960. Legia won a silver medal in the Team Speedway Polish Championship in 1960 Polish speedway season, 1960 and their star rider Marian Kaiser also became the Polish champion after winning the Polish Individual Speedway Championship in 1960. Kaiser went on to win the Golde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadium Zbigniew Podlecki
The Zbigniew Podlecki Stadium (Polish Stadion im. Zbigniewa Podleckiego) formerly the Stadion Wybrzeże, is a 10,000-capacity motorcycle speedway stadium on the eastern outskirts of Gdańsk in Poland. The venue is used by the speedway team Wybrzeże Gdańsk, who compete in the Team Speedway Polish Championship. It also hosts football (90 x 50 metres), concerts, shows, festivals, recreational and integration events. There is a mini speedway track next to the stadium. History The stadium opened on 8 May 1925 as part of the Free City of Danzig and was built on the site of former fortifications. It was commissioned by Germans taking the name Kampfbahn Niederstadt. When it was first used it was mainly for football and also contained an athletics track. After World War II the stands were enlarged and the Marathon Gate was built. The speedway track was opened on 11 April 1965 and underwent improvements before the 1988 season, with white granite replacing the existing track base. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |