Jan Krzystyniak (born 14 March 1958 in

Zielona Góra Zielona Góra is the largest city in Lubusz Voivodeship, located in western Poland, with 140,403 inhabitants (2021). Zielona Góra has a favourable geographical position, being close to the Polish-German border and on several international road ...

, Poland) is a retired Polish motorcycle speedway rider, and a speedway team manager. He was Polish Speedway Champion nine times, including pair and team championships.

Sport career

Jan Krzystyniak received his speedway license in 1978, following the steps of his brother Alfred. Until 1985 he rode for ZKŻ Zielona Góra, then he moved on to

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 Alfr ...

(1986–1988), Stal Rzeszów (1989–1993, Polonia Piła (1994–1997) and Iskra Ostrów Wielkopolski (1998). Krzystyniak won 10 medals at

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 award ...

: five golden (1981, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988), one silver (1984) and four bronze medals (1979, 1986, 1996, 1997). During his career he was victorious at

Polish Pairs Speedway Championship The Polish Pairs Speedway Championship ( Polish: ''Mistrzostwa Polski Par Klubowych, MPPK'') is an annual speedway event held each year in different Polish clubs organized by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) since 1974. The participating teams are dra ...

four times, he also came second in 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 ...

twice (1988, 1989). Krzystyniak was very successful at many Polish individual tournaments: * Golden Helmet - 1st place (1983), 2nd (1988), 3rd (1993), * Bronislaw Idzikowski and Marek Czerny Memorial - 1st place (1983), 2nd (1989), * Łańcuch Herbowy of the city of Ostrow Wielkopolski – 1st place (1985), 2nd (1984), * Alfred Smoczyk Memorial - 1st place (1988, 1989) * Eugeniusz Nazimek Memorial - 1st place (1987, 1990, 1992, 1993), 2nd place (1988, 1991), * Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces - 2nd place (1991,1992). Following his retirement as a speedway rider, he was appointed team manager of

Włókniarz Częstochowa Eltrox CKM Włókniarz Częstochowa is a motorcycle speedway team based in Częstochowa, Poland. They were established in 1946. They compete in the Polish Ekstraliga. The club has won Polish Speedway League 4 times (lately in 2003) and Europe ...

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References

Sources

Jan Krzystyniak , Polish Speedway Database
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