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. Two Polish riders has won Individual World Champion title (Jerzy Szczakiel and current champion Tomasz Gollob). The team is managed by Marek Cieślak, and the current captain is 2010 World Champion Tomasz Gollob.
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 National speedway team with the President of Poland, Lech Kaczyński | |||||
| Nickname(s) | Biało-czerwoni ("The white and reds") Białe Orły ("The White Eagles") | ||||
| Association | Polish Motor Union Polski Związek Motorowy | ||||
| FIM code | PZM | ||||
| Team manager |  Marek Cieślak | ||||
| Team captain | Tomasz Gollob | ||||
| Nation colour | White and Red | ||||
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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.[1]
2016 Team
A members of 2016 Team was approval on January 30, 2016 by Main Commission for Speedway Sport (Główna Komisja Sportu Żużlowego, GKSŻ)[2] which is a part of the Polish Motor Union (Polski Związek Motorowy, PZM).
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Racing: Marcin Jędrzejewski (red helmet, left), Krzysztof Buczkowski (blue, right), Adrian Gomólski (yellow, 2nd left)
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Senior Team
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Junior Team
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Honours
World Championships
| Competitions | Total | Gold medals | Silver medals | Bronze medals | ||||
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| Total | Years | Total | Years | Total | Years | |||
| Team World Cup |
(1960-2000) (since 2001) |
28 | 11 | 1961, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1996, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 | 8 | 1967, 1976, 1977, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2008, 2014 | 9 | 1962, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1980, 2015 |
| Team U-21 | (since 2005) | 10 | 8 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015 | 1 | 2013 | 1 | 2010 |
| Pairs | (1970-1993) | 6 | 1 | 1971 | 2 | 1975, 1980 | 3 | 1973, 1979, 1981 |
| Intercontinental | (1975-2001) | 0 | ||||||
| Individual Grand Prix |
(1936-1994) (since 1995) |
18 | 2 | 1973, 2010 | 7 | 1970, 1979, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 | 9 | 1966, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2008, 2011 |
| Individual U-21 | (since 1977) | 24 | 11 | 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 | 9 | 1987, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 | 4 | 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2013 |
| Total medals: 86 | Gold: 33 | Silver: 27 | Bronze: 26 | |||||
European Championships
| Competitions | Total | Golden medals | Silver medals | Bronze medals | ||||
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| Total | Years | Total | Years | Total | Years | |||
| Team U-19 | (since 2008) | 6 | 6 | 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 | ||||
| Pairs | (since 2004) | 10 | 5 | 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015 | 4 | 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014 | 1 | 2004 |
| Individual | (since 2001) | 13 | 3 | 2003, 2006, 2010 | 8 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012 | 2 | 2001, 2002 |
| Individual U-19 | (since 1998) | 21 | 8 | 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 | 9 | 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014 | 4 | 1999, 2000, 2010, 2015 |
| Total medals: 50 | Gold: 22 | Silver: 21 | Bronze: 7 | |||||
World Championship
Team
The Poland national speedway team were a major force in the opening years of the tournament, rivalling Sweden to win 3 out of the opening 7 championships in the early 60s. They are currently one of the best teams in the world having won in 2005 and 2007. Key riding members of the title wins include Tomasz Gollob, Andrzej Wyglenda and Andrzej Pogorzelski who all managed 3 world cup wins.
Speedway World Team Cup (1961-2000)
| Year | Venue | Place | Pts. | Riders |
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| 1961 | Wrocław | 1 | 32 | Marian Kaiser (10), Henryk Żyto (7), Florian Kapała (6), Mieczysław Połukard (5), Stanisław Tkocz (4) |
| 1965 |  Kempten | 1 | 38 | Andrzej Pogorzelski (11), Andrzej Wyglenda (11), Antoni Woryna (9), Zbigniew Podlecki (7), Paweł Waloszek (ns) |
| 1966 | Wrocław | 1 | 41 | Marian Rose (12), Andrzej Wyglenda (11), Antoni Woryna (10), Andrzej Pogorzelski (8), Edmund Migoś (0) |
| 1969 | Rybnik | 1 | 31 | Edward Jancarz (11), Andrzej Wyglenda (11), Stanisław Tkocz (4), Henryk Glücklich (3), Andrzej Pogorzelski (2) |
| 1996 | Diedenbergen | 1 | 27 | Tomasz Gollob (15+3), Sławomir Drabik (12+1), Piotr Protasiewicz (0) |
Speedway World Cup (since 2001)
| Year | Place | Event | Pos. | Pts. | Riders |
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| 2001 | 2 | QR 1 | 1 | 62 | Tomasz Gollob (14), Sebastian Ułamek (14), Krzysztof Cegielski (14), Piotr Protasiewicz (13), Mirosław Kowalik (7) |
| F | 2 | 65 | Tomasz Gollob (27), Sebastian Ułamek (13), Krzysztof Cegielski (11), Piotr Protasiewicz (9), Jacek Krzyżaniak (5) | ||
| 2002 | 4 | QR 3 | 1 | 57 | Jarosław Hampel (14), Piotr Protasiewicz (13), Grzegorz Walasek (12), Krzysztof Cegielski (11), Tomasz Gollob (7) |
| F | 4 | 48 | Tomasz Gollob (17), Jarosław Hampel (14), Krzysztof Cegielski (9), Piotr Protasiewicz (6), Grzegorz Walasek (2) | ||
| 2003 | 4 | QR 3 | 1 | 58 | Tomasz Gollob (13), Jarosław Hampel (13), Tomasz Bajerski (12), Sebastian Ułamek (11), Piotr Protasiewicz (9) |
| F | 4 | 49 | Tomasz Gollob (20), Jarosław Hampel (13), Tomasz Bajerski (6), Sebastian Ułamek (6), Piotr Protasiewicz (4) | ||
| 2004 | 4 | SF 1 | 3 | 39 | Tomasz Gollob (14), Jarosław Hampel (9), Grzegorz Walasek (6), Janusz Kołodziej (5), Krzysztof Kasprzak (5) |
| RO | 2 | 43 | Tomasz Gollob (12), Jarosław Hampel (10), Janusz Kołodziej (9), Krzysztof Kasprzak (7), Grzegorz Walasek (5) | ||
| F | 4 | 22 | Janusz Kołodziej (10), Marcin Rempała (7), Jarosław Hampel (4), Tomasz Gollob (1), Krzysztof Kasprzak (0) | ||
| 2005 | 1 | SF 2 | 3 | 49 | Tomasz Gollob (14), Jarosław Hampel (12), Piotr Protasiewicz (8), Rune Holta (8), Krzysztof Kasprzak (7) |
| RO | 1 | 63 | Grzegorz Walasek (15), Tomasz Gollob (14), Rune Holta (12), Piotr Protasiewicz (12), Jarosław Hampel (10) | ||
| F | 1 | 62 | Tomasz Gollob (14), Piotr Protasiewicz (13), Jarosław Hampel (13), Rune Holta (12), Grzegorz Walasek (10) | ||
| 2006 | 5 | SF 1 | 3 | 48 | Tomasz Gollob (16), Sebastian Ułamek (10), Jarosław Hampel (10), Piotr Protasiewicz (7), Wiesław Jaguś (5) |
| RO | 3 | 35 | Tomasz Gollob (14), Jarosław Hampel (11), Sebastian Ułamek (8), Janusz Kołodziej (2), Krzysztof Kasprzak (0) | ||
| 2007 | 1 | SF 1 | 2 | 44 | Grzegorz Walasek (15), Krzysztof Kasprzak (9), Rune Holta (8), Tomasz Gollob (6), Jarosław Hampel (6), Damian Baliński I (ns) |
| RO | 2 | 52 | Jarosław Hampel (12), Tomasz Gollob (11), Damian Baliński I (10), Krzysztof Kasprzak (10), Grzegorz Walasek (9), Rune Holta (ns) | ||
| F | 1 | 55 | Krzysztof Kasprzak (14), Jarosław Hampel (13), Tomasz Gollob (12), Rune Holta (12), Damian Baliński I (4), Grzegorz Walasek (0) | ||
| 2008 | 2 | SF 1 | 2 | 56+2 | Jarosław Hampel (15), Rune Holta (13), Tomasz Gollob (12), Krzysztof Kasprzak (10), Wiesław Jaguś (6) |
| RO | 2 | 50 | Grzegorz Walasek (12), Wiesław Jaguś (11), Tomasz Gollob (10), Rune Holta (9), Jarosław Hampel (8) | ||
| F | 2 | 46 | Tomasz Gollob (14), Wiesław Jaguś (12), Jarosław Hampel (11), Rune Holta (5), Grzegorz Walasek (4) | ||
| 2009 | 1 | SF 1 | 1 | 54 | Jarosław Hampel (14), Krzysztof Kasprzak (11), Adrian Miedziński (10), Piotr Protasiewicz (10), Tomasz Gollob (9) |
| F | 1 | 44 | Jarosław Hampel (18), Krzysztof Kasprzak (10), Adrian Miedziński (7), Tomasz Gollob (6), Piotr Protasiewicz (3) | ||
| 2010 | 1 | SF 1 | 1 | 68 | Jarosław Hampel (14), Rune Holta (14), Tomasz Gollob (14), Janusz Kołodziej (14), Adrian Miedziński (12) |
| F | 1 | 44 | Tomasz Gollob (12), Jarosław Hampel (11), Rune Holta (10), Janusz Kołodziej (6), Adrian Miedziński (5) | ||
| 2011 | 1 | SF 1 | 1 | 72 | Jarosław Hampel (14), Rune Holta (14), Tomasz Gollob (14), Janusz Kołodziej (14) |
| F | 1 | 42 | Tomasz Gollob (12), Jarosław Hampel (11), Rune Holta (10), Janusz Kołodziej (6) | ||
| Year | Place | Event | Pos. | Pts. | Riders |
European Championship
Pairs
| Year | Place | Pts. | Riders |
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| 2004 | 3 | 20+e | Rafał Szombierski (9+1), Tomasz Gapiński (5+1), Robert Kościecha (6) |
| 2005 | 1 | 29 | Robert Kościecha (12+3), Krzysztof Kasprzak (13), Janusz Kołodziej (4+2) |
| 2006 | 1 | 27 | Sebastian Ułamek (14), Wiesław Jaguś (13), Marcin Rempała (ns) |
| 2007 | 2 | 22 | Sławomir Drabik (9), Adam Skórnicki (1), Krzysztof Jabłoński (12) |
| 2008 | 1 | 28 | Sebastian Ułamek (10+5), Karol Ząbik (10+1), Adam Skórnicki (8) |
World Champions from Poland
| Name | Total titles | Individual (1936-38, since 1949) |
Pairs (1970-1993) |
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| Total | Years | Total | Years | Total | Years | ||
| Damian Baliński | 1 | 1 | 2007 | ||||
| Sławomir Drabik | 1 | 1 | 1996 | ||||
| Henryk Glücklich | 1 | 1 | 1969 | ||||
| Tomasz Gollob | 6 | 1 | 2010 | 5 | 1996, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010 | ||
| Jarosław Hampel | 4 | 4 | 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010 | ||||
| Rune Holta | 3 | 3 | 2005, 2007, 2010 | ||||
| Edward Jancarz | 1 | 1 | 1969 | ||||
| Marian Kaiser | 1 | 1 | 1961 | ||||
| Florian Kapała | 1 | 1 | 1961 | ||||
| Krzysztof Kasprzak | 2 | 2 | 2007, 2009 | ||||
| Janusz Kołodziej | 1 | 1 | 2010 | ||||
| Adrian Miedziński | 2 | 2 | 2009, 2010 | ||||
| Zbigniew Podlecki | 1 | 1 | 1965 | ||||
| Andrzej Pogorzelski | 3 | 3 | 1965, 1966, 1969 | ||||
| Mieczysław Połukard | 1 | 1 | 1961 | ||||
| Piotr Protasiewicz | 3 | 3 | 1996, 2005, 2009 | ||||
| Marian Rose | 1 | 1 | 1966 | ||||
| Jerzy Szczakiel | 2 | 1 | 1973 | 1 | 1971 | ||
| Stanisław Tkocz | 2 | 2 | 1961, 1969 | ||||
| Grzegorz Walasek | 2 | 2 | 2005, 2007 | ||||
| Antoni Woryna | 2 | 2 | 1965, 1966 | ||||
| Andrzej Wyglenda | 4 | 1 | 1971 | 3 | 1965, 1966, 1969 | ||
| Henryk Żyto | 1 | 1 | 1961 | ||||
| Name | Total titles | Total | Years | Total | Years | Total | Years |
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Famous Polish riders
References
- "Żużlowcy Drużyną Roku, Wierietielny najlepszym trenerem" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 8 Jan 2011. Retrieved 8 Jan 2011.
- SportoweFakty.pl - 30 Jan 2016.
See also
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