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1980 Polish Speedway Season
The 1980 Polish Speedway season was the 1980 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland. Individual Polish Individual Speedway Championship The 1980 Individual Speedway Polish Championship final was held on 22 July at Leszno. Golden Helmet (Poland), Golden Helmet The 1980 Golden Golden Helmet () organized by the Polski Związek Motorowy, Polish Motor Union (PZM) was the 1980 event for the league's leading riders. It was held over 4 rounds. Final standings (top ten) Polish Junior Individual Speedway Championship, Junior Championship * Winner - Mirosław Berliński Silver Helmet (Poland), Silver Helmet * Winner - Maciej Jaworek Bronze Helmet (Poland), Bronze Helmet * Winner - Marek Kępa Pairs Polish Pairs Speedway Championship The 1980 Polish Pairs Speedway Championship was the 1980 edition of the Polish Pairs Speedway Championship. The final was held on 31 July at Zielona Góra. Team Team Speedway Polish Championship The 1980 Team Speedway Polish Championship was the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maciej Jaworek
Maciej Jaworek (born 24 February 1961) is a former international Motorcycle speedway, speedway rider from Poland. Speedway career A protégé of Falubaz Zielona Góra, he started competing for them in 1978, when he obtained his license. Recognized as one of the most dynamic riders of the Zielona Góra club, his career development coincided with the club's successes. Following the departure of Henryk Olszak, he, along with Andrzej Huszcza and Jan Krzystyniak, became known as the "three musketeers," forming the backbone of Zielona Góra's speedway strength. In the national speedway scene, he won almost everything. He was open to innovations from the West and effectively utilized the technical capabilities of the English Weslake factory. His talent developed during a period marked by the financial and technological decline of Polish speedway, largely due to international isolation and limited access to Western markets. This technological gap was a primary reason why he did not achi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Krzystyniak
Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *''Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series * ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne * ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák *"Alfred (Interlude)" and "Alfred (Outro)", songs by Eminem from the 2020 album ''Music to Be Murdered By'' Business and organisations * Alfred, a radio station in Shaftesbury, England *Alfred Music, an American music publisher *Alfred University, New York, U.S. *The Alfred Hospital, a hospital in Melbourne, Australia People * Alfred (name) includes a list of people and fictional characters called Alfred * Alfred the Great (848/49 – 899), or Alfred I, a king of the West Saxons and of the Anglo-Saxons Places Antarctica * Mount Alfred (Antarctica) Australia * Alfredtown, New South Wales * County of Alfred, South Australia Canada * Alfred and Plantagenet, Ontario ** Alfred, Ontario, a community in Alfred and Plantagenet * Alfred Island, Nunavut * Moun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariusz Okoniewski
Mariusz Okoniewski (10 February 1956, in Poznań – 10 February 2006, in Śmigiel) was a Polish motorcycle speedway rider. Career Okoniewski won the Team Speedway Polish Championship six times and Polish Silver Helmet in 1976. His son Rafał (born 1980) is also a speedway rider. Rafał is the only double Individual U-19 European Champion. After his racing career he became a coach. Mariusz Okoniewski died on his 50th birthday. Career * Individual Under-21 European Championship ** 1977 - 8th place (4 points) * Individual Under-21 Polish Championship ** 1979 - Polish Champion * Golden Helmet ** 1979 - 3rd place * Silver Helmet (U-21) ** 1976 - Winner ** 1977 - 2nd place References 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). They are one of the most successful speedway nations of all time. History The Polish speedway team pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacek Goerlitz
Jacek () is a Polish given name of Greek origin related to Hyacinth, through the archaic form of ''Jacenty''. Its closely related equivalents are: Jacinto (Spanish and Portuguese), Giacinto (Italian), Jácint ( Hungarian) and Jacint ( Catalan, shortened to ''Cint'' or ''Cinto'' following the Catalan tradition of hypocorising through apheresis). Notable people with the name Jacek * Saint Hyacinth (Święty Jacek, Jacek Odrowąż, c. 1185–1257), Dominican friar and saint A-F * Jacek Baluch (1940–2019), Polish scholar, writer and poet * Jacek Banasiak (born 1959), Polish mathematician * Jacek Bayer (born 1964), Polish football player and coach * Jacek Bazański (born 1958), Polish diplomat * Jacek Bednarek (born 1964), Polish racewalker * Jacek Bednarski (1939–2008), Polish chess player and politician * Jacek Bednarz (born 1967), Polish football executive and former player * Jacek Berensztajn (born 1973), Polish footballer * Jacek Beutler (born 1964), Polish judoka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wojciech Żabiałowicz
Wojciech Żabiałowicz (born 16 October 1957) is a former international speedway rider from Poland. Career Żabiałowicz was the champion of Poland, winning the Polish Individual Speedway Championship in 1987. Żabiałowicz rode in the Team Speedway Polish Championship for Apator Toruń from 1977 to 1991. In 2018, he turned down the chance to coach Motor Lublin Motor Lublin () is a Polish professional football club based in Lublin. The club was founded in December 1950. Their nickname ''The Yellow, White and Blues'' reflects their official colours. They compete in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of Polish .... References Living people 1957 births Polish speedway riders {{Poland-speedway-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerzy Kochman
Jerzy is the Polish version of the masculine given name George. The most common nickname for Jerzy is Jurek (), which may also be used as an official first name. Occasionally the nickname Jerzyk may be used, which means "swift" in Polish. People *Jerzy, ''nom de guerre'' of Ryszard Białous, Polish World War II resistance fighter * Jerzy Andrzejewski, Polish writer * Jerzy Bartmiński, Polish linguist and ethnologist * Jerzy Braun (other), several people * Jerzy Brzęczek, Polish footballer and manager * Jerzy Buzek, Polish politician and former Prime Minister and former President of the European Parliament * Jerzy Dudek, Polish footballer * Jerzy Fedorowicz, Polish actor and theatre director * Jerzy Ficowski, Polish poet and translator * Jerzy Grotowski, Polish theatre director and theorist * Jerzy Hoffman, Polish film director, screenwriter, and producer * Jerzy Jarniewicz, Polish poet, literary critic, translator and essayist * Jerzy Janiszewski, Polish artist * Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Słaboń
Robert Słaboń (born 15 September 1953) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Poland. He earned 11 international caps for the Poland national speedway team. Speedway career Słaboń reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1979 Individual Speedway World Championship. He has twice won the bronze medal at the Polish Individual Speedway Championship. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for Eastbourne Eagles during the 1981 British League season but disappointed scoring a season average of only 2.89. The majority of his career was spent in his native Poland riding for Sparta Wrocław. Family His son Krzysztof Słaboń was also a speedway rider. World final appearances Individual World Championship * 1979 – Chorzów, Silesian Stadium – 15th – 2pts World Team Cup * 1979 – London, White City Stadium (with Piotr Pyszny / Zenon Plech / Marek Cieślak Marek Kazimierz Cieślak (born 28 June 1950) is a former s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polski Związek Motorowy
The Polish Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (; PZM, PZMot) is an automobile club and the governing body of motorsports in Poland. It is based in Warsaw. Established in 1950 by merging the Polish Car Club and the Polish Motorcycle Association. According to its charter, the PZM deals with propagation of knowledge and motor cultures, it leads operations in favor of safety in road traffic, and it promotes motor tourism and camping, as well as supporting the antique vehicle hobby. It organizes driving schools, it provides assistance for motorists in cases of break-downs, it inspects repair garages and service stations, it is involved in sales of new and used cars, it acts as an agent for vehicle insurance policies, as well as issuing some travel documents, providing information for tourists, booking of hotels and ferry tickets. Besides the automobile club functions, PZM is the Polish National Federation for Motor Sports and is a member of: * FIA - International Automobile Federatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Helmet (Poland)
The Golden Helmet () is an annual speedway event in Poland. It has been organised by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) since 1961. The race is held with the top twelve riders in the Ekstraliga and the top four riders in the Polish Speedway First League The Polish Speedway First League or Ekstraliga 2 (formerly the Liga.1 żużlowa is the second division of motorcycle speedway in Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Balti .... The winner receives a new Jawa motorcycle. Previous winners References {{Speedway in Poland Polish Golden Helmet Helmet Golden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolesław Proch
Bolesław Proch (4 February 1952 – 22 December 2012) was a Polish international motorcycle speedway rider. He earned 15 international caps for the Poland national speedway team. Early life and career Born in Świebodzin, Proch first rode for Falubaz in his home town of Zielona Góra in 1973, winning the Polish Junior Championship the following year and finishing fourth in the Silver Helmet tournament. In 1976 he rode in the British League for Reading Racers, averaging over five points per match. In 1977, in mid-season, Reading were ordered to weaken their team as it was found to be exceeding the points limit set by the BSPA which resulted in Proch moving to Leicester Lions in a deal that saw Doug Underwood moving to Reading.Jones, Alan (2010) ''Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar'', Automedia, p. 175 He returned to Poland where he rode for Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski (1977–1980) and Polonia Bydgoszcz (1981–1987). World Final appearances World Team Cup * 1976 – Lond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wojciech Kaczmarek (speedway Rider)
Wojciech Kaczmarek (born 29 March 1983) is a Polish former professional association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. In March 2011, Kaczmarek was called up to the Poland national football team, Poland national team for games against Lithuania national football team, Lithuania and Greece national football team, Greece, but did not appear in any of these games. Honours Śląsk Wrocław * Ekstraklasa Cup: 2008–09 Zawisza Bydgoszcz * I liga: 2012–13 I liga, 2012–13 * Polish Cup: 2013–14 Polish Cup, 2013–14 Carina Gubin * Liga okręgowa, Regional league Zielona Góra: 2017–18 References External links * 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Gostyń Footballers from Greater Poland Voivodeship Polish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Kania Gostyń players Śląsk Wrocław players KS Cracovia players Zawisza Bydgoszcz players Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała players Ekstraklasa players I l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marek Kępa
Marek is the West Slavic (Czech, Polish and Slovak) masculine equivalent of Marcus, Marc or Mark. The name may refer to: * Marek (given name) * Marek (surname) * Marek, the pseudonym of Bulgarian communist Stanke Dimitrov (1889–1944) * The title character of '' Oberinspektor Marek'', an Austrian television series See also * * Marek's disease * VC Marek Union-Ivkoni, Bulgarian professional men's volleyball team, based in Dupnitsa * Marek i Wacek (meaning Marek and Wacek), a musical duo of Polish pianists Marek Tomaszewski and Wacław "Wacek" Kisielewski * Marrick * Merrick (other) Merrick may refer to: Places America * Merrick, New York, a hamlet and census-designated place * Merrick, West Springfield, a neighborhood in western Massachusetts * Merrick County, Nebraska * Merrick State Park, Wisconsin Antarctica * Merr ... * Mereg, also spelled Merek, a village in Iran {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |