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Jacek Krzyżaniak
Jacek Krzyżaniak (born 18 October 1968 in Toruń, Poland) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Poland, who was a member of Poland national team. Career In a career spanning twenty years from 1988 to 2008, he rode for Apator Toruń, WTS Wrocław, Polonia Bydgoszcz and GTŻ Grudziądz Krzyżaniak won silver medals at 1997 Speedway World Team Cup and 2001 Speedway World Cup. He won Individual Polish Champion title in 1997 and Team Polish Champion title in 1990. Results Speedway Grand Prix World Championships * Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix) ** 1998 - 30th place (3 points in German SGP) * Team World Championship (Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup) ** ''1992 - 2nd place in Group B (14 points)'' ** ''1993 - 3rd place in Group A (7 points)'' ** 1997 - Piła - Runner-up (0 points) ** 2001 - Wrocław - Runner-up (0 points) European Championships * Individual European Championship ** 2004 - Holsted - 5th pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toruń
Toruń is a city on the Vistula River in north-central Poland and a World Heritage Sites of Poland, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its population was 196,935 as of December 2021. Previously, it was the capital of the Toruń Voivodeship (1975–1998) and the Pomeranian Voivodeship (1919–1939), Pomeranian Voivodeship (1921–1945). Since 1999, Toruń has been a seat of the local government of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship and is one of its two capitals, together with Bydgoszcz. The cities and neighboring counties form the Bydgoszcz–Toruń twin city metropolitan area. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland; it was first settled in the 8th century and in 1233 was expanded by the Teutonic Knights. For centuries it was home to people of diverse backgrounds and religions. From 1264 until 1411, Toruń was part of the Hanseatic League and by the 17th century a leading trading point, which greatly affected the city's architecture, ranging from Brick Gothic to Mannerism, Mann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Speedway Grand Prix
The 1998 Speedway Grand Prix was the 53rd edition of the official World Championship. It was the fourth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era used to determine the Speedway World Champion. Tony Rickardsson won the World title, which included three wins from the six Grand Prix events. The Swede's win was his second World title success and he secured the gold medal comfortably ahead of nearest rivals Jimmy Nilsen and Tomasz Gollob. Event format The system used was a new one for the 4th SGP season with 24 riders, divided into two classes. The eight best would be directly qualified for the "Main Event", while the sixteen others would be knocked out if they finished out of the top two in 4-man heats on two occasions - while they would go through if they finished inside the top two on two occasions. This resulted in 10 heats, where eight proceeded to the Main Event, where exactly the same system was applied to give eight riders to a semi-final. The semi-finals were then two heats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Częstochowa
Częstochowa ( , ) is a city in southern Poland on the Warta with 214,342 inhabitants, making it the thirteenth-largest city in Poland. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship. However, Częstochowa is historically part of Lesser Poland, not Silesia, and before the Partitions of Poland, 1795 Partition of Poland, it belonged to the Kraków Voivodeship (14th century – 1795), Kraków Voivodeship. Częstochowa is located in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. It is the largest economic, cultural and administrative hub in the northern part of the Silesian Voivodeship. The city is known for the famous Jasna Góra Monastery of the Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit of the Catholic Church, which is the home of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa, a shrines to Mary, mother of Jesus, shrine to Mary, mother of Jesus. Every year, millions of pilgrims from all over the world come to Częstochowa to see it. Częstochowa was also home to Frankism in the late 18th and 19th centuries, an antinom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Individual Speedway Polish Championship
The 1997 Polish Speedway season was the 1997 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland. Individual Polish Individual Speedway Championship The 1997 Individual Speedway Polish Championship final was held on 15 August at Częstochowa. Jacek Krzyżaniak won the Polish title. Golden Helmet The 1997 Golden Golden Helmet () organised by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) was the 1997 event for the league's leading riders. The final was held at Wrocław on the 3 October. Tomasz Gollob won his fourth Golden Helmet Championship. Criterium of Aces Junior Championship * winner - Grzegorz Walasek Silver Helmet * winner - Rafał Dobrucki Bronze Helmet * winner - Rafał Okoniewski Pairs Polish Pairs Speedway Championship The 1997 Polish Pairs Speedway Championship was the 1997 edition of the Polish Pairs Speedway Championship. The final was held on 20 June at Bydgoszcz. Team Team Speedway Polish Championship The 1997 Team Speedway Polish Championship was the 1997 edition of the T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Polish Speedway Season
The 1994 Polish Speedway season was the 1994 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland. Individual Polish Individual Speedway Championship The 1994 Individual Speedway Polish Championship final was held on 8 October at Wrocław. Tomasz Gollob won the Polish Championship for the third consecutive season. Golden Helmet (Poland), Golden Helmet The 1994 Golden Golden Helmet () organised by the Polski Związek Motorowy, Polish Motor Union (PZM) was the 1994 event for the league's leading riders. The final was held at Wrocław on the 4 August. Tomasz Gollob once again dominated by scoring a 15-point maximum and then went on to win the Polish Championship. Criterium of Aces Polish Junior Individual Speedway Championship, Junior Championship * winner - Grzegorz Rempała Silver Helmet (Poland), Silver Helmet * winner - Piotr Baron Bronze Helmet (Poland), Bronze Helmet * winner - Waldemar Walczak Pairs Polish Pairs Speedway Championship The 1994 Polish Pairs Speedway Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holsted
Holsted is a railway town in Vejen Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark. It is situated at the stream of Holsted Å, 8 km west of Brørup. Holsted was the seat of Holsted Municipality until 1 January 2007. Holsted consist of two districts, the original village of Holsted on the north at Holsted Å and Holsted Stationsby on the south at the railway station. Now the two district have merged making Holsted an elongated town with a distance of 4 km from north to south. Churches There are two churches in Holsted. Holsted Church is located to the north in the original village of Holsted just north of Holsted Å. The old church of Holsted was located where the churchyard is placed today. Sct. Peders Church, built in the years 1927-28, is located to the south in Holsted Stationsby. Transportation Holsted is near the Esbjerg Motorway, a part of the European route E20, 34 km from Esbjerg and 39 km from Kolding. It is served by Holsted railway station, on the Lund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Individual Speedway European Championship
The 2004 Individual Speedway European Championship Qualification *Qualifying Round: **June 13, 2004 ** Mseno *Semi-Final A: **June 27, 2004 ** Lendava *Semi-Final B: **July 3, 2004 ** Stralsund *Scandinavian Final (Semi-Final C): **May 23, 2004 ** Elgane Final *September 29, 2004 * Holsted See also 2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ... European I {{motorcycle-speedway-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Individual Speedway European Championship
The Individual Speedway European Championship is an annual individual speedway event organized by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) to determine the champion of Europe. The competition was founded in 2001 and was initially staged as a one-off meeting before the single event was replaced by the Speedway European Championship series in 2012. History From 1955 to 1975, the European Final was staged as the final qualifying round for the World Speedway Championship, although this did not include British riders who had a separate qualifying round. The European Championships were inaugurated in 2001, organised by European Motorcycle Union (UEM). In 2012 this was replaced by a series of four finals. Regardless of that, ISEC was struggling with prestige and promotion and the best European riders were mostly avoiding this contest. On 20 December 2012, at a press conference in Warsaw, Poland it was announced that the competition would be replaced by a new series similar in format t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrocław
Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly from the Sudetes, Sudeten Mountains to the north. In 2023, the official population of Wrocław was 674,132, making it the third-largest city in Poland. The population of the Wrocław metropolitan area is around 1.25 million. Wrocław is the historical capital of Silesia and Lower Silesia. The history of the city dates back over 1,000 years; at various times, it has been part of the Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Habsburg monarchy of Austria, the Kingdom of Prussia and German Reich, Germany, until it became again part of Poland in 1945 immediately after World War II. Wrocław is a College town, university city with a student population of over 130,000, making it one of the most yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piła
Piła (; ) is a city in northwestern Poland and the capital of Piła County, situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. Its population was 71,846, making it the city in the voivodeship after Poznań and Kalisz and the largest city in the northern part of Greater Poland. Founded in the 14th century, Piła was a royal city of Poland, whose prosperity came from crafts and trade. The city is located on the Gwda river and is famous for its green areas, parks and dense forests nearby. It is an important road and railway hub, located at the intersection of two main lines: Poznań–Szczecin and Bydgoszcz–Krzyż Wielkopolski. Piła is the center of light industry, culture and education in northern Greater Poland, and is particularly known for motorcycle speedway racing. City name ''Piła'' is a Polish language, Polish word meaning "saw". This was a typical name denoting a village of Lumberjack, woodcutters belonging to a local noble. The German name ''Schneidemühl'' means "sawmill" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Speedway World Team Cup
The 1993 Speedway World Team Cup was the 34th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final was staged at the Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The United States won their fourth title. First round * 2 May 1993 * Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško ***Abandoned after heat 17 due to rain. Result stands after 16 heats Russia to second round Second round * 9 May * Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt Germany to third round after Gerd Riss beat Mikhail Starostin in a race-off for first place. Third round * 27 June 1993 * KS Apator Stadium, Toruń * Att: 12 000 Poland to fourth round Fourth round * 22 August 1993 * Slangerup Speedway Center, Slangerup Denmark to World final. World final * 19 September 1993 * Brandon Stadium, Coventry Coventry ( or rarely ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands county, in England, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Speedway World Team Cup
The 1992 Speedway World Team Cup was the 33rd edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final was staged at the Kumla Speedway in Kumla, Sweden. The United States won their third title. First round * 20 April 1992 * Marmande * 3 May 1992 * Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana Austria to second round Second round * 10 May 1992 * Alfred Smoczyk Stadium, Leszno * 31 May 1992 * Seinäjoki Speedway, Seinäjoki Poland to third round. Third round * 21 July 1992 * Elgane, Varhaug * 27 July 1992 * Ellermühle Speedway Stadium, Landshut Fourth round * 6 September 1992 * King's Lynn Stadium, King's Lynn England to World final. World Final * 19 September 1992 * Kumla Speedway, Kumla Kumla is a locality and the seat of Kumla Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with a population of 21,640 as of 2018. Geography Kumla is situated roughly 15 kilometres south of neighbouring city Örebro, and is connected to its much large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
