Marian Rose (1933-1970) was an international

motorcycle speedway Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four clockwise, anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that ...

rider from Poland.

Speedway career

Rose won a gold medal in the

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in the

1966 Speedway World Team Cup The 1966 Speedway World Team Cup was the seventh edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final took place in Wrocław, Poland. The title was won by Poland for the third time. Qualification Cont ...

. Also in 1966 he competed in Continental Speedway final during the

1966 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1966 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 21st edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. In the final in Gothenburg New Zealander Barry Briggs equalled the record of Ove Fundin by winning h ...

. Rose was killed in a race at the Stal Rzeszów Speedway Circuit on 19 April 1970, following a combination of hitting his head when falling off his bike and another rider crashing into him at the same time. The Motoarena Toruń im. Mariana Rosego in Poland is named after him and in 2023 a book was published about his life. Stadion unibax

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...

- London,

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- Reserve - Did not ride

World Team Cup

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...

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Andrzej Wyglenda Andrzej Wyglenda (born 4 May 1941 in Rybnik, Poland) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Poland. Career Wyglenda has won 1971 Speedway World Pairs Championship and Speedway World Team Cup three times. He was won Polish Individual Speedw ...

Andrzej Pogorzelski Andrzej Pogorzelski (12 October 1938 – 16 October 2020) was a Polish motorcycle speedway rider and coach. Career He started his career in Unia Leszno and represented the club in 1956 and 1973-1976 seasons. While at Unia Leszno he won 2 bronz ...

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) - 4th - 16pts (2) *

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

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Antoni Woryna Antoni Woryna (15 February 1941 – 14 December 2002) was a Polish motorcycle speedway rider. He appeared in the Speedway World Championship finals five times. He earned 47 international caps for the Poland national speedway team. Career Wor ...

/ Edmund Migoś) - Winner - 41pts (10)

References

1933 births 1970 deaths Polish speedway riders Sportspeople from Toruń Motorcycle racers from Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship {{Speedway-stub

Speedway career

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup

See also

References