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Poland national speedway team
Polish international motorcycle speedway team
Polish international motorcycle speedway team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Poland |
| nick | Biało-czerwoni |
| ("The white and reds") | |
| Białe Orły | |
| ("The White Eagles") | |
| association | Polish Motor Union |
| Polski Związek Motorowy | |
| image | 2007 07 30 Prezydent RP wraz ze zdobywcami tytułu Drużynowych Mistrzów Świata w Pucharze Świata na żużlu.jpg |
| image size | 280px |
| caption | National speedway team with the President of Poland, Lech Kaczyński |
| fim code | PZM |
| manager | Rafał Dobrucki |
| captain | Bartosz Zmarzlik |
| colour | White and Red |
| swcwins | 14 |
| (1961, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1996, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2023) |
("The white and reds") Białe Orły ("The White Eagles") Polski Związek Motorowy (1961, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1996, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2023)
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 participated in the inaugural Speedway World Team Cup, being seeded through to the final of the 1960 Speedway World Team Cup. The team were a major force in the opening decade of the tournament, winning the World Team Cup in 1961, 1965, 1966 and 1969, with only the Swedish team winning more World Cups.
In the 1970s, the team continued to be one of the major forces in Eastern Europe and qualified for the World Team Cup final every year from 1970 to 1979. Andrzej Wyglenda and Jerzy Szczakiel also won the 1971 Speedway World Pairs Championship. However, during the 1980s the team began to struggle against the best nations and only managed two finals in 1980 and 1984.
It was not until the mid-1990s and the arrival of Tomasz Gollob that Poland began to challenge the best nations. The team won the silver medal at the 1994 Speedway World Team Cup (their first final for 10 years). They then won the World Team Cup for the sixth time in 1996 (27 years after their last win).
In 2001, the Speedway World Team Cup was rebranded the Speedway World Cup and Poland began to experience a boom in terms of spectator numbers, which led to an influx of new riders. The team reached the World Cup final every year from 2001 to 2017 (except for 2006 and 2012) and dominated world speedway by winning the title eight times, in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016 and 2017.
Poland's speedway team was awarded the Team of the Year in Poland by Przegląd Sportowy in 2009 and 2010.
Although the team failed to win the Speedway of Nations from 2018 to 2022, they did win the World Cup when it returned in 2023. The World Cup win was their 14th World Team Championship (one behind Denmark in the all time standings).
Major world titles
World Team Cup
| Year | Venue | Standings (Pts) | Riders | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | POL | |||
| Wrocław | ||||
| Stadion Olimpijski | 1. POL Poland (32) | |||
| 2. SWE Sweden (31) | ||||
| 3. ENG England (21) | ||||
| 4. TCH Czechoslovakia (12) | Marian Kaiser | 10 | ||
| Henryk Żyto | 7 | |||
| Florian Kapała | 6 | |||
| Mieczysław Połukard | 5 | |||
| Stanisław Tkocz | 4 | |||
| 1965 | FRG | |||
| Kempten | ||||
| Kempten Speedway | 1. POL Poland (38) | |||
| 2. SWE Sweden (34) | ||||
| 3. GBR Great Britain (18) | ||||
| 4. URS Soviet Union (7) | Andrzej Pogorzelski | 11 | ||
| Andrzej Wyglenda | 11 | |||
| Antoni Woryna | 9 | |||
| Zbigniew Podlecki | 7 | |||
| 1966 | POL | |||
| Wrocław | ||||
| Stadion Olimpijski | 1. POL Poland (40) | |||
| 2. URS Soviet Union (26) | ||||
| 3. SWE Sweden (22) | ||||
| 4. GBR Great Britain (8) | Andrzej Wyglenda | 11 | ||
| Antoni Woryna | 10 | |||
| Marian Rose | 10 | |||
| Andrzej Pogorzelski | 8 | |||
| 1969 | POL | |||
| Rybnik | ||||
| Rybnik Municipal Stadium | 1. POL Poland (31) | |||
| 2. GBR Great Britain (23) | ||||
| 3. URS Soviet Union (23) | ||||
| 4. SWE Sweden (12) | Andrzej Wyglenda | 11 | ||
| Edward Jancarz | 11 | |||
| Stanisław Tkoc | 4 | |||
| Henryk Glücklich | 3 | |||
| Andrzej Pogorzelski | 2 | |||
| 1996 | GER | |||
| Diedenbergen | ||||
| Rhein-Main Arena | 1. POL Poland (27) | |||
| 2. RUS Russia (22) | ||||
| 3. DEN Denmark (21) | ||||
| 4. GER Germany (20) | ||||
| 5. SWE Sweden (14) | ||||
| 6. GBR Great Britain (12) | ||||
| 7. HUN Hungary (9) | Tomasz Gollob | 15 | ||
| Sławomir Drabik | 12 | |||
| Piotr Protasiewicz | 0 | |||
| 2005 | POL | |||
| Wrocław | ||||
| Stadion Olimpijski | 1. POL Poland (62) | |||
| 2. SWE Sweden (34) | ||||
| 3. DEN Denmark (31) | ||||
| 4. GBR Great Britain (27) | Tomasz Gollob | 14 | ||
| Jarosław Hampel | 13 | |||
| Piotr Protasiewicz | 13 | |||
| Rune Holta | 12 | |||
| Grzegorz Walasek | 10 | |||
| 2007 | POL | |||
| Leszno | ||||
| Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | 1. POL Poland (55) | |||
| 2. DEN Denmark (52) | ||||
| 3. AUS Australia (29) | ||||
| 4. GBR Great Britain (15) | Krzysztof Kasprzak | 14 | ||
| Jarosław Hampel | 13 | |||
| Tomasz Gollob | 12 | |||
| Rune Holta | 12 | |||
| Damian Baliński | 4 | |||
| 2009 | POL | |||
| Leszno | ||||
| Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | 1. POL Poland (44) | |||
| 2.AUS Australia (43) | ||||
| 3. SWE Sweden (36) | ||||
| 4. RUS Russia (35) | Jarosław Hampel | 18 | ||
| Krzysztof Kasprzak | 10 | |||
| Adrian Miedziński | 7 | |||
| Tomasz Gollob | 6 | |||
| Piotr Protasiewicz | 3 | |||
| 2010 | DEN | |||
| Vojens | ||||
| Vojens Speedway Center | 1. POL Poland (44) | |||
| 2.DEN Denmark (39) | ||||
| 3. SWE Sweden (35) | ||||
| 4. GBR Great Britain (33) | Tomasz Gollob | 12 | ||
| Jarosław Hampel | 11 | |||
| Rune Holta | 10 | |||
| Janusz Kołodziej | 6 | |||
| Adrian Miedziński | 5 | |||
| 2011 | POL | |||
| Gorzów Wielkopolski | ||||
| Edward Jancarz Stadium | 1. POL Poland (51) | |||
| 2. AUS Australia (45) | ||||
| 3. SWE Sweden (30) | ||||
| 4. DEN Denmark (29) | Tomasz Gollob | 17 | ||
| Jarosław Hampel | 11 | |||
| Krzysztof Kasprzak | 8 | |||
| Piotr Protasiewicz | 8 | |||
| Janusz Kołodziej | 7 | |||
| 2013 | CZE | |||
| Prague | ||||
| Markéta Stadium | 1. POL Poland (31) | |||
| 2. DEN Denmark (40) | ||||
| 3. AUS Australia (33) | ||||
| 4. CZE Czech Republic (12) | Jarosław Hampel | 15 | ||
| Maciej Janowski | 12 | |||
| Krzysztof Kasprzak | 7 | |||
| Patryk Dudek | 7 | |||
| 2016 | ENG | |||
| Manchester | ||||
| National Speedway Stadium | 1. POL Poland (39) | |||
| 2. GBR Great Britain (32) | ||||
| 3. SWE Sweden (27) | ||||
| 4. AUS Australia (22) | Bartosz Zmarzlik | 11 | ||
| Patryk Dudek | 10 | |||
| Piotr Pawlicki Jr. | 10 | |||
| Krzysztof Kasprzak | 8 | |||
| 2017 | POL | |||
| Leszno | ||||
| Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | 1. POL Poland (50) | |||
| 2. SWE Sweden (27) | ||||
| 3. RUS Russia (18) | ||||
| 4. GBR Great Britain (15) | Maciej Janowski | 14 | ||
| Bartosz Zmarzlik | 13 | |||
| Piotr Pawlicki Jr. | 13 | |||
| Patryk Dudek | 10 | |||
| 2023 | POL | |||
| Wrocław | ||||
| Stadion Olimpijski | 1. POL Poland (33) | |||
| 2. GBR Great Britain (31) | ||||
| 3. DEN Denmark (29) | ||||
| 4. AUS Australia (27) | Bartosz Zmarzlik | 11 | ||
| Dominik Kubera | 9 | |||
| Maciej Janowski | 7 | |||
| Patryk Dudek | 6 | |||
| Janusz Kołodziej | 0 |
World Pairs Championship
| Year | Venue | Standings (Pts) | Riders | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | POL | |||
| Rybnik | ||||
| Rybnik Municipal Stadium | 1. POL Poland (30) | |||
| 2. NZL New Zealand (25) | ||||
| 3. SWE Sweden (22) | ||||
| 4. TCH Czechoslovakia (17) | ||||
| 5. SCO Scotland (16) | ||||
| 6. YUG Yugoslavia (10) | ||||
| 7. AUT Austria (6) | Andrzej Wyglenda | 15 | ||
| Jerzy Szczakiel | 15 |
International caps (as of 2022)
Since the advent of the Speedway Grand Prix era, international caps earned by riders is largely restricted to international competitions, whereas previously test matches between two teams were a regular occurrence. This means that the number of caps earned by a rider has decreased in the modern era.
| Rider | Caps | |
|---|---|---|
| Bajerski, Tomasz | 3 | |
| Baliński, Damian | 2 | |
| Baron, Piotr | ||
| Bentke, Kazimierz | 3 | |
| Blaszak, Eugeniusz | 5 | |
| Buczkowski, Krzysztof | 1 | |
| Cegielski, Krzysztof | 5 | |
| Cieślak, Marek | 29 | |
| Dados, Robert | ||
| Dobrucki, Rafał | 4 | |
| Dobrucki, Zdzisław | ||
| Dołomisiewicz, Ryszard | ||
| Drabik, Sławomir | 13 | |
| Dudek, Patryk | ||
| Dzikowski, Grzegorz | ||
| Fabiszewski, Ryszard | ||
| Fajfer, Tomasz | ||
| Fleigert, Dariusz | 1 | |
| Franczyszyn, Ryszard | ||
| Friedek, Zygfryd | ||
| Glücklich, Henryk | 41 | |
| Gollob, Jacek | ||
| Gollob, Tomasz | 52 | |
| Gomólski, Jacek | ||
| Hampel, Jarosław | 24 | |
| Holta, Rune | ||
| Huszcza, Andrzej | 45 | |
| Jaguś, Wiesław | ||
| Jancarz, Edward | 76 | |
| Jankowski, Roman | 47 | |
| Janowski, Maciej | ||
| Jaworek, Maciej | ||
| Jurczyński, Andrzej | 24 | |
| Kaiser, Marian | 31 | |
| Kapała, Florian | ||
| Kasprzak, Krzysztof | 13 | |
| Kasprzak, Zenon | ||
| Kepa, Marek | 7 | |
| Kołodziej, Janusz | 8 | |
| Kowalik, Mirosław | 8 | |
| Kubera, Dominik | ||
| Krzyżaniak, Jacek | ||
| Krzystyniak, Jan | ||
| Kurmanski, Rafal | 1 | |
| Kowczala, Stefan | 3 | |
| Labedzki, Adam | 3 | |
| Malinowski, Jan | ||
| Miedziński, Adrian | 4 | |
| Migoś, Edmund | ||
| Mroz, Marek | 1 | |
| Mucha, Jan | ||
| Nowak, Bogusław | ||
| Okupski, Krzysztof | ||
| Olkiewicz, Adam | 1 | |
| Olszak, Henryk | ||
| Olszewski, Jarosław | ||
| Patynek, Wieslaw | 1 | |
| Pawlicki Jr., Piotr | ||
| Pawlicki, Przemysław | ||
| Pieszczek, Krystian | ||
| Plech, Zenon | 76 | |
| Pociejkewicz, Konstanty | ||
| Podlecki, Zbigniew | ||
| Pogorzelski, Andrzej | ||
| Połukard, Mieczysław | ||
| Proch, Bolesław | 15 | |
| Protasiewicz, Piotr | 24 | |
| Pyszny, Piotr | 20 | |
| Raba, Leonard | 10 | |
| Rembas, Jerzy | 40 | |
| Rempała, Jacek | 8 | |
| Rempała, Marcin | 1 | |
| Rogal, Bronislaw | ||
| Rose, Marian | ||
| Skupien, Eugeniusz | ||
| Słaboń, Robert | 11 | |
| Śledź, Dariusz | 7 | |
| Smektała, Bartosz | ||
| Stachyra, Janusz | ||
| Świst, Piotr | 18 | |
| Szczakiel, Jerzy | ||
| Tkocz, Andrzej | 18 | |
| Tkocz, Stanisław | ||
| Teodorowicz, Tadeusz | 5 | |
| Trzeszkowski, Jerzy | 24 | |
| Ułamek, Sebastian | 9 | |
| Walasek, Grzegorz | 15 | |
| Waloszek, Paweł | 74 | |
| Woryna, Antoni | 47 | |
| Wyglenda, Andrzej | ||
| Żabiałowicz, Wojciech | ||
| Zabik, Jan | 8 | |
| Zmarzlik, Bartosz | ||
| Żyto, Henryk | 32 |
References
References
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- Bott, Richard. (1980). "The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4". Stanley Paul & Co Ltd.
- Oakes, Peter. (1981). "1981 Speedway Yearbook". Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd.
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