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The Edward Jancarz Memorial is an annual speedway

Motorcycle speedway

Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...

event held each year organized by the Stal Gorzów Wlkp.

Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski

- Famous riders :- External links :*...

. The Memorial held in the Edward Jancarz Stadium

Edward Jancarz Stadium

Edward Jancarz Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland. It is currently used mostly for speedway matches and is the home stadium of Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski in the Speedway Ekstraliga. The stadium has a capacity of 11,115 people and was opened on 1951...

in Gorzów Wielkopolski

Gorzów Wielkopolski

Gorzów Wielkopolski is a city in western Poland, on the Warta river. It is the biggest city in the Lubusz Voivodeship with 125,149 inhabitants...

. Memorial is irregular and first staged in 1992, when Edward Jancarz

Edward Jancarz

Edward 'Ed' Jancarz was an international speedway rider.-Career:Jancarz rode in the UK for the Wimbledon Dons between 1977–1982 and in Poland for Stal Gorzów...

was murdered.

Individual

Year	Winners	Runner-up	3rd place
1992 details 1992 Edward Jancarz Memorial The 1st Edward Jancarz Memorial was the 1992 version of the Edward Jancarz Memorial. It took place on 12 July in the Stal Gorzów Stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland...	Hans Nielsen Hans Nielsen (speedway rider) Hans Hollen Nielsen - a prominent speedway rider active from the 1970s to the late 1990s; a former World Champion.... (14 pts) Motor Lublin	Jarosław Szymkowiak (12+3 pts) Morawski Zielona Góra ZKZ Zielona Góra Falubaz Zielona Góra is a Polish speedway team based in Zielona Góra who currently races in Speedway Ekstraliga. The club has won Polish Speedway League five times . It is commonly known as Falubaz due to one of its former names....	Bohumil Brhel Bohumil Brhel Bohumil Brhel is a Czech speedway rider and he won the 2001 Individual European Champion title. He won the Czechoslovakian title on six occasions-World Final Appearances:* 1989 - Munich, Olympic Stadium - 16th - 1pt... (12+2 pts) Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski - Famous riders :- External links :*...
1993 details 1993 Edward Jancarz Memorial The 2nd Edward Jancarz Memorial was the 1993 version of the Edward Jancarz Memorial, a motorcycle speedway race. It took place on 10 June in the Stal Gorzów Stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland...	Gary Havelock Gary Havelock Robert Gary Havelock is a speedway rider who currently captains the Redcar Bears in the British Premier League... (12 pts) Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski - Famous riders :- External links :*...	Piotr Świst Piotr Swist Piotr Świst is a Polish speedway rider who won Individual U-21 Polish Championship three times.His family name "Świst" in Polish language mean whizz.- Career :* Individual World Championship... (11+3 pts) Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski - Famous riders :- External links :*...	Antonín Kasper, Jr. Antonín Kasper, Jr. Antonín 'Toni' Kasper was in international motorcycle speedway rider who appeared in four Speedway World Championship finals and featured in four Speedway Grand Prix series.... (11+2 pts) Start Gniezno Start Gniezno Towarzystwo Żużlowe Start Gniezno is a Polish motorcycle speedway team based in Gniezno who currently race in First League .- 2011 Squad :...
1994 details 1994 Edward Jancarz Memorial The 3rd Edward Jancarz Memorial was the 1994 version of the Edward Jancarz Memorial. It took place on 15 May in the Stal Gorzów Stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland...	Joe Screen Joe Screen Joseph 'Joe' Screen , is a British international speedway rider who rides for the Glasgow Tigers in the British Premier League. In 2011 While pairing with James Grieves he won the Premier league Pairs For the Tigers... (13+3 pts) Włókniarz Częstochowa	Greg Hancock Greg Hancock Gregory Alan "Greg" Hancock is an American motorcycle speedway rider.He is a current Speedway World Champion and a multiple World Team champion with USA, with whom he is currently captain... (13+2 pts) Unia Leszno Unia Leszno Unia Leszno are a motorcycle speedway team established in 1938 and based in Leszno, Poland. They compete in the Polish Ekstraliga and are the league champions from the 2010 Speedway Ekstraliga season. The team's home track is at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium....	Billy Hamill Billy Hamill William Gordon Hamill is an American international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a former Speedway World Champion, winning the title in 1996.-Early career:... (11+3 pts) Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski - Famous riders :- External links :*...
1996 details 1996 Edward Jancarz Memorial The 4tht Edward Jancarz Memorial was the 1996 version of the Edward Jancarz Memorial. It took place on 12 May in the Stal Gorzów Stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland...	Leigh Adams Leigh Adams Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion... (13 pts) Unia Leszno Unia Leszno Unia Leszno are a motorcycle speedway team established in 1938 and based in Leszno, Poland. They compete in the Polish Ekstraliga and are the league champions from the 2010 Speedway Ekstraliga season. The team's home track is at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium....	Tony Rickardsson Tony Rickardsson Tony Rickardsson is a retired Swedish motorcycle speedway rider. He is widely acknowledged as being the most successful speedway rider of the current era, having won six Speedway World Championship titles in 15 attempts. He has two daughters, Michelle and Natalie with his wife Anna... (12 pts) Unia Tarnów Unia Tarnów Unia Tarnów is a Polish soccer, basketball and speedway team, based in the southern city of Tarnów. Their home arena is Hala Unii.Football stadium: Stadion Miejski w Tarnowie, 16,000 capacity.- 2006/2007 season in basketball :...	Marek Hućko (11 pts) Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski - Famous riders :- External links :*...
1997 details 1997 Edward Jancarz Memorial The 5th Edward Jancarz Memorial was the 1997 version of the Edward Jancarz Memorial. It took place on 3 August in the Stal Gorzów Stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland...	Hans Nielsen Hans Nielsen (speedway rider) Hans Hollen Nielsen - a prominent speedway rider active from the 1970s to the late 1990s; a former World Champion.... (15 pts) Polonia Piła	Tony Rickardsson Tony Rickardsson Tony Rickardsson is a retired Swedish motorcycle speedway rider. He is widely acknowledged as being the most successful speedway rider of the current era, having won six Speedway World Championship titles in 15 attempts. He has two daughters, Michelle and Natalie with his wife Anna... (14 pts) Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski - Famous riders :- External links :*...	Sławomir Drabik (9+3 pts) Włókniarz Częstochowa
1998 details 1998 Edward Jancarz Memorial The 6th Edward Jancarz Memorial was the 1998 version of the Edward Jancarz Memorial. It took place on 16 May in the Stal Gorzów Stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland...	Tomasz Gollob Tomasz Gollob Tomasz Gollob is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider who has appeared in every Speedway Grand Prix series since its inaugural season in 1995. His brother Jacek is also a speedway rider.-Career summary:... (14 pts + 1st) Polonia Bydgoszcz Polonia Bydgoszcz ŻKS Polonia Bydgoszcz is a Polish speedway team based in Bydgoszcz who currently race in the Speedway Ekstraliga . The club has won the Polish Speedway League Championship seven times, the latest in 2002, and European Team Championship three times, the latest in 2001.- Club history :* 1920 -...	Roman Jankowski Roman Jankowski Roman Jankowski is a speedway rider active from the 1976 until 2006. He is a former Polish Champion, having won the title in 1981 and again in 1988.... (12 pts + 2nd) Unia Leszno Unia Leszno Unia Leszno are a motorcycle speedway team established in 1938 and based in Leszno, Poland. They compete in the Polish Ekstraliga and are the league champions from the 2010 Speedway Ekstraliga season. The team's home track is at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium....	Leigh Adams Leigh Adams Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion... (12 pts + 3rd) Unia Leszno Unia Leszno Unia Leszno are a motorcycle speedway team established in 1938 and based in Leszno, Poland. They compete in the Polish Ekstraliga and are the league champions from the 2010 Speedway Ekstraliga season. The team's home track is at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium....
1999 details 1999 Edward Jancarz Memorial The 7th Edward Jancarz Memorial was the 1999 version of the Edward Jancarz Memorial. It took place on 19 June in the Stal Gorzów Stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland...	Tomasz Gollob Tomasz Gollob Tomasz Gollob is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider who has appeared in every Speedway Grand Prix series since its inaugural season in 1995. His brother Jacek is also a speedway rider.-Career summary:... (13 pts + 1st) Polonia Bydgoszcz Polonia Bydgoszcz ŻKS Polonia Bydgoszcz is a Polish speedway team based in Bydgoszcz who currently race in the Speedway Ekstraliga . The club has won the Polish Speedway League Championship seven times, the latest in 2002, and European Team Championship three times, the latest in 2001.- Club history :* 1920 -...	Robert Sawina (11 pts + 2nd) Start Gniezno Start Gniezno Towarzystwo Żużlowe Start Gniezno is a Polish motorcycle speedway team based in Gniezno who currently race in First League .- 2011 Squad :...	Hans Nielsen Hans Nielsen (speedway rider) Hans Hollen Nielsen - a prominent speedway rider active from the 1970s to the late 1990s; a former World Champion.... (13 pts +3rd) Polonia Piła
2001 details 2001 Edward Jancarz Memorial The 8th Edward Jancarz Memorial was the 2001 version of the Edward Jancarz Memorial. It took place on 15 July in the Stal Gorzów Stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland...	Rune Holta Rune Holta Rune Holta , grew up in Randaberg Norway. He is an international speedway rider who has been a Polish citizen since 2002, allowing him to represent Poland in international competitions and was a member of their Speedway World Cup winning teams in 2005, 2007 & 2010... (13 pts + 1st) Włókniarz Częstochowa	Andreas Jonsson Andreas Jonsson Andreas Karl Rune Jonsson is an international motorcycle speedway rider who was a member of the Sweden speedway team that won the World Cup in 2003 and 2004.- Career summary :... (10 pts + 2nd) Apator Toruń KS Torun KS Toruń is a Polish speedway team from Toruń, Poland. Formerly known as Apator Toruń .- Team Information :* Full name: Klub Sportowy Toruń Unibax SA* Address: 87-100 Toruń, ul. Pera Jonssona 7...	Robert Sawina (10 pts + 3rd) Atlas Wrocław
2005 details 2005 Edward Jancarz Memorial The 9th Edward Jancarz Memorial was the 2005 version of the Edward Jancarz Memorial. It took place on 4 June in the Stal Gorzów Stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland...	Jason Crump Jason Crump Jason Phillip Crump is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a three-time Speedway World Champion, a World Cup winner and a former World Under-21 Champion.-Family:... (11 pts + 1st) Apator Toruń KS Torun KS Toruń is a Polish speedway team from Toruń, Poland. Formerly known as Apator Toruń .- Team Information :* Full name: Klub Sportowy Toruń Unibax SA* Address: 87-100 Toruń, ul. Pera Jonssona 7...	Rune Holta Rune Holta Rune Holta , grew up in Randaberg Norway. He is an international speedway rider who has been a Polish citizen since 2002, allowing him to represent Poland in international competitions and was a member of their Speedway World Cup winning teams in 2005, 2007 & 2010... (15 pts + 2nd) Włókniarz Częstochowa	Leigh Adams Leigh Adams Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion... (12 pts + 3rd) Unia Leszno Unia Leszno Unia Leszno are a motorcycle speedway team established in 1938 and based in Leszno, Poland. They compete in the Polish Ekstraliga and are the league champions from the 2010 Speedway Ekstraliga season. The team's home track is at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium....
2007 details 2007 Edward Jancarz Memorial The 10th Edward Jancarz Memorial was the 2007 version of the Edward Jancarz Memorial. It took place on 16 June in the Stal Gorzów Stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland...	Jason Crump Jason Crump Jason Phillip Crump is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a three-time Speedway World Champion, a World Cup winner and a former World Under-21 Champion.-Family:... (11 pts + 1st) Atlas Wrocław	Chris Harris Chris Harris (speedway rider) Christopher Calvin "Chris" Harris in Truro, Cornwall, nicknamed Bomber, is a Great Britain international speedway rider for the Belle Vue Aces in the United Kingdom.- Early career :... (11 pts + 2nd) RKM Rybnik RKM Rybnik - External links :...	Leigh Adams Leigh Adams Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion... (14 pts + 3rd) Unia Leszno Unia Leszno Unia Leszno are a motorcycle speedway team established in 1938 and based in Leszno, Poland. They compete in the Polish Ekstraliga and are the league champions from the 2010 Speedway Ekstraliga season. The team's home track is at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium....
2008 details 2008 Edward Jancarz Memorial The 11th Edward Jancarz Memorial was the 2008 version of the Edward Jancarz Memorial. It took place on 21 June in the Stal Gorzów Stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland...	Jason Crump Jason Crump Jason Phillip Crump is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a three-time Speedway World Champion, a World Cup winner and a former World Under-21 Champion.-Family:... (13 pts + 1st) Atlas Wrocław	Nicki Pedersen Nicki Pedersen Nicki Pedersen is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider. He has won the World Championship in 2003, 2007 and 2008 and was a World Cup winner with Denmark in 2006 and 2008. His brother, Ronni Pedersen, has also ridden in the Speedway Grand Prix and World Cup.-Domestic teams:Pedersen began speedway... (15 pts + 2nd) Włókniarz Częstochowa	Krzysztof Kasprzak Krzysztof Kasprzak Krzysztof Kasprzak is an international speedway rider who became World Under-21 Champion in 2005. He is a son of former Polish national speedway team member Zenon Kasprzak... (11 pts + 3rd) Unia Leszno Unia Leszno Unia Leszno are a motorcycle speedway team established in 1938 and based in Leszno, Poland. They compete in the Polish Ekstraliga and are the league champions from the 2010 Speedway Ekstraliga season. The team's home track is at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium....
Year	Winners	2nd place	3rd place

Pairs

Year	Winners	Runner-up	3rd place
2009 details 2009 Edward Jancarz Memorial The 12th Edward Jancarz Memorial was the 2009 version of the Edward Jancarz Memorial. It took place on 9 August in the Stal Gorzów Stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland. The Memorial was won by host pair Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski: Rune Holta and Thomas H...	Rune Holta Rune Holta Rune Holta , grew up in Randaberg Norway. He is an international speedway rider who has been a Polish citizen since 2002, allowing him to represent Poland in international competitions and was a member of their Speedway World Cup winning teams in 2005, 2007 & 2010... Thomas H. Jonasson Thomas H. Jonasson Thomas Hjelm Jonasson is an international motorcycle speedway rider, who won the Premier League and the Premier Trophy with the Edinburgh Monarchs in 2008. In 2009, Jonasson continues to race for Elit Vetlanda Speedway in Sweden, Gorzow Wlkp. in Poland whilst riding for Edinburgh Monarchs in the... Caelum Stal Gorzów Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski - Famous riders :- External links :*...	Nicki Pedersen Nicki Pedersen Nicki Pedersen is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider. He has won the World Championship in 2003, 2007 and 2008 and was a World Cup winner with Denmark in 2006 and 2008. His brother, Ronni Pedersen, has also ridden in the Speedway Grand Prix and World Cup.-Domestic teams:Pedersen began speedway... Włókniarz Częstochowa Paweł Zmarzlik Caelum Stal Gorzów Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski - Famous riders :- External links :*...	Jarosław Hampel Przemysław Pawlicki Przemysław Pawlicki Przemysław Pawlicki is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider who is a member of Poland U-21 and U-19 national teams. Pawlicki is a current Team U-21 World Champion and Team U-19 European Champion).- 2008:... Unia Leszno Unia Leszno Unia Leszno are a motorcycle speedway team established in 1938 and based in Leszno, Poland. They compete in the Polish Ekstraliga and are the league champions from the 2010 Speedway Ekstraliga season. The team's home track is at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium....

External links

Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski webside

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