Edward Jancarz Stadium
Encyclopedia
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. It is named after Edward Jancarz
, a former speedway rider from Gorzów Wielkopolski who finished third in the 1968 World Final
and helped Poland win the 1969 Speedway World Team Cup. Jancarz was sadly murdered by his wife in 1992.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
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...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. It is currently used mostly for 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...
matches and is the home stadium of Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski
Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski
- Famous riders :- External links :*...
in the Speedway Ekstraliga
Speedway Ekstraliga
The Speedway Ekstraliga is the top division of speedway in Poland. It has been called the "richest and most popular speedway league in the world" and attracts riders from all over the world...
. The stadium has a capacity of 11,115 people and was opened on 1951. It is named after 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...
, a former speedway rider from Gorzów Wielkopolski who finished third in the 1968 World Final
1968 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1968 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*September 6, 1968 Göteborg, Ullevi...
and helped Poland win the 1969 Speedway World Team Cup. Jancarz was sadly murdered by his wife in 1992.
International
- Speedway Grand PrixSpeedway Grand PrixSpeedway Grand Prix are a series of stand-alone speedway events over the course of a season used to determine the Speedway World Champion. As of 2008, all of the events take place in Europe.- Event format :...
: 20112011 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland IIThe FIM Gorzow Speedway Grand Prix of Poland will be the eleventh and final race of the 2011 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on October 8 at the Edward Jancarz Stadium stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland.- Riders :...
, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 - Speedway World CupSpeedway World CupThe Speedway World Cup is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The first edition of the competition in the current format was in 2001 and it replaced the old World Team Cup competition.-Format:...
: 20102010 Speedway World CupThe 2010 FIM PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna Speedway World Cup was the tenth FIM Speedway World Cup, the annual international speedway world championship tournament. It was originally scheduled to take place between 24 July and 31 July 2010, although re-stagings due to adverse weather meant that it...
(Event One2010 Speedway World Cup Event 1The 2010 FIM PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna Speedway World Cup Event 1 was the first race of the 2010 Speedway World Cup season. It took place on 25 July 2010 at the Edward Jancarz Stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland....
), 20112011 Speedway World CupThe 2011 FIM Speedway World Cup was the eleventh FIM Speedway World Cup, the annual international speedway world championship tournament. It took place between 9 July and 16 July 2011 and involved eight national teams...
(Race-off2011 Speedway World Cup Race-offThe 2011 FIM Polska Grupa Energetyczna Speedway World Cup Race-off was the third race of the 2011 Speedway World Cup season. It took place on 11 July 2011 at the Edward Jancarz Stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland....
and the Final2011 Speedway World Cup FinalThe 2011 FIM Polska Grupa Energetyczna Speedway World Cup Final was the fourth and final race of the 2011 Speedway World Cup season. It was run on July 16 and was won by host nation Poland from Australia, Sweden and Denmark...
) - Individual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipIndividual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe Individual Speedway Junior World Championship is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the International Motorcycling Federation since 1977...
: 2000 Final2000 Individual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe 2000 Individual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipWorld Champion Andreas Jonsson get qualification to 2000 Speedway Grand Prix Challenge.-World final:*August 27, 2000 Gorzów Wielkopolski, Edward Jancarz Stadium... - Team Speedway Junior World ChampionshipTeam Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe Team Speedway Junior World Championship is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries . The first edition of the competition was in 2005. Current World Champions are Russia team, who won in 2011 Final...
: 2009 Final2009 Team Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe 2009 Team Speedway Junior World Championship will be the fifth annual FIM Team Under-21 World Championship competition since its introduction in 2005. The final will take place on September 5, 2009 in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland...
Polish Championships
- Individual Speedway Polish ChampionshipIndividual Speedway Polish ChampionshipThe Individual Speedway Polish Championship is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the Polish Motor Union since 1932....
Finals: 1970, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, - Polish Pairs Speedway ChampionshipPolish Pairs Speedway ChampionshipThe Polish Pairs Speedway Championship is an annual speedway event held each year in different polish clubs organized by the Polish Motor Union since 1974....
Finals: 1982, 1992, 1998