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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.BOOK, Rogers, Martin, The Illustrated History of Speedway, 1978, 134, Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd, 0-904584-45-3, 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.BOOK, Bott, Richard, The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4, 1980, 99, Stanley Paul & Co Ltd, 0-09-141751-1, 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.BOOK, Oakes, Peter, 1981 Speedway Yearbook, 1981, 27–28, Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd, 0-86215-017-5, 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.WEB,weblink WORLD TEAM CUP, International Speedway, 13 October 2023, Poland's speedway team was awarded the Team of the Year in Poland by Przegląd Sportowy in 2009 and 2010.WEB, Żużlowcy Drużyną Roku, Wierietielny najlepszym trenerem, pl, SportoweFakty.pl, 8 Jan 2011,weblink 8 Jan 2011, 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).WEB,weblink POLAND WIN SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP AHEAD OF GREAT BRITAIN AS MACIEJ JANOWSKI BEATS ROBERT LAMBERT IN DECISIVE HEAT 20, Eurosport, 31 July 2023,

Major world titles

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World Team Cup {| class"wikitable" style"font-size: 95%; width: 70%; text-align: center;"

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1961	{{flagicon	Stadion Olimpijski (Wrocław)>Stadion Olimpijski	1. {{flagicon	Poland (32)2. {{flagicon>SWE}} Sweden (31)3. {{flagicon	England national speedway team>England (21)4. {{flagicon	Czechoslovakia national speedway team>Czechoslovakia (12)	Marian Kaiser >|10

Henryk Żyto >|7

Florian Kapała >|6

Mieczysław Połukard>| 5

Stanisław Tkocz >|4

1965	{{flagicon|FRG}}KemptenKempten Speedway	1. {{flagicon	Poland (38)2. {{flagicon>SWE}} Sweden (34)3. {{flagicon	Great Britain national speedway team>Great Britain (18)4. {{flagicon	Soviet Union national speedway team>Soviet Union (7)	Andrzej Pogorzelski >|11

Andrzej Wyglenda >|11

Antoni Woryna >|9

Zbigniew Podlecki >|7

1966	{{flagicon|POL}}WrocławStadion Olimpijski	1. {{flagicon	Poland (40)2. {{flagicon>URS}} Soviet Union national speedway team	(26)3. {{flagicon>SWE}} Sweden (22)4. {{flagicon	Great Britain national speedway team>Great Britain (8)	|11

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Marian Rose >|10

|8

1969	{{flagicon|POL}}RybnikRybnik Municipal Stadium	1. {{flagicon	Poland (31)2. {{flagicon>GBR}} Great Britain (23) 3. {{flagicon	SWE}} Sweden (12)	|11

Edward Jancarz >|11

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Henryk Glücklich >| 3

|2

1996	{{flagicon|GER}}DiedenbergenSpeedway Diedenbergen	1. {{flagicon	Poland (27)2. {{flagicon>RUS}} Russia national speedway team	(22)3. {{flagicon>DEN}} Denmark national speedway team	(21)4. {{flagicon>GER}} Germany national speedway team	(20)5. {{flagicon>SWE}} Sweden (14)6. {{flagicon	HUN}} Hungary (9)	Tomasz Gollob >|15

SÅ‚awomir Drabik >|12

Piotr Protasiewicz >|0

2005	{{flagicon|POL}}WrocławStadion Olimpijski	1. {{flagicon	Poland (62)2. {{flagicon>SWE}} Sweden (34)3. {{flagicon	GBR}} Great Britain (27)	|14

Jarosław Hampel >|13

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Rune Holta >| 12

Grzegorz Walasek >|10

2007	{{flagicon|POL}}LesznoAlfred Smoczyk Stadium	1. {{flagicon	Poland (55)2. {{flagicon>DEN}} Denmark (52)3. {{flagicon	GBR}} Great Britain (15)	Krzysztof Kasprzak >|14

Jarosław Hampel >|13

|12

| 12

Damian Baliński >|4

2009	{{flagicon|POL}}LesznoAlfred Smoczyk Stadium	1. {{flagicon	Poland (44)2.{{flagicon>AUS}} Australia (43)3. {{flagicon	RUS}} Russia (35)	|18

Krzysztof Kasprzak >|10

Adrian Miedziński >| 7

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2010	{{flagicon|DEN}}VojensVojens Speedway Center	1. {{flagicon	Poland (44)2.{{flagicon>DEN}} Denmark (39)3. {{flagicon	GBR}} Great Britain (33)	|12

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Janusz Kołodziej (speedway rider)>Janusz Kołodziej	6

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2011	{{flagicon|POL}}Gorzów WielkopolskiEdward Jancarz Stadium	1. {{flagicon	Poland (51)2. {{flagicon>AUS}} Australia (45)3. {{flagicon	DEN}} Denmark (29)	|17

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|7

2013	{{flagicon|CZE}}PragueMarkéta Stadium	1. {{flagicon	Poland (31)2. {{flagicon>DEN}} Denmark (40)3. {{flagicon	CZE}} Czech Republic (12)	|15

Maciej Janowski >|12

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Patryk Dudek >|7

2016	{{flagicon|ENG}}ManchesterNational Speedway Stadium	1. {{flagicon	Poland (39)2. {{flagicon>GBR}} Great Britain (32)3. {{flagicon	AUS}} Australia (22)	Bartosz Zmarzlik >|11

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Piotr Pawlicki Jr. >|10

|8

2017	{{flagicon|POL}}LesznoAlfred Smoczyk Stadium	1. {{flagicon	Poland (50)2. {{flagicon>SWE}} Sweden (27)3. {{flagicon	GBR}} Great Britain (15)	|14

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|10

2023	{{flagicon|POL}}WrocławStadion Olimpijski	1. {{flagicon	Poland (33)2. {{flagicon>GBR}} Great Britain (31)3. {{flagicon	AUS}} Australia (27)	|11

Dominik Kubera >|9

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World Pairs Championship {| class"wikitable" style"font-size: 95%; width: 70%; text-align: center;"

!width=40|Year!width=150|Venue!width=150|Standings (Pts)!width=120|Riders!width=40|Pts

1971	{{flagicon|POL}}RybnikRybnik Municipal Stadium	1. {{flagicon	Poland (30)2. {{flagicon>NZL}} New Zealand national speedway team	(25)3. {{flagicon>SWE}} Sweden (22)4. {{flagicon	SCO}} Scotland national speedway team	(16)6. {{flagicon>YUG}} Yugoslavia national speedway team	(10)7. {{flagicon>AUT}} Austria (6)	|15

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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.WEB,weblink ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, British Speedway, 6 October 2023, {|class="sortable wikitable"!width="180"|Rider!width="50"|Caps

Tomasz Bajerski>Bajerski, Tomasz	3

Damian Baliński>Baliński, Damian	2

Piotr Baron>Baron, Piotr

Kazimierz Bentke>Bentke, Kazimierz	3

Eugeniusz Blaszak>Blaszak, Eugeniusz	5

Krzysztof Buczkowski>Buczkowski, Krzysztof	1

Krzysztof Cegielski>Cegielski, Krzysztof	5

Marek Cieślak>Cieślak, Marek	29

Robert Dados>Dados, Robert

Rafał Dobrucki>Dobrucki, Rafał	4

Zdzisław Dobrucki>Dobrucki, Zdzisław

Ryszard Dołomisiewicz>Dołomisiewicz, Ryszard

SÅ‚awomir Drabik>Drabik, SÅ‚awomir	13

Patryk Dudek>Dudek, Patryk

Grzegorz Dzikowski>Dzikowski, Grzegorz

Ryszard Fabiszewski>Fabiszewski, Ryszard

Tomasz Fajfer>Fajfer, Tomasz

Dariusz Fliegert>Fleigert, Dariusz	1

Ryszard Franczyszyn>Franczyszyn, Ryszard

Zygfryd Friedek>Friedek, Zygfryd

Henryk Glücklich>Glücklich, Henryk	41

Jacek Gollob>Gollob, Jacek

Tomasz Gollob>Gollob, Tomasz	52

Jacek Gomólski>Gomólski, Jacek

Jarosław Hampel>Hampel, Jarosław	24

Rune Holta>Holta, Rune

Andrzej Huszcza>Huszcza, Andrzej	45

Wiesław Jaguś>Jaguś, Wiesław

Edward Jancarz>Jancarz, Edward	76

Roman Jankowski>Jankowski, Roman	47

Maciej Janowski>Janowski, Maciej

Maciej Jaworek>Jaworek, Maciej

Andrzej Jurczyński>Jurczyński, Andrzej	24

Marian Kaiser>Kaiser, Marian	31

Florian Kapała>Kapała, Florian

Krzysztof Kasprzak>Kasprzak, Krzysztof	13

Zenon Kasprzak>Kasprzak, Zenon

Marek Kepa>Kepa, Marek	7

Janusz Kołodziej (speedway rider)>Kołodziej, Janusz	8

Mirosław Kowalik (speedway rider)>Kowalik, Mirosław	8

Dominik Kubera>Kubera, Dominik

Jacek Krzyżaniak>Krzyżaniak, Jacek

Jan Krzystyniak>Krzystyniak, Jan

Rafal Kurmanski>Kurmanski, Rafal	1

Stefan Kwoczala>Kowczala, Stefan	3

Adam Labedzki>Labedzki, Adam	3

Jan Malinowski>Malinowski, Jan

Adrian Miedziński>Miedziński, Adrian	4

Edmund MigoÅ›>MigoÅ›, Edmund

Marek Mroz>Mroz, Marek	1

Jan Mucha (speedway rider)>Mucha, Jan

Bogusław Nowak>Nowak, Bogusław

Krzysztof Okupski>Okupski, Krzysztof

Adam Olkiewicz>Olkiewicz, Adam	1

Henryk Olszak>Olszak, Henryk

Jarosław Olszewski>Olszewski, Jarosław

Wieslaw Patynek>Patynek, Wieslaw	1

Piotr Pawlicki Jr.>Pawlicki Jr., Piotr

Przemysław Pawlicki>Pawlicki, Przemysław

Krystian Pieszczek>Pieszczek, Krystian

Zenon Plech>Plech, Zenon	76

Konstanty Pociejkewicz>Pociejkewicz, Konstanty

Zbigniew Podlecki>Podlecki, Zbigniew

Andrzej Pogorzelski>Pogorzelski, Andrzej

Mieczysław Połukard>Połukard, Mieczysław

Bolesław Proch>Proch, Bolesław	15

Piotr Protasiewicz>Protasiewicz, Piotr	24

Piotr Pyszny>Pyszny, Piotr	20

Leonard Raba>Raba, Leonard	10

Jerzy Rembas>Rembas, Jerzy	40

Jacek Rempała>Rempała, Jacek	8

Marcin Rempała>Rempała, Marcin	1

Bronislaw Rogal>Rogal, Bronislaw

Marian Rose>Rose, Marian

Eugeniusz Skupien>Skupien, Eugeniusz

Robert Słaboń>Słaboń, Robert	11

Dariusz Śledź>Śledź, Dariusz	7

Bartosz Smektała>Smektała, Bartosz

Janusz Stachyra>Stachyra, Janusz

Piotr Åšwist>Åšwist, Piotr	18

Jerzy Szczakiel>Szczakiel, Jerzy

Andrzej Tkocz>Tkocz, Andrzej	18

Stanisław Tkocz>Tkocz, Stanisław

Tadeusz Teodorowicz>Teodorowicz, Tadeusz	5

Jerzy Trzeszkowski>Trzeszkowski, Jerzy	24

Sebastian UÅ‚amek>UÅ‚amek, Sebastian	9

Grzegorz Walasek>Walasek, Grzegorz	15

Paweł Waloszek>Waloszek, Paweł	74

Antoni Woryna>Woryna, Antoni	47

Andrzej Wyglenda	>|

Wojciech Żabiałowicz>Żabiałowicz, Wojciech

Jan Zabik>Zabik, Jan	8

Bartosz Zmarzlik>Zmarzlik, Bartosz

Henryk Żyto>Żyto, Henryk	32

See also

• Speedway in Poland

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

• List of members of Polish national team

{{Polish national speedway team}}{{Speedway in Poland}}{{Speedway national teams}}{{National sports teams of Poland}}{{Awards of Plebiscite of PrzeglÄ…d Sportowy}}