1997 Polish speedway season explained

1997 Polish speedway season
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The 1997 Polish Speedway season was the 1997 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland.[1] [2] [3]

Individual

Polish Individual Speedway Championship

The 1997 Individual Speedway Polish Championship final was held on 15 August at Częstochowa.[4] Jacek Krzyżaniak won the Polish title.[5] [6]

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1 Toruń 13 +3 (3,2,3,3,2)
2 Częstochowa 13 +2 (3,3,3,1,3)
3 Bydgoszcz 11 (3,u,3,2,3)
4 Toruń 10(3,w,3,3,1)
5 Bydgoszcz 10(2,3,2,2,1)
6 Bydgoszcz9(w,2,2,3,2)
7 Częstochowa8(d,3,1,1,3)
8 Zielona Góra 8 (1,1,d,3,3)
9 Leszno 8 (2,1,2,2,1)
10 Jacek Rempała (res) Tarnów 8 (3,1,0,2,2)
11 Gdańsk7 (2,2,2,1,d)
12 Rzeszów5 (2,0,1,0,2)
13 Rzeszów 4 (1,1,0,1,1)
14 Rzeszów3 (1,2,0,w,t)
15 Zielona Góra2(1,d,1,0,0)
16 Gniezno 1 (0,1,0,0,0)
17 Rybnik 0 (d,–,–,–,–)
18 Andrejs Koroļevs (res) Leszno 0 (d)

Golden Helmet

The 1997 Golden Golden Helmet (Polish: Turniej o Złoty Kask, ZK) organised by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) was the 1997 event for the league's leading riders. The final was held at Wrocław on the 3 October. Tomasz Gollob won his fourth Golden Helmet Championship.[7] [8]

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1 Bydgoszcz13(2,3,2,3,3)
2 Gorzów Wlkp.12(1,3,3,2,3)
3 Częstochowa11 (2,2,2,3,2)
4 Bydgoszcz 11(3,3,d,3,2)
5 Częstochowa 10(1,3,3,3,0)
6 Bydgoszcz 9(3,2,2,2,w)
7 Gorzów Wlkp.9(2,2,3,1,1)
8 Piła 7(3,0,1,1,2)
9 Toruń7(3,1,2,t,1)
10 Wrocław 7(d,1,1,2,3)
11 Toruń 7 (2,1,3,1,t)
12 Leszno 5 (0,2,d,0,3)
13 Gdańsk 5 (0,1,1,1,2)
14 Rawicz 3 (1,0,1,0,1)
15 Grudziądz 1 (1,0,0,0,0)
16 Grudziądz 0 (0,0,0,0,u)

Criterium of Aces

See main article: 1997 Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces.

Junior Championship

Silver Helmet

Bronze Helmet

Pairs

Polish Pairs Speedway Championship

The 1997 Polish Pairs Speedway Championship was the 1997 edition of the Polish Pairs Speedway Championship. The final was held on 20 June at Bydgoszcz.[9]

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1 Polonia Bydgoszcz29Tomasz Gollob 12, Piotr Protasiewicz 11, Jacek Gollob 6
2 Apator Toruń21+3Jacek Krzyżaniak 11+3, Mirosław Kowalik 10
3 Gorzów Wlkp.21+2Piotr Świst 12, Tomasz Bajerski 9+2
4 Włókniarz Częstochowa18Sławomir Drabik 12, Sebastian Ułamek 6
5 Atlas Wrocław14Dariusz Śledź 12, Waldemar Szuba 2, Zbigniew Lech 0
6 GKM Grudziądz12Robert Kempiński 3, Paweł Staszek 3, Robert Dados 6
7 Start Gniezno11Robert Sawina 10, Adam Fajfer 0, Tomasz Fajfer 1

Team

Team Speedway Polish Championship

The 1997 Team Speedway Polish Championship was the 1997 edition of the Team Polish Championship.[10] Polonia Bydgoszcz won the gold medal.[11] The team included the Gollob brothers, Piotr Protasiewicz and Henrik Gustafsson.[12]

First Division

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1Polonia Bydgoszcz25 1215+147
2Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski241125+65
3 Polonia Piła22 10 2 6+34
4Apator Toruń2110 17+51
5188 28+43
6ZKŻ Zielona Góra17819–21
7Stal Rzeszów16 729+35
8Start Gniezno157 1 10–123
9Włókniarz Częstochowa14 7 0 11–74
108 4 0 14–157
Play offs
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semi final Toruń Bydgoszcz 43:47, 26:64
semi final PiłaGorzów 47:43, 41:48
final Gorzów Bydgoszcz 46:44, 30:60

Second Division

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1GKM Grudziądz34 17 0 3 +500
2Ostrów31 15 1 4 +315
3Unia Tarnów30 1505 +304
4Wybrzeże Gdańsk30 150 5 +341
5Łódź241208+176
6RKM Rybnik23 1118+93
7Kolejarz Rawicz22 1109+26
8Kolejarz Opole11 5 114–297
9ŻKS Krosno63017–463
10LKŻ Lublin52 1 17 –375
11Wanda Kraków4 2 0 18 –620

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2023 . Speedway History . 25 February 2023.
  2. Web site: Historia Speedway Polsce 1997 . Historia Speedway . 25 February 2023.
  3. Web site: Historia Drużynowych Mistrzostw Polski . Zuzeland.com . 1 March 2023.
  4. Web site: Polish final 1997 . WWOS Backup . 25 February 2023.
  5. Web site: KRZYŻANIAK Jacek . Speedway HG . 1 March 2023.
  6. Web site: Speedway memories: Jacek Krzyżaniak wins the title of Individual Polish Champion . Sportowe Fakty . 1 March 2023.
  7. Web site: Tomasz Gollob's Biography . Biografia 24 . 1 March 2023.
  8. Web site: Tomasz Gollob and... everything is clear - the best players in the history of IMP . Sportowe Fakty . 1 March 2023.
  9. Web site: Polish pairs championship . Speedway History . 4 March 2023.
  10. Web site: 1997 Polish leagues . Roman Lach – Polish Speedway Almanac . 25 February 2023 . 16 October 2002 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021016220255/http://rlach.republika.pl/pl_1997.htm . dead .
  11. Web site: Drużynowe Mistrzostwa Polski (PGE Ekstraliga) . Speedway Fansite . 25 February 2023.
  12. Web site: 1997 Bydgoszcz team stats . Polish Speedway Database . 1 March 2023.