Stadion im. Edwarda Jancarza explained

Stadium Name:Stadion im. Edwarda Jancarza
Nickname:Jancarz
Location:Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
Coordinates:52.7208°N 15.2281°W
Opened:1951
Renovated:2007-2011
Owner:Gorzów Wielkopolski City
Tenants:Speedway team

Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski

Capacity:15,000[1]
Length Km:(329 metres) 0.329

Edward Jancarz Stadium (Polish: Stadion im. Edwarda Jancarza), formerly the Stadion żużlowy Gorzów Wielkopolski, is a 15,000-capacity multi-use stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland, and the home of motorcycle speedway club Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski.[2] It is currently used mostly as a 329 m racetrack for speedway matches and is the home stadium of Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski in the Speedway Ekstraliga.[3]

History

The stadium has opened in 1951. It is named after Edward Jancarz, a former speedway rider from Gorzów Wielkopolski who finished third in the 1968 World Final in Sweden, and helped Poland win the 1969 Speedway World Team Cup at home in Rybnik. Jancarz was murdered by his wife in 1992.

Events hosted

International

Polish Championships

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oficjalna strona Klubu Stal Gorzów - StalGorzow.pl. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160220025844/http://www.stalgorzow.pl/pl/menu/3/klub.html . 2016-02-20 .
  2. Web site: Stadion im. Edwarda Jancarza (Stadion Stali Gorzów) . StadiumDB . 10 November 2023.
  3. . Speedway from Around the Globe . Speedway Star . 36–37 . 23 July 2022 .
  4. Web site: 2024 Speedway Grand Prix calendar . FIM . 11 November 2023.