Jan Krzystyniak Explained

Jan Krzystyniak
Nationality:Polish
Birth Date:14 March 1958
Birth Place:Zielona Gora, Poland
Retired:Retired
Years1:1978-1985
Career1:ZKŻ Zielona Góra
Years2:1987-1988
Years3:1989-1993
Years4:1994-1997
Years5:1998
Indivyear1:1983
Indivhonour1:Golden Helmet
Indivyear2:1988,1999
Indivhonour2:Alfred Smoczyk Memorial
Teamhonour1:Team Speedway Polish Championship
Teamyear1:1981, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988
Teamhonour2:Polish Pairs Speedway Championship
Teamyear2:1982, 1983, 1987, 1988

Jan Krzystyniak (born 14 March 1958 in Zielona Góra, Poland) is a retired Polish motorcycle speedway rider, and a speedway team manager. He was Polish Speedway Champion nine times, including pair and team championships.

Sport career

Jan Krzystyniak received his speedway license in 1978, following the steps of his brother Alfred. Until 1985 he rode for ZKŻ Zielona Góra, then he moved on to Unia Leszno (1986–1988), Stal Rzeszów (1989–1993, Polonia Piła (1994–1997) and Iskra Ostrów Wielkopolski (1998). Krzystyniak won 10 medals at Team Speedway Polish Championship: five golden (1981, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988), one silver (1984) and four bronze medals (1979, 1986, 1996, 1997). During his career he was victorious at Polish Pairs Speedway Championship four times, he also came second in the Polish Individual Speedway Championship twice (1988, 1989).

Krzystyniak was very successful at many Polish individual tournaments:

Following his retirement as a speedway rider, he was appointed team manager of Unia Leszno, Włókniarz Częstochowa i Start Gniezno[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trener Jan Krzystyniak poprowadził pierwszy trening . gazeta.pl . 2007-06-11 . 2009-07-28 .