Start Gniezno Stadium Explained

Stadium Name:Start Gniezno Stadium
Location:Wrzesińska 25, 62-200 Gniezno, Poland
Coordinates:52.5217°N 17.5981°W
Opened:1929
Tenants:Motorcycle speedway
Capacity:9,662
Length Km:(344.5 metres) 0.3445

The Start Gniezno Stadium also known as the Colonel Franciszek Hynek Municipal Stadium is a 9,662-capacity motorcycle speedway stadium in the south of Gniezno in Poland.[1]

The venue is used by the speedway team Start Gniezno,[2] who compete in the Team Speedway Polish Championship.[3]

History

The stadium opened in 1929, when the first stand was built.[1] Major speedway events began in 1963 with an international match between the Poland national speedway team against the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia national speedway teams.[4]

The stadium is also known as the Colonel Franciszek Hynek Municipal Stadium, named after the aviation pioneer and World War II commander.[5]

In 2011, the track hosted the fourth and final round of the 2011 Speedway Under-21 World Championship.[6]

On 4 April 2022, the track record was broken by Peter Kildemand in a time of 63.50 seconds.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stadion Startu Gniezno . StadiumDB . 10 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Stadion Startu Gniezno . Start Gniezno speedway club . 10 November 2023.
  3. . Speedway from Around the Globe . Speedway Star . 36–37 . 23 July 2022 .
  4. Web site: Poland . International Speedway . 10 November 2023.
  5. Web site: 5X TAURON SEC – ONE EXTRA ROUND FOR SPEEDWAY FANS . Speedway Euro . 10 November 2023.
  6. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results. wwosbackup. 10 November 2023.