Unia Leszno
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| Unia Leszno | |||
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| Club Information | |||
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| Track Address | Alfred Smoczyk Stadium Leszno, Poland |
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| Country | Poland | ||
| Founded | 1938 | ||
| Team Manager |  Czesław Czernicki |
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| Team Captain |  Leigh Adams |
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| League | Polish Ekstraliga | ||
| Website | Official Website | ||
| Club Facts | |||
| Colours | Blue and White | ||
| Nickname | Byki (Bulls) | ||
| Track size | 330 metres | ||
| Track record time | 58.4 seconds | ||
| Track record date | 3 May 2007 | ||
| Track record holder | Krzysztof Kasprzak | ||
| Major Team Honours | |||
| Team Polish Champions Pair Polish Champion Individual Polish Champion |
12 times (most recent 2007) 6 times (most recent 2003) 9 times (most recent 1990) |
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Unia Leszno are a motorcycle speedway team based in Leszno, Poland. They were established in 1938. They compete in the Polish Ekstraliga and are the current champions from 2007 season. The team's home track is at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium, which has a capacity of over 40,000 people (25,000 seated).
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[edit] 2008 Team Squad[1]
| Rider | Age | Average |
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| Leigh Adams (c) |
37 | 2.635 |
| Krzysztof Kasprzak |
24 | 2.160 |
| Jarosław Hampel |
26 | 2.093 |
| Damian Baliński I |
31 | 1.979 |
| Troy Batchelor |
21 | 1.509 |
 Jurica Pavlič |
19 | 1.000 |
| Adam Kajoch |
20 | 0.857 |
| Robert Kasprzak |
21 | 0.810 |
| Travis McGowan |
27 | 0.000 |
| Sławomir Musielak |
18 | N |
| Damian Perz |
20 | N |
| Adam Shields |
31 | N |
| 2008 SGP riders |
| Juniors Under-21 |
[edit] Honours
| Competitions | Total | Golden medals | Silver medals | Bronze medals | |||
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| Total | Years | Total | Years | Total | Years | ||
| Team (DMP) (since 1948) |
24 | 12 | 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2007 | 5 | 1948, 1977, 1982, 1983, 2002 | 7 | 1958, 1962, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1985, 1986 |
| Team U-21 (MDMP) (since 1978) |
8 | 3 | 1978, 1979, 2001 | 3 | 1983, 1985, 2006 | 2 | 1996, 1997 |
| Pairs (MPPK) (since 1974) |
13 | 6 | 1980, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2003 | 6 | 1978, 1982, 1985, 1991, 1994, 1999 | 1 | 2007 |
| Pairs U-21 (MMPPK) (1980 U-23; since 1983) |
5 | 3 | 1996, 1997, 2005 | 1 | 2004 | 1 | 1986 |
| Individual (IMP) (since 1948) |
20 | 9 | 1949, 1950, 1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1990 | 5 | 1955, 1962, 1987, 1988, 1996 | 6 | 1961, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1996, 2007 |
| Individual U-21 (MIMP) (since 1967) |
16 | 6 | 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1979, 1983 | 5 | 1967, 1968, 1980, 1991, 2004 | 5 | 1978, 1979, 1985, 1996, 2001 |
| Total Polish Championship medals: 86 | Gold: 39 | Silver: 25 | Bronze: 22 | ||||
| Competitions | Total | Golden medals | Silver medals | Bronze medals | |||
| Total | Years | Total | Years | Total | Years | ||
| European Club (KPE) (since 1998) |
0 | ||||||
| Team Cup (DMP) (?) |
0 | ||||||
| Individual Cup (IPP) (?) |
0 | ||||||
| Golden Helmet (ZK) (since 1961) |
8 | 3 | 1984, 1986, 1987 | 5 | 1961, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2005 | 1963, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1996, 2007 | |
| Silver Helmet U-21 (SK) (since 1966) |
9 | 3 | 1976, 1979, 2002 | 3 | 1972, 1976, 1977 | 3 | 1977, 1983, 1986 |
| Bronze Helmet U-19 (BK) (1976-81; since 1983) |
8 | 2 | 1991, 1996, | 3 | 2002, 2003, 2006 | 3 | 1981, 1994, 2002 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Świat Żużla: Świat kibica 2008"; No 1 (73) / 2008; pages 12-13; ISSN 1429-3285.
[edit] See also
- Speedway in Poland
- Alfred Smoczyk Memorial
[edit] External Links
Official Website (Polish)
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