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{{Short description|Polish motorcycle speedway team}}
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|track record time= 56,50 [[second|s]]<br>[[Jack Holder]]<br>August 20, 2017
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|track record date= 20 August 2017
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|track record holder= [[Jack Holder]]
|honour1 = [[Team Speedway Polish Championship]] Gold Medal
|honour1 = [[Team Speedway Polish Championship]] Gold Medal
|year1 = [[1986 Polish speedway season|1986]], [[1990 Polish speedway season|1990]], [[2001 Polish speedway season|2001]], [[2008 Polish speedway season|2008]]
|year1 = [[1986 Polish speedway season|1986]], [[1990 Polish speedway season|1990]], [[2001 Polish speedway season|2001]], [[2008 Polish speedway season|2008]]
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|year2 = [[1986 Polish speedway season|1986]], [[2004 Polish speedway season|2004]], [[2008 Polish speedway season|2008]], [[2010 Polish speedway season|2010]]
|year2 = [[1986 Polish speedway season|1986]], [[2004 Polish speedway season|2004]], [[2008 Polish speedway season|2008]], [[2010 Polish speedway season|2010]]
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'''Apator Toruń''', historically '''KS Toruń''', known also in the past as '''Unibax Toruń''' due to ownership changes, is a Polish [[motorcycle speedway]] team from [[Toruń]] in Poland. The team currently competes in the [[Ekstraliga (speedway)|Ekstraliga]] (the highest division)<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Speedway from Around the Globe - Poland PGE Ekstraliga |url=|magazine=Speedway Star page 42 |location= |publisher= |date=10 September 2022 |access-date=}}</ref> and have won the [[Team Speedway Polish Championship]] four times.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayw.pl/pl_2022.htm |title=Historia Speedway Polsce 2022 |website=Historia Speedway |access-date=4 March 2023}}</ref>
'''Apator Toruń''', historically '''KS Toruń''', known also in the past as '''Unibax Toruń''' due to ownership changes, is a Polish [[motorcycle speedway]] team from [[Toruń]]. The team currently competes in the [[Ekstraliga (speedway)|Ekstraliga]] (the highest division)<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Speedway from Around the Globe - Poland PGE Ekstraliga |url=|magazine=Speedway Star |page=42 |location= |publisher= |date=10 September 2022 |access-date=}}</ref> and have won the [[Team Speedway Polish Championship]] four times (as of 2022).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayw.pl/pl_2022.htm |title=Historia Speedway Polsce 2022 |website=Historia Speedway |access-date=4 March 2023}}</ref>


== Team information ==
== Team information ==
* Name: Klub Sportowy KS Toruń SA
* Name: Klub Sportowy KS Toruń SA
* Address: 87-100 Toruń, ul. Pera Jonssona 7
* Address: 87-100 Toruń, ul. Pera Jonssona 7
* Home track: MotoArena im. Mariana Rose; ul. Pera Jonssona 7, Toruń
* Home track: Pera Jonssona 7, Toruń
* Home arena capacity: 15500
* Home arena capacity: 15,500


== History ==
== History ==
===1955 to 1961 ===
=== 1930 to 1945 ===
Speedway motorcycles roared in [[Toruń]] as early as 1930, where they raced in classes according to engine size. The sport, called [[Track racing|"Dirt-track"]] at the time, carried on in Toruń up until [[World War II]]. Immediately after the war, racing resumed and the Toruń's Motorcycle Club (Toruński Klub Motocyklowy) was formed. The current speedway track in Toruń saw its first race in 1950 when races were move from Bema street to the then army stadium at Ulica Broniewskiego. At the time, [[Zbigniew Raniszewski]] was Toruń's best rider. He died during a match in [[Vienna]] in the mid-1950s.
Speedway motorcycles came to [[Toruń]] as early as the 1930, where they raced in classes according to engine size. The sport, called [[Track racing|"Dirt-track"]] at the time, carried on in Toruń up until [[World War II]].


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=== 1946 to 1956 ===
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From 1957 the speedway club operated under the Friends of Soldiers League (Liga Przyjaciół Żołnierza), and one year later Toruń officially raced under the league and won with [[Unia Leszno]]. During the [[1959 Polish speedway season]], the riders from Copernicus's birthplace appeared in the third league placing second to last (7th). In [[1960 Polish speedway season|1960]], they continued to race as '''LPŻ Toruń'''but placed last and in [[1961 Polish speedway season|1961]] a team called MKŻ Toruń finished 7th.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayw.pl/pl_1961.htm |title=Historia Speedway Polsce 1961 |website=History Speedway |access-date=4 March 2023}}</ref>
Immediately after the war, racing resumed and the Toruń's Motorcycle Club (Toruński Klub Motocyklowy) was formed. The speedway team saw its first race in 1950, when races were moved from the Bema street Municipal Stadium to the then Military Stadium ([[KS Apator Stadium]]) at Ulica Broniewskiego.

=== 1957 to 1961 ===
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In 1957, due to regulatory requirements, a major renovation took place and the new facilities opened on 20 October 1957. The stadium was now named after [[Zbigniew Raniszewski]], a Toruń speedway rider who lost his life in a race in Vienna on 21 April 1956.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=7077 |title=Zbigniew Raniszewski | website=Motorsport Memorial |access-date=9 February 2024}}</ref> From 1957, the speedway club operated under the Friends of Soldiers League (Liga Przyjaciół Żołnierza), and one year later Toruń officially raced under the league and won with [[Unia Leszno]]. During the [[1959 Polish speedway season]], the riders from Copernicus's birthplace appeared in the third league placing second to last (7th). In [[1960 Polish speedway season|1960]], they continued to race as '''LPŻ Toruń''' but placed last and in [[1961 Polish speedway season|1961]] a team called MKŻ Toruń finished 7th.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayw.pl/pl_1961.htm |title=Historia Speedway Polsce 1961 |website=History Speedway |access-date=4 March 2023}}</ref>


=== 1962 to 1975 ===
=== 1962 to 1975 ===
In [[1962 Polish speedway season|1962]], a speedway club named '''Stal KS Toruń''' was founded and competed in the second league.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayw.pl/pl_1962.htm |title=Historia Speedway Polsce 1962 |website=History Speedway |access-date=4 March 2023}}</ref> In 1966, their leading rider [[Marian Rose]] won the silver medal at the [[Polish Individual Speedway Championship]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Bott|first=Richard|title=The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4|year=1980|pages=101|publisher=Stanley Paul & Co Ltd|isbn=0-09-141751-1}}</ref> Rose helped riders like [[Jan Ząbik]], Janusz Plewiński, Roman Kościecha and Bogdan Szuluk, but sadly he died after a crash during a match in [[Rzeszów]] in 1970. Meanwhile the club continued to compete in the second division for 14 years
In [[1962 Polish speedway season|1962]], a speedway club named '''Stal KS Toruń''' was founded and competed in the second league.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayw.pl/pl_1962.htm |title=Historia Speedway Polsce 1962 |website=History Speedway |access-date=4 March 2023}}</ref> In 1966, their leading rider [[Marian Rose]] won the silver medal at the [[Polish Individual Speedway Championship]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Bott|first=Richard|title=The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4|year=1980|pages=101|publisher=Stanley Paul & Co Ltd|isbn=0-09-141751-1}}</ref> Rose helped riders like Jan Ząbik, Janusz Plewiński, Roman Kościecha and Bogdan Szuluk, but he died after a crash during a match at the [[Stal Rzeszów Municipal Stadium]] on 19 April 1970. Meanwhile the club continued to compete in the second division for 14 years.


===1976 to 1985===
===1976 to 1985===
In [[1976 Polish speedway season|1976]] the first league was rebuilt into ten teams and Toruń receive a promotion. A young talented rider [[Kazimierz Araszewicz]] died in a crash during the 1976 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayw.pl/pl_1976.htm |title=Historia Speedway Polsce 1976 |website=History Speedway |access-date=4 March 2023}}</ref> The team began to race as '''Apator Toruń'' after the Apator Sports Club and continued to compete in the highest division. They won a silver medal in the pairs during [[1981 Polish speedway season|1981]] and the team gained their first honours in 1983, after taking the team championship bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/druzynowemp.php |title=HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2013 |website=Speedway History |access-date=5 March 2023}}</ref> [[Wojciech Żabiałowicz]] won the 1985 [[Golden Helmet (Poland)|Golden Helmet]].
In [[1976 Polish speedway season|1976]] the first league was rebuilt into ten teams and Toruń received a promotion. A young talented rider [[Kazimierz Araszewicz]] died in a crash during the 1976 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayw.pl/pl_1976.htm |title=Historia Speedway Polsce 1976 |website=History Speedway |access-date=4 March 2023}}</ref> The team began to race as '''Apator Toruń'' after the Apator Sports Club and continued to compete in the highest division. They won a silver medal in the pairs during [[1981 Polish speedway season|1981]] and the team gained their first honours in 1983, after taking the team championship bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/druzynowemp.php |title=HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2013 |website=Speedway History |access-date=5 March 2023}}</ref> [[Wojciech Żabiałowicz]] won the 1985 [[Golden Helmet (Poland)|Golden Helmet]].


===1986 to 1999===
===1986 to 1999===
In [[1986 Polish speedway season|1986]], Toruń won their first Polish champion title, overtaking rivals [[Polonia Bydgoszcz]] at the end of the season. The team consisted of riders such as Zabiałowicz, [[Eugeniusz Miastkowski]], [[Grzegorz Śniegowski]] and [[Stanisław Miedziński]]. Zabiałowicz and Śniegowski also won the pairs championship. The team grew to become one of the best speedway teams in Poland, winning the [[1990 Polish speedway season|1990]] gold medal with a team that included Żabiałowicz, [[Jacek Krzyżaniak]], [[Mirosław Kowalik (speedway rider)|Mirosław Kowalik]] and [[Robert Sawina]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://speedway.com.pl/teams/torun/1990/ |title=1990 Toruń team stats |website=Polish Speedway Database |access-date=5 March 2023}}</ref> They then won four consecutive bronze medals followed by two silver medals from [[1991 Polish speedway season|1991]] to [[1996 Polish speedway season|1996]]. The 1990 world champion [[Per Jonsson]] was instrumental in much of the success.
In [[1986 Polish speedway season|1986]], KS Apator Toruń won their first Polish champion title, overtaking rivals [[Polonia Bydgoszcz]] at the end of the season. The team consisted of riders such as Zabiałowicz, [[Eugeniusz Miastkowski]], [[Grzegorz Śniegowski]] and [[Stanisław Miedziński]]. Zabiałowicz and Śniegowski also won the pairs championship. The team grew to become one of the best speedway teams in Poland, winning the [[1990 Polish speedway season|1990]] gold medal with a team that included Żabiałowicz, [[Jacek Krzyżaniak]], [[Mirosław Kowalik (speedway rider)|Mirosław Kowalik]] and [[Robert Sawina]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://speedway.com.pl/teams/torun/1990/ |title=1990 Toruń team stats |website=Polish Speedway Database |access-date=5 March 2023}}</ref>


They then won four consecutive bronze medals followed by two silver medals from [[1991 Polish speedway season|1991]] to [[1996 Polish speedway season|1996]]. The 1990 world champion [[Per Jonsson]] was instrumental in much of the success. In-between in 1994, the stadium was renamed again, taking the name of [[Marian Rose]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=2173 |title=Marian Rose | website=Motorsport Memorial |access-date=9 February 2024}}</ref>
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===2000 to present ===
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[[File:UnibaxToruń2007.jpg|thumb|left|150px|2007 Toruń team]]
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Toruń were inaugural members of the [[Ekstraliga (speedway)|Ekstraliga]] in 2000<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zuzelend.com/i,89,Historia-Druzynowych-Mistrzostw-Polski |title=Historia Drużynowych Mistrzostw Polski |website=Zuzeland.com |access-date=4 March 2023}}</ref> and in 2001 signed [[Tony Rickardsson]], which instantly saw success as Toruń won their third gold medal. The Polish championship title in 2001 lasted to the final heat of the final match against [[WTS Wrocław|Atlas Wrocław]], with Toruń's riders winning the heat 5-1. They secured two silver medals in [[2003 Polish speedway season|2003]] and [[2007 Polish speedway season|2007]] but in between the team was bought by a trader Roman Karkosik and the name was changed to '''Unibax Toruń'''.


===2000 to 2008 ===
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A fourth gold medal was won during the [[2008 Polish speedway season]] and [[Wiesław Jaguś]] and [[Robert Kościecha]] also won the pairs. From 2009 to 2016 the club won three more silver medals and two more bronze medals but in [[2019 Polish speedway season|2019]], the club suffered its first relegation after 44 successive years in the top league. The team won the 2020 [[Polish Speedway First League|1.Liga]] to gain a quick promotion back to the Ekstraliga.
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[[File:UnibaxToruń2007.jpg|thumb|2007 Toruń team]]
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Toruń were inaugural members of the [[Ekstraliga (speedway)|Ekstraliga]] in 2000<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zuzelend.com/i,89,Historia-Druzynowych-Mistrzostw-Polski |title=Historia Drużynowych Mistrzostw Polski |website=Zuzeland.com |access-date=4 March 2023}}</ref> and in 2001, signed [[Tony Rickardsson]], which instantly saw success as Toruń won their third gold medal. The Polish championship title in 2001 lasted to the final heat of the final match against [[WTS Wrocław|Atlas Wrocław]], with Toruń's riders winning the heat 5-1. They secured two silver medals in [[2003 Polish speedway season|2003]] and [[2007 Polish speedway season|2007]] but in between the team was bought by a trader Roman Karkosik and the name was changed to '''Unibax Toruń'''.


Plans for a [[MotoArena Toruń|new speedway stadium]] arose in 2008 and the last league match held at the KS Apator Stadium was a league match against [[Unia Leszno]] during the [[2008 Polish speedway season|2008 season]], played on 19 October.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/druzynowemp.php |title=Historical Results 1948-2013 |website=Speedway History |access-date=9 February 2024}}</ref> A fourth gold medal was won during the 2008 season and [[Wiesław Jaguś]] and [[Robert Kościecha]] also won the pairs.
==Teams==
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===2023 team===
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* {{flagicon|RUS}}/{{flagicon|POL}} [[Emil Sayfutdinov]]
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* {{flagicon|POL}} [[Patryk Dudek]]
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* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Robert Lambert (speedway rider)|Robert Lambert]]
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* {{flagicon|POL}} [[Paweł Przedpełski]] ''(captain)''
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* {{flagicon|POL}} [[Wiktor Lampart]]
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* {{flagicon|POL}} [[Krzysztof Lewandowski]]
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* {{flagicon|POL}} [[Mateusz Affelt]]
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* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Zach Cook]]
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* {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Bastian Pedersen]]


===Previous teams===
=== 2009 to present ===
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Racing from a new home, the [[MotoArena Toruń]], the club won three more silver medals and two more bronze medals but in [[2019 Polish speedway season|2019]], the club suffered its first relegation after 44 successive years in the top league. The team won the 2020 [[Polish Speedway First League|1.Liga]] to gain a quick promotion back to the Ekstraliga.
[[File:Stadion unibax.jpg|thumb|[[MotoArena Toruń]], the team's home venue since 2009]]

==Previous teams==
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* {{flagicon|POL}} [[Mateusz Affelt]]
* {{flagicon|POL}} [[Mateusz Affelt]]
* {{flagicon|POL}} [[Karol Żupiński]]
* {{flagicon|POL}} [[Karol Żupiński]]

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'''2023 team'''

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* {{flagicon|RUS}}/{{flagicon|POL}} [[Emil Sayfutdinov]]
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* {{flagicon|POL}} [[Patryk Dudek]]
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* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Robert Lambert (speedway rider)|Robert Lambert]]
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* {{flagicon|POL}} [[Paweł Przedpełski]] ''(captain)''
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* {{flagicon|POL}} [[Wiktor Lampart]]
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* {{flagicon|POL}} [[Krzysztof Lewandowski]]
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* {{flagicon|POL}} [[Mateusz Affelt]]
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* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Zach Cook]]
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* {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Bastian Pedersen]]


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==Notable riders==
== Notable riders ==
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*{{player||POL|[[Robert Sawina]]}}
*{{player||RUS|[[Emil Sayfutdinov]]}}
*{{player||AUS|[[Ryan Sullivan]]}}
*{{player||AUS|[[Ryan Sullivan]]}}
*{{player||POL|[[Wojciech Żabiałowicz]]}}
*{{player||POL|[[Wojciech Żabiałowicz]]}}
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==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


{{Speedway Ekstraliga}}
{{Polish speedway teams}}
{{Polish speedway teams}}


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Latest revision as of 09:47, 27 August 2024

Apator Toruń
Club information
Track addressMotoArena Toruń im. Mariana Rose
CountryPoland
Founded1962
Team managerRobert Sawina
Team captainPaweł Przedpełski
LeagueEkstraliga
Club facts
ColoursYellow, Blue, White      
Track size318 metres (348 yd)
Track record time56.50 second
Track record date20 August 2017
Track record holderJack Holder
Major team honours
Team Speedway Polish Championship Gold Medal1986, 1990, 2001, 2008
Pairs champions1986, 2004, 2008, 2010

Apator Toruń, historically KS Toruń, known also in the past as Unibax Toruń due to ownership changes, is a Polish motorcycle speedway team from Toruń. The team currently competes in the Ekstraliga (the highest division)[1] and have won the Team Speedway Polish Championship four times (as of 2022).[2]

Team information

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  • Name: Klub Sportowy KS Toruń SA
  • Address: 87-100 Toruń, ul. Pera Jonssona 7
  • Home track: Pera Jonssona 7, Toruń
  • Home arena capacity: 15,500

History

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1930 to 1945

[edit]

Speedway motorcycles came to Toruń as early as the 1930, where they raced in classes according to engine size. The sport, called "Dirt-track" at the time, carried on in Toruń up until World War II.

1946 to 1956

[edit]

Immediately after the war, racing resumed and the Toruń's Motorcycle Club (Toruński Klub Motocyklowy) was formed. The speedway team saw its first race in 1950, when races were moved from the Bema street Municipal Stadium to the then Military Stadium (KS Apator Stadium) at Ulica Broniewskiego.

1957 to 1961

[edit]

In 1957, due to regulatory requirements, a major renovation took place and the new facilities opened on 20 October 1957. The stadium was now named after Zbigniew Raniszewski, a Toruń speedway rider who lost his life in a race in Vienna on 21 April 1956.[3] From 1957, the speedway club operated under the Friends of Soldiers League (Liga Przyjaciół Żołnierza), and one year later Toruń officially raced under the league and won with Unia Leszno. During the 1959 Polish speedway season, the riders from Copernicus's birthplace appeared in the third league placing second to last (7th). In 1960, they continued to race as LPŻ Toruń but placed last and in 1961 a team called MKŻ Toruń finished 7th.[4]

1962 to 1975

[edit]

In 1962, a speedway club named Stal KS Toruń was founded and competed in the second league.[5] In 1966, their leading rider Marian Rose won the silver medal at the Polish Individual Speedway Championship.[6] Rose helped riders like Jan Ząbik, Janusz Plewiński, Roman Kościecha and Bogdan Szuluk, but he died after a crash during a match at the Stal Rzeszów Municipal Stadium on 19 April 1970. Meanwhile the club continued to compete in the second division for 14 years.

1976 to 1985

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In 1976 the first league was rebuilt into ten teams and Toruń received a promotion. A young talented rider Kazimierz Araszewicz died in a crash during the 1976 season.[7] The team began to race as 'Apator Toruń after the Apator Sports Club and continued to compete in the highest division. They won a silver medal in the pairs during 1981 and the team gained their first honours in 1983, after taking the team championship bronze medal.[8] Wojciech Żabiałowicz won the 1985 Golden Helmet.

1986 to 1999

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In 1986, KS Apator Toruń won their first Polish champion title, overtaking rivals Polonia Bydgoszcz at the end of the season. The team consisted of riders such as Zabiałowicz, Eugeniusz Miastkowski, Grzegorz Śniegowski and Stanisław Miedziński. Zabiałowicz and Śniegowski also won the pairs championship. The team grew to become one of the best speedway teams in Poland, winning the 1990 gold medal with a team that included Żabiałowicz, Jacek Krzyżaniak, Mirosław Kowalik and Robert Sawina.[9]

They then won four consecutive bronze medals followed by two silver medals from 1991 to 1996. The 1990 world champion Per Jonsson was instrumental in much of the success. In-between in 1994, the stadium was renamed again, taking the name of Marian Rose.[10]

2000 to 2008

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2007 Toruń team

Toruń were inaugural members of the Ekstraliga in 2000[11] and in 2001, signed Tony Rickardsson, which instantly saw success as Toruń won their third gold medal. The Polish championship title in 2001 lasted to the final heat of the final match against Atlas Wrocław, with Toruń's riders winning the heat 5-1. They secured two silver medals in 2003 and 2007 but in between the team was bought by a trader Roman Karkosik and the name was changed to Unibax Toruń.

Plans for a new speedway stadium arose in 2008 and the last league match held at the KS Apator Stadium was a league match against Unia Leszno during the 2008 season, played on 19 October.[12] A fourth gold medal was won during the 2008 season and Wiesław Jaguś and Robert Kościecha also won the pairs.

2009 to present

[edit]

Racing from a new home, the MotoArena Toruń, the club won three more silver medals and two more bronze medals but in 2019, the club suffered its first relegation after 44 successive years in the top league. The team won the 2020 1.Liga to gain a quick promotion back to the Ekstraliga.

MotoArena Toruń, the team's home venue since 2009

Previous teams

[edit]

Notable riders

[edit]

Honours

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Competitions Total Golden medals Silver medals Bronze medals
Total Years Total Years Total Years
Team (DMP)
(since 1948) 		18 4 1986, 1990, 2001, 2008 7 1995, 1996, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2016 7 1983, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2010, 2012
Team U-21 (MDMP)
(since 1978) 		13 6 1985, 1990, 1992, 2004, 2005, 2009 3 1979, 1989, 1993 4 1988, 1994, 1999, 2017
Pairs (MPPK)
(since 1974) 		15 4 1986, 2004, 2008, 2010 4 1981, 1997, 2002, 2014, 2024 7 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2016
Pairs U-21 (MMPPK)
(1980 U-23; since 1983) 		14 5 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2007 3 1980, 2010, 2013 6 1994, 1995, 2000, 2004, 2014, 2017
Individual (IMP)
(since 1948) 		9 2 1987, 1997 5 1966, 1986, 1993, 1994, 2006 2 1992, 1998
Individual U-21 (MIMP)
(since 1967) 		20 5 1993, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2018 8 1969, 1992, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2016 7 1967, 1971, 1980, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2005
Total Polish Championship medals: 89 Gold: 26 Silver: 30 Bronze: 33
Competitions Total I place II place III place
Total Years Total Years Total Years
European Club (KPE)
(since 1998) 		2 1 2009 1 2002
Team Cup (DPP)
(?) 		5 4 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 1 1999
Golden Helmet (ZK)
(since 1961) 		15 3 1985, 2004, 2011 5 1982, 1986, 1987, 2010, 2013 7 1981, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2008, 2021, 2022
Silver Helmet U-21 (SK)
(since 1966) 		10 3 1996, 2004, 2006 1 1992 6 1967, 1980, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2000
Bronze Helmet U-19 (BK)
(1976-81; since 1983) 		6 2 1994, 2004 2 1993, 1999 2 1977, 1988



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