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{{Short description|Polish speedway rider (1946–1992)}}
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{{Infobox speedway rider
| name = Edward Jancarz
| image = Edward Jancarz03.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1946|8|20}}
| birth_place = [[Gorzów Wielkopolski]], Poland
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1992|1|11|1946|8|20}}
| nationality = Polish


| indivhonour1 = World individual championship bronze
'''Edward 'Ed' Jancarz''' (born [[August 20]], [[1946]] in [[Gorzów Wielkopolski|Gorzów Wlkp.]], [[Poland]] - died [[January 11]] [[1992]]) was an international [[Motorcycle speedway|speedway]] rider.<ref>Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5</ref>
| indivyear1 = 1968
| indivhonour2 = [[Polish_Individual_Speedway_Championship|Polish Champion]]
| indivyear2 = 1975, 1983
| indivhonour3 = [[Continental Speedway Final|Continental Final Champion]]
| indivyear3 = 1975
| indivhonour4 = [[Wimbledon Internationale|Internationale]]
| indivyear4 = 1977
| indivhonour5 = [[Golden Helmet (Poland)|Poland Golden Helmet Winner]]
| indivyear5 = 1969, 1972, 1975
| indivhonour6 = [[Silver Helmet (Poland)|Poland Silver Helmet Winner]]
| indivyear6 = 1967
| teamhonour1 = [[Speedway World Team Cup|World Team Cup winner]]
| teamyear1 = 1969
| teamhonour2 = [[Team_Speedway_Polish_Championship|Polish League Champion]]
| teamyear2 = 1969, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1983
| teamhonour3 = Gauntlet Gold Cup
| teamyear3 = 1979
| career1 = '''Poland'''
| years1 =
| career2 = [[Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski|Gorzów]]
| years2 = 1965-1985
| career3 = '''Great Britain'''
| years3 =
| career4 = [[Wimbledon Dons|Wimbledon]]
| years4 = 1977-1982
}}

'''Edward 'Ed' Jancarz''' (20 August 1946 – 11 January 1992) was a Polish international [[Motorcycle speedway|speedway]] rider.<ref>Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN|0-7524-2402-5}}</ref> He earned 76 international caps for the [[Poland speedway team]].<ref name=URI>{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=7 March 2024}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Jancarz rode in the UK for the [[Wimbledon Dons]] and in Poland for Stal Gorzów. He participated in ten [[Speedway World Championship]] finals, his highest placing being in his first final when he finished on the rostrum in third place after a run off. He was also a member of the Polish [[Speedway World Team Cup|World Team Cup]] winning team of 1968
Jancarz participated in ten [[Speedway World Championship]] finals, his highest placing being in his first final in 1968, when he finished on the rostrum in third place after a run-off with Russian rider [[Gennady Kurilenko]]. He was also a member of the Polish [[Speedway World Team Cup|World Team Cup]] winning team of [[1969 Speedway World Team Cup|1969]].


Jancarz reached the final of the [[Speedway World Pairs Championship]] in the [[1975 Speedway World Pairs Championship]] at the [[Olympic Stadium (Wrocław)|Olympic Stadium]] in Wrocław, winning a silver medal riding with [[Piotr Bruzda]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002471/19750616/359/0014 |title=Another world title for Mich |website=Reading Evening Post |date=16 June 1975 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=8 September 2024}}</ref>
== World Final Appearances ==

* 1968 - {{Flag|SWE}} [[Gothenburg]] - 3rd - 11pts + 3pts
Jancarz rode in the UK for the [[Wimbledon Dons]] between 1977–1982,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003584/19770317/032/0032 |title=Crack Poles at Smallmead |website=Bracknell Times |date=17 March 1977 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=8 September 2024}}</ref> winning the Internationale at Wimbledon in his first season, and in Poland for [[Stal Gorzów]]. He won the prestigious Embassy Internationale, at Wimbledon in 1977.
* 1969 - {{Flag|GBR}} [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] - 6th - 9pts

* 1973 - {{Flag|POL}} [[Wrocław]] - 11th - 6pts
After his riding career ended he was a speedway coach. He was trainer in Stal Gorzów, KKŻ Krosno and [[Poland national speedway team]].
* 1974 - {{Flag|SWE}} [[Gothenburg]] - Reserve - 1pt
* 1975 - {{Flag|GBR}} [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] - 12th - 4pts
* 1976 - {{Flag|POL}} [[Chorzów]] - 12th - 5pts
* 1977 - {{Flag|SWE}} [[Gothenburg]] - 14th - 4pts
* 1979 - {{Flag|POL}} [[Chorzów]] - 9th - 7pts
* 1981 - {{Flag|GBR}} [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] - 12th - 5pts
* 1982 - {{Flag|USA}} [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|Los Angeles]] - 10th - 7pts


== Death ==
== Death ==
[[File:Jancarz Pomnik.jpg|thumb|200px|Jancarz' Monument]]
On 11 January 1992 was murdered by his wife. Each year in Poland the authorities run the Edward Jancarz Memorial Meeting.
On 11 January 1992 he was fatally stabbed by his second wife, Katarzyna, during a domestic dispute after she confronted him about his alcoholism.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://przegladsportowy-onet-pl.translate.goog/zuzel/tragiczna-smierc-edwarda-jancarza-zona-zadawala-dwa-ciosy-nozem-wykrwawil-sie/mn40p9k?_x_tr_sl=pl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_hist=true | title=Wyniszczył go alkohol, a żona zabiła nożem! Skończył w kałuży krwi }}</ref> He was 45 years old.


Since his death the [[Edward Jancarz Memorial]] has been a semi-annual meeting at the speedway that carries his name, the [[Edward Jancarz Stadium]] in [[Gorzów Wielkopolski]]. To date, [[2010 Speedway Grand Prix|2010 World Champion]] [[Tomasz Gollob]] is the only Polish rider to win the memorial, having done so in [[1998 Edward Jancarz Memorial|1998]] and [[1999 Edward Jancarz Memorial|1999]]
== References ==
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Edward Jancarz was the first speedway rider in the World to have a monument dedicated to them. The Monument of Edward Jancarz was built in 2005 and is in the city centre of Gorzów Wielkopolski.
== See also ==

==World Final Appearances==

===Individual World Championship===
* [[1968 Individual Speedway World Championship|1968]] - {{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Gothenburg]], [[Ullevi]] - '''3rd''' - 11pts + 3pts
* [[1969 Individual Speedway World Championship|1969]] - {{Flagicon|ENG}} London, [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] - 6th - 9pts
* [[1973 Individual Speedway World Championship|1973]] - {{Flagicon|POL}} [[Chorzów]], [[Silesian Stadium]] - 11th - 6pts
* [[1974 Individual Speedway World Championship|1974]] - {{Flagicon|SWE}} Gothenburg, Ullevi - Reserve - 1pt
* [[1975 Individual Speedway World Championship|1975]] - {{Flagicon|ENG}} London, Wembley Stadium - 12th - 4pts
* [[1976 Individual Speedway World Championship|1976]] - {{Flagicon|POL}} Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 12th - 5pts
* [[1977 Individual Speedway World Championship|1977]] - {{Flagicon|SWE}} Gothenburg, Ullevi - 13th - 4pts
* [[1979 Individual Speedway World Championship|1979]] - {{Flagicon|POL}} Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 9th - 7pts
* [[1981 Individual Speedway World Championship|1981]] - {{Flagicon|ENG}} London, Wembley Stadium - 12th - 5pts
* [[1982 Individual Speedway World Championship|1982]] - {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Los Angeles]], [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|Memorial Coliseum]] - 10th - 7pts

===World Pairs Championship===
* [[1974 Speedway World Pairs Championship|1974]] - {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester]], [[Hyde Road (speedway)|Hyde Road]] (with [[Zenon Plech]]) - 5th - 18pts (6)
* [[1975 Speedway World Pairs Championship|1975]] - {{Flagicon|POL}} [[Wrocław]], [[Olympic Stadium (Wrocław)|Olympic Stadium]] (with [[Piotr Bruzda]]) - '''2nd''' - 23pts (15)
* [[1976 Speedway World Pairs Championship|1976]] - {{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Eskilstuna]], [[Snälltorpet]] (with Zenon Plech) - 7th - 10pts (7)
* [[1978 Speedway World Pairs Championship|1978]] - {{Flagicon|POL}} Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with [[Bolesław Proch]]) - 5th - 15pts (13)
* [[1979 Speedway World Pairs Championship|1979]] - {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Vojens]], [[Vojens Speedway Center|Speedway Center]] (with [[Zenon Plech]]) - '''3rd''' - 20pts (13)
* [[1980 Speedway World Pairs Championship|1980]] - {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Krsko]], [[Matija Gubec Stadium]] (with Zenon Plech) - '''2nd''' - 22pts (15)
* [[1981 Speedway World Pairs Championship|1981]] - {{Flagicon|POL}} Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Zenon Plech) - '''3rd''' - 21pts (6)

===World Team Cup===
* [[1968 Speedway World Team Cup|1968]] - {{Flagicon|ENG}} London, Wembley Stadium (with [[Edmund Migoś]] / [[Paweł Waloszek]] / [[Andrzej Wyglenda]] / [[Henryk Glücklich]]) - '''3rd''' - 19pts (6)
* [[1969 Speedway World Team Cup|1969]] - {{Flagicon|POL}} [[Rybnik]], [[Rybnik Municipal Stadium]] (with Andrzej Wyglenda / [[Stanisław Tkocz]] / Henryk Glucklich / [[Andrzej Pogorzelski]]) - '''Winner''' - 31pts (11)
* [[1971 Speedway World Team Cup|1971]] - {{Flagicon|POL}} Wroclaw, Olympic Stadium (with Paweł Waloszek / Henryk Glücklich / [[Antoni Woryna]] / [[Andrzej Wyglenda]]) - '''3rd''' - 19pts (4)
* [[1973 Speedway World Team Cup|1973]] - {{Flagicon|ENG}} London, Wembley Stadium (with Paweł Waloszek / Zenon Plech / [[Jerzy Szczakiel]]) - 4th - 8pts (2)
* [[1975 Speedway World Team Cup|1975]] - {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Norden, Lower Saxony|Norden]], [[Motodrom Halbemond]] (with Henryk Glucklich / Zenon Plech / [[Marek Cieślak]] / [[Jerzy Rembas]]) - 4th - 9pts (1)
* [[1976 Speedway World Team Cup|1976]] - {{Flagicon|ENG}} London, [[White City Stadium]] (with Zenon Plech / Marek Cieślak]/ Jerzy Rembas / [[Bolesław Proch]]) - '''2nd''' - 28pts (9)
* [[1977 Speedway World Team Cup|1977]] - {{Flagicon|POL}} Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Jerzy Rembas / [[Bogusław Nowak]] / Marek Cieślak / [[Ryszard Fabiszewski]]) - '''2nd''' - 25pts (10)
* [[1978 Speedway World Team Cup|1978]] - {{Flagicon|FRG}} [[Landshut]], [[Ellermühle Stadium]] (with Zenon Plech / Marek Cieślak / Jerzy Rembas / [[Andrzej Huszcza]]) - '''3rd''' - 16+3pts (6+3)
* [[1980 Speedway World Team Cup|1980]] - {{flagicon|POL}} Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Zenon Plech / [[Roman Jankowski]] / [[Andrzej Huszcza]] / [[Jerzy Rembas]]) - '''3rd''' - 15pt (3)

==See also==
* [[Edward Jancarz Memorial]]
* [[Edward Jancarz Memorial]]
* [[Poland national speedway team]]

==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:49, 8 September 2024

Edward Jancarz
Born(1946-08-20)20 August 1946
Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
Died11 January 1992(1992-01-11) (aged 45)
NationalityPolish
Career history
Poland
1965-1985Gorzów
Great Britain
1977-1982Wimbledon
Individual honours
1968World individual championship bronze
1975, 1983Polish Champion
1975Continental Final Champion
1977Internationale
1969, 1972, 1975Poland Golden Helmet Winner
1967Poland Silver Helmet Winner
Team honours
1969World Team Cup winner
1969, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1983Polish League Champion
1979Gauntlet Gold Cup

Edward 'Ed' Jancarz (20 August 1946 – 11 January 1992) was a Polish international speedway rider.[1] He earned 76 international caps for the Poland speedway team.[2]

Career

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Jancarz participated in ten Speedway World Championship finals, his highest placing being in his first final in 1968, when he finished on the rostrum in third place after a run-off with Russian rider Gennady Kurilenko. He was also a member of the Polish World Team Cup winning team of 1969.

Jancarz reached the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship in the 1975 Speedway World Pairs Championship at the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław, winning a silver medal riding with Piotr Bruzda.[3]

Jancarz rode in the UK for the Wimbledon Dons between 1977–1982,[4] winning the Internationale at Wimbledon in his first season, and in Poland for Stal Gorzów. He won the prestigious Embassy Internationale, at Wimbledon in 1977.

After his riding career ended he was a speedway coach. He was trainer in Stal Gorzów, KKŻ Krosno and Poland national speedway team.

Death

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Jancarz' Monument

On 11 January 1992 he was fatally stabbed by his second wife, Katarzyna, during a domestic dispute after she confronted him about his alcoholism.[5] He was 45 years old.

Since his death the Edward Jancarz Memorial has been a semi-annual meeting at the speedway that carries his name, the Edward Jancarz Stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski. To date, 2010 World Champion Tomasz Gollob is the only Polish rider to win the memorial, having done so in 1998 and 1999

Edward Jancarz was the first speedway rider in the World to have a monument dedicated to them. The Monument of Edward Jancarz was built in 2005 and is in the city centre of Gorzów Wielkopolski.

World Final Appearances

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Individual World Championship

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World Pairs Championship

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World Team Cup

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
  2. ^ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Another world title for Mich". Reading Evening Post. 16 June 1975. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Crack Poles at Smallmead". Bracknell Times. 17 March 1977. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Wyniszczył go alkohol, a żona zabiła nożem! Skończył w kałuży krwi".
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