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Revision as of 22:34, 17 February 2022
Unia Tarnów is a Polish multi-sports club established in 1928 and based in Tarnów, Poland. Is is best known for the motorcycle speedway team.[1]
Over time many section of the club have become independent entities in their own right but keeping the historical name; since the last re-organisation in 2010 all sections of the club have become independent with the exception of the football, futsal and athletics sections.
Dependent sections
Association football
The football section currently plays in the fourth tier of the Polish football league.
Athletics
The athletics section is the only other section still part of the original parent sports club.
Futsal
Unia also has a futsal team administered by the football section of the club.[2]
Independent sections
Handball
Between 1978-2010 the club was part of the parent sports club. It reverted to the "Unia" name in 2021 but remained a separate club.
Motorcycle speedway
The motorcycle speedway section are the most successful section of the club, having been multiple time champions.
Defunct sections
Basketball
The basketball section has produced many well-known players such as Jarosław Jechorek, Radosław Hyży, William Brantley, Toree Morris, Marcin Stokłosa, Wojciech Majchrzak, Bartosz Sarzało, Iwo Kitzinger, Wojciech Żurawski, Lewis Lofton, Chaz Carr, Dražen Tomić, Łukasz Seweryn, Brandun Hughes, Michael Ansley, Piotr Szczotka, Adrian Małecki and Piotr Szybilski.
Fencing
The fencing section came into existence when the local club dating back to 1955 joined the parent club Unia in 1961.[3] The section was disbanded in 1976 due to cost-cutting,[3] although attempts to carry on the legacy of the club under different names as an independent club lasted until 1983.[3]
Swimming
The swimming section was active as an independent club since re-organisation of the parent club in 2010, but only lasted until 2012 before dropping the historic name.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
References
- ^ Media, Wirtualna Polska. "Unia Tarnów - WP SportoweFakty". sportowefakty.wp.pl.
- ^ https://zksuniatarnow.pl/category/futsal/
- ^ a b c http://elitatarnowa.pl/klub/sekcje/szermierka/
External links
- Official Unia Tarnów football club website (Polish)
- Official Unia Tarnów handball club website (Polish)
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