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== Speedway ==
== Speedway ==
===History===
===History===
==== 1948 to 1999 ====
The club competed in the inaugural [[1948 Polish speedway season]], under the name of '''GKM Gdańsk'''. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/druzynowemp.php |title=HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2023 |website=Speedway History |access-date=17 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayw.pl/pl_1948.htm |title=Historia Speedway Polsce 1948 |website=Speedway History |access-date=17 February 2023}}</ref> The following year the name changed to '''Związkowiec Gdańsk'''
The club competed in the inaugural [[1948 Polish speedway season]], under the name of '''GKM Gdańsk'''. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/druzynowemp.php |title=HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2023 |website=Speedway History |access-date=17 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayw.pl/pl_1948.htm |title=Historia Speedway Polsce 1948 |website=Speedway History |access-date=17 February 2023}}</ref> The following year the name changed to '''Związkowiec Gdańsk'''


Gdansk won a silver medal in the [[Team Speedway Polish Championship]] in [[1960 Polish speedway season|1960]]. Their star rider [[Marian Kaiser]] also became the Polish champion after winning the [[Polish Individual Speedway Championship]] in 1960.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayw.pl/pl_1960.htm |title=Historia Speedway Polsce 1960 |website=Historia Speedway |access-date=8 March 2023}}</ref> Kaiser went on to win the [[Golden Helmet (Poland)|Golden Helmet]] in [[1962 Polish speedway season|1962]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayw.pl/pl_1962.htm |title=Historia Speedway Polsce 1962 |website=Historia Speedway |access-date=8 March 2023}}</ref>

The 1960s remained a positive era for the club and they won the bronze medal in [[1965 Polish speedway season|1965]] and the silver medal in [[1967 Polish speedway season|1967]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayw.pl/pl_1967.htm |title=Historia Speedway Polsce 1967 |website=Historia Speedway |access-date=8 March 2023}}</ref>

The 1970s saw little team success but [[Zenon Plech]] was the Golden Helmet winner in [[1978 Polish speedway season|1978]] and Polish champion in [[1979 Polish speedway season|1979]].

The 1980s proved to be a another quiet period, with the only significant honours being a team silver medal in [[1985 Polish speedway season|1985]] and the [[Polish Pairs Speedway Championship]] (Zenon Plech and [[Grzegorz Dzikowski]]) in the same season. However, Zenon Plech won two more Polish titles in [[1984 Polish speedway season|1984]] and [[1985 Polish speedway season|1985]].

===2000 to present ===
Gdansk were ianaugural members of the [[Ekstraliga (speedway)|Ekstraliga]] in 2000, but they suffered relegation to the [[Polish Speedway First League|1. Liga]] that season, this was despite a bronze medal win the previous season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zuzelend.com/i,89,Historia-Druzynowych-Mistrzostw-Polski |title=Historia Drużynowych Mistrzostw Polski |website=Zuzeland.com |access-date=8 March 2023}}</ref> They bounced back by winning 1.Liga in [[2001 Polish speedway season|2001]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayw.pl/pl_2001.htm |title=Historia Speedway Polsce 2001 |website=Historia Speedway |access-date=8 March 2023}}</ref>

In recent years their success has been restricted to the 1. Liga title in [[2013 Polish speedway season|2013]] and the [[Polish Speedway Second League|2. Liga]] title in [[2015 Polish speedway season|2015]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayw.pl/pl_2015.htm |title=Historia Speedway Polsce 2015 |website=Historia Speedway |access-date=8 March 2023}}</ref>


===Teams===
===Teams===

Revision as of 10:54, 9 March 2023

Wybrzeże Gdańsk
Club information
Track addressStadium Zbigniew Podlecki
CountryPoland
Founded1945
Team managerEryk Jozwiak
League1. Liga
WebsiteOfficial website
Club facts
Track size349 m
Track record time61.28
Track record holderDarcy Ward
Major team honours
Team Championship
silver medal		1960, 1967, 1978, 1985
Team Championship
bronze medal		1965, 1999
Polish Pairs Speedway Championship1985

Wybrzeże Gdańsk (Gdańsk Coast Club) is a Polish multi-sports club established in 1945, most known for the motorcycle speedway team who race in the 1. Liga.[1][2]

Speedway

History

1948 to 1999

The club competed in the inaugural 1948 Polish speedway season, under the name of GKM Gdańsk. [3][4] The following year the name changed to Związkowiec Gdańsk

Gdansk won a silver medal in the Team Speedway Polish Championship in 1960. Their star rider Marian Kaiser also became the Polish champion after winning the Polish Individual Speedway Championship in 1960.[5] Kaiser went on to win the Golden Helmet in 1962.[6]

The 1960s remained a positive era for the club and they won the bronze medal in 1965 and the silver medal in 1967.[7]

The 1970s saw little team success but Zenon Plech was the Golden Helmet winner in 1978 and Polish champion in 1979.

The 1980s proved to be a another quiet period, with the only significant honours being a team silver medal in 1985 and the Polish Pairs Speedway Championship (Zenon Plech and Grzegorz Dzikowski) in the same season. However, Zenon Plech won two more Polish titles in 1984 and 1985.

2000 to present

Gdansk were ianaugural members of the Ekstraliga in 2000, but they suffered relegation to the 1. Liga that season, this was despite a bronze medal win the previous season.[8] They bounced back by winning 1.Liga in 2001.[9]

In recent years their success has been restricted to the 1. Liga title in 2013 and the 2. Liga title in 2015.[10]

Teams

2023 team

Previous teams

Honours

Competitions Total Golden medals Silver medals Bronze medals
Total Years Total Years Total Years
Team (DMP)
(since 1948) 		6 4 1960, 1967, 1978, 1985 2 1965, 1997
Team U-21 (MDMP)
(since 1978) 		4 1 1983 2 1978, 1980 1 1984
Pairs (MPPK)
(since 1974) 		6 1 1985 2 1986, 2000 3 1984, 1987, 2004
Pairs U-21 (MMPPK)
(1980 U-23; since 1983) 		3 1 1989 2 1983, 2000
Individual (IMP)
(since 1948) 		10 3 1979, 1984, 1985 4 1960, 1961, 1981, 1983 3 1963, 1989, 1994
Individual U-21 (MIMP)
(since 1967) 		7 1 1980 6 1970, 1972, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989
Total Polish Championship medals: 36 Gold: 7 Silver: 14 Bronze: 15
Competitions Total I place II place III place
Total Years Total Years Total Years
European Club (KPE)
(since 1998) 		0
Team Cup (DPP)
(?) 		1 1 1989
Golden Helmet (ZK)
(since 1961) 		2 2 1962, 1978
Silver Helmet U-21 (SK)
(since 1966) 		2 2 1981, 1988
Bronze Helmet U-19 (BK)
(1976-81; since 1983) 		2 2 1981, 1988



Other Sections

The club had many other sections over the years, out of which only the speedway team survived throughout the club's history. The men's handball team has been revived in 2010.

Athletics The athletics team competed between 1945-1971. The club's achievements were:

Basketball There was a men's section which existed between 1949-1995. The club made a brief re-appearance 2007-2009 before it folded once more. The club's honours include:

Boxing The section existed between 1945-1990. Their honours included:

Gymnastics The section only existed for 4 years between 1952-1956. Lidia Szczerbińska won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne whilst representing the club.

Judo The section existed between 1958-2002. Club honours of the section are:

Other sections There were five other sections of the club, but they were short-lived and without any major sporting success.

References

  1. ^ Media, Wirtualna Polska. "Zdunek Wybrzeże Gdańsk". sportowefakty.wp.pl.
  2. ^ "Home". Wybrzeze Gdansk speedway. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2023". Speedway History. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Historia Speedway Polsce 1948". Speedway History. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Historia Speedway Polsce 1960". Historia Speedway. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Historia Speedway Polsce 1962". Historia Speedway. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Historia Speedway Polsce 1967". Historia Speedway. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Historia Drużynowych Mistrzostw Polski". Zuzeland.com. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Historia Speedway Polsce 2001". Historia Speedway. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Historia Speedway Polsce 2015". Historia Speedway. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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