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Unia Tarnów (sports club)

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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 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.

Independent sections

Handball

Motorcycle speedway

The motorcycle speedway section are the most sucessful section of the club, having been multiple time champions.

Swimming

The swimming section is active as an independent club since re-organisation of the parent club in 2010.

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.

References

  1. ^ Media, Wirtualna Polska. "Unia Tarnów - WP SportoweFakty". sportowefakty.wp.pl.