Andrzej Pogorzelski
| File:Andrzej Pogorzelski 001.jpg | |
| Born | October 12, 1938 Leszno, Poland |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Puzon |
| Nationality |  Poland |
| Current club information | |
| Career status | Retired (1977) |
| Career history | |
| 1956 | Unia Leszno |
| 1957-1961 | Start Gniezno |
| 1962-1972 | Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski |
| 1973-1976 | Unia Leszno |
| Individual honours | |
| 1965 | 9th place Speedway World Championship |
| 1966 | 12th place Speedway World Championship |
| 1967 | 9th place Speedway World Championship |
| 1969 | 9th place Speedway World Championship |
| Team honours | |
| 1963 | 4th place Speedway World Team Cup |
| 1965 | Gold medal Speedway World Team Cup |
| 1966 | Gold medal Speedway World Team Cup |
| 1967 | Silver medal Speedway World Team Cup |
| 1969 | Gold medal Speedway World Team Cup |
Andrzej Pogorzelski (born 12 October 1938 in Leszno) – is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider and coach.
Career
He started his career in Unia Leszno and was representing the club in 1956 and 1973-1976 seasons. While in Unia Leszno he won 2 bronze medals (1975, 1976) on Team Speedway Polish Championship. During 1957-1961 season he rode in Start Gniezno and during winter of 1962 he has moved to Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski. While in Stal he won 1 gold (1969) and 5 silver (1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1971) medals in Team Speedway Polish Championship.[1]
During riding for Stal he held double record of the track in Gorzow Wielkopolski in seasons 1964 (76.4 sec - 18/10/1964) and 1969 (73.3 sec - 18/05/1969).[2][3]
Andrzej won 3 bronze medals in the Polish Individual Speedway Championship (1964, 1965, 1966). He also won the Golden Helmet tournament in 1966 [4], in 1964 (2nd place) [5], 1965 (2nd place) [6] and 1969 (2nd place) [7], and finalist Silver Helmet tournament of the season 1962 (3rd place) [8].
International Appearances
Five-time finalist of the Speedway World Team Cup, where together with the Polish National Team he won 3 gold (1965 [9], 1966 [10], 1969 [11]) and 1 silver medal (1967 [12]), and finished at 4th place (1963 [13]).
Finalist of the Speedway World Championship in seasons: 1965 (9th place) , 1966 (12th place) , 1967 (9th place) 1969 (9th place) .
After retirement
After his career he competed in the many tournaments among others, for example in Edward Jancarz Memorial and he won significant achievements as a speedway coach.
Monuments and Plaques
Commemorative plaque at the Stal stadium unveiled on December 18th, 2015.[14][15][16]
External links
References
- ^ "Historia". Polskizuzel.pl. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ "Gorzów Wlkp". Gazetalubuska.pl. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ "Areny zmagań ligowych: Stadion im. Edwarda Jancarza w Gorzowie Wielkopolskim - WP SportoweFakty". Sportowefakty.wp.pl. 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ Roman Lach. "Złoty Kask 1966". Rlach.republika.pl. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ Roman Lach. "Złoty Kask 1964". Rlach.republika.pl. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ Roman Lach. "Złoty Kask 1965". Rlach.republika.pl. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ Roman Lach. "Złoty Kask 1966". Rlach.republika.pl. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ Roman Lach. "Srebrny Kask 1962". Rlach.republika.pl. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ "World Team Cup 1965". Internationalspeedway.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ "World Team Cup 1966". Internationalspeedway.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ "World Team Cup 1969". Internationalspeedway.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ "World Team Cup 1967". Internationalspeedway.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ "World Team Cup 1963". Internationalspeedway.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ "Andrzej Pogorzelski – kolejny z wielkich z pamiątkową tablicą - - 2015-12-17". Echogorzowa.pl. 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ "Andrzej Pogorzelski w Alei Sław!". Stalgorzow.pl. 2015-12-19. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ "Andrzej Pogorzelski odsłonił swoją tablicę w Alei Sław na Stadionie im. Edwarda Jancarza - w ZUZELEND.com - Żużel: Informacje, wyniki, tabele, społeczność - Świat Speedway -a". Zuzelend.com. 2015-12-18. Retrieved 2017-03-11.