1997_Polish_speedway_season

1997 Polish speedway season

Season of speedway in Poland

The 1997 Polish Speedway season was the 1997 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Quick Facts

1997 Polish speedway season
Jacek Krzyżaniak, 1997 Polish champion
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Individual

Polish Individual Speedway Championship

The 1997 Individual Speedway Polish Championship final was held on 15 August at Częstochowa.^[4] Jacek Krzyżaniak won the Polish title.^[5]^[6]

More information Pos., Rider ...

Pos.	Rider	Club	Total	Points
1	Jacek Krzyżaniak	Toruń	13 +3	(3,2,3,3,2)
2	Sławomir Drabik	Częstochowa	13 +2	(3,3,3,1,3)
3	Tomasz Gollob	Bydgoszcz	11	(3,u,3,2,3)
4	Mirosław Kowalik	Toruń	10	(3,w,3,3,1)
5	Jacek Gollob	Bydgoszcz	10	(2,3,2,2,1)
6	Piotr Protasiewicz	Bydgoszcz	9	(w,2,2,3,2)
7	Sebastian Ułamek	Częstochowa	8	(d,3,1,1,3)
8	Andrzej Huszcza	Zielona Góra	8	(1,1,d,3,3)
9	Damian Baliński	Leszno	8	(2,1,2,2,1)
10	Jacek Rempała (res)	Tarnów	8	(3,1,0,2,2)
11	Wojciech Załuski	Gdańsk	7	(2,2,2,1,d)
12	Grzegorz Rempała	Rzeszów	5	(2,0,1,0,2)
13	Maciej Kuciapa	Rzeszów	4	(1,1,0,1,1)
14	Janusz Stachyra	Rzeszów	3	(1,2,0,w,t)
15	Sławomir Dudek	Zielona Góra	2	(1,d,1,0,0)
16	Tomasz Fajfer	Gniezno	1	(0,1,0,0,0)
17	Adam Pawliczek	Rybnik	0	(d,–,–,–,–)
18	Andrejs Koroļevs (res)	Leszno	0	(d)

Golden Helmet

The 1997 Golden Golden Helmet (Polish: Turniej o Złoty Kask, ZK) organised by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) was the 1997 event for the league's leading riders. The final was held at Wrocław on the 3 October. Tomasz Gollob won his fourth Golden Helmet Championship.^[7]^[8]

More information Pos., Rider ...

Pos.	Rider	Club	Total	Points
1	Tomasz Gollob	Bydgoszcz	13	(2,3,2,3,3)
2	Tomasz Bajerski	Gorzów Wlkp.	12	(1,3,3,2,3)
3	Sebastian Ułamek	Częstochowa	11	(2,2,2,3,2)
4	Jacek Gollob	Bydgoszcz	11	(3,3,d,3,2)
5	Sławomir Drabik	Częstochowa	10	(1,3,3,3,0)
6	Piotr Protasiewicz	Bydgoszcz	9	(3,2,2,2,w)
7	Piotr Świst	Gorzów Wlkp.	9	(2,2,3,1,1)
8	Rafał Dobrucki	Piła	7	(3,0,1,1,2)
9	Jacek Krzyżaniak	Toruń	7	(3,1,2,t,1)
10	Dariusz Śledź	Wrocław	7	(d,1,1,2,3)
11	Mirosław Kowalik	Toruń	7	(2,1,3,1,t)
12	Roman Jankowski	Leszno	5	(0,2,d,0,3)
13	Wojciech Załuski	Gdańsk	5	(0,1,1,1,2)
14	Zenon Kasprzak	Rawicz	3	(,1,0,1,0,1)
15	Paweł Staszek	Grudziądz	1	(1,0,0,0,0)
16	Robert Dados	Grudziądz	0	(0,0,0,0,u)

Criterium of Aces

Main article: 1997 Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces

Junior Championship

winner - Grzegorz Walasek

Silver Helmet

winner - Rafał Dobrucki

Bronze Helmet

winner - Rafał Okoniewski

Pairs

Polish Pairs Speedway Championship

The 1997 Polish Pairs Speedway Championship was the 1997 edition of the Polish Pairs Speedway Championship. The final was held on 20 June at Bydgoszcz.^[9]

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pts	Riders
1	Polonia Bydgoszcz	29	Tomasz Gollob 12, Piotr Protasiewicz 11, Jacek Gollob 6
2	Apator Toruń	21+3	Jacek Krzyżaniak 11+3, Mirosław Kowalik 10
3	Gorzów Wlkp.	21+2	Piotr Świst 12, Tomasz Bajerski 9+2
4	Włókniarz Częstochowa	18	Sławomir Drabik 12, Sebastian Ułamek 6
5	Atlas Wrocław	14	Dariusz Śledź 12, Waldemar Szuba 2, Zbigniew Lech 0
6	GKM Grudziądz	12	Robert Kempiński 3, Paweł Staszek 3, Robert Dados 6
7	Start Gniezno	11	Robert Sawina 10, Adam Fajfer 0, Tomasz Fajfer 1

Team

Team Speedway Polish Championship

The 1997 Team Speedway Polish Championship was the 1997 edition of the Team Polish Championship.^[10] Polonia Bydgoszcz won the gold medal.^[11] The team included the Gollob brothers, Piotr Protasiewicz and Henrik Gustafsson.^[12]

First Division

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pts	W	D	L	Diff
1	Polonia Bydgoszcz	25	12	1	5	+147
2	Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski	24	11	2	5	+65
3	Polonia Piła	22	10	2	6	+34
4	Apator Toruń	21	10	1	7	+51
5	Unia Leszno	18	8	2	8	+43
6	ZKŻ Zielona Góra	17	8	1	9	–21
7	Stal Rzeszów	16	7	2	9	+35
8	Start Gniezno	15	7	1	10	–123
9	Włókniarz Częstochowa	14	7	0	11	–74
10	Atlas Wrocław	8	4	0	14	–157

Play offs

More information Team, Score ...

Team	Team	Team	Score
semi final	Toruń	Bydgoszcz	43:47, 26:64
semi final	Piła	Gorzów	47:43, 41:48
final	Gorzów	Bydgoszcz	46:44, 30:60

Second Division

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pts	W	D	L	Diff
1	GKM Grudziądz	34	17	0	3	+500
2	Ostrów	31	15	1	4	+315
3	Unia Tarnów	30	15	0	5	+304
4	Wybrzeże Gdańsk	30	15	0	5	+341
5	Łódź	24	12	0	8	+176
6	RKM Rybnik	23	11	1	8	+93
7	Kolejarz Rawicz	22	11	0	9	+26
8	Kolejarz Opole	11	5	1	14	–297
9	ŻKS Krosno	6	3	0	17	–463
10	LKŻ Lublin	5	2	1	17	–375
11	Wanda Kraków	4	2	0	18	–620

References

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"Historia Speedway Polsce 1997". Historia Speedway. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
[3]
"Historia Drużynowych Mistrzostw Polski". Zuzeland.com. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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"Polish final 1997". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
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"KRZYŻANIAK Jacek". Speedway HG. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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"Speedway memories: Jacek Krzyżaniak wins the title of Individual Polish Champion". Sportowe Fakty. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
[7]
"Tomasz Gollob's Biography". Biografia 24. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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"Tomasz Gollob and... everything is clear - the best players in the history of IMP". Sportowe Fakty. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
[9]
"Polish pairs championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
[10]
"1997 Polish leagues". Roman Lach – Polish Speedway Almanac. Archived from the original on 16 October 2002. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
[11]
"Drużynowe Mistrzostwa Polski (PGE Ekstraliga)". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
[12]
"1997 Bydgoszcz team stats". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

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