Start Gniezno Stadium

Start Gniezno Stadium
LocationWrzesińska 25, 62-200 Gniezno, Poland
Coordinates52°31′18″N 17°35′53″E / 52.52167°N 17.59806°E / 52.52167; 17.59806
Capacity9,662
Opened1929
Length(344.5 metres) 0.3445 km

The Start Gniezno Stadium also known as the Colonel Franciszek Hynek Municipal Stadium is a 9,662-capacity motorcycle speedway stadium in the south of Gniezno in Poland.[1]

The venue is used by the speedway team Start Gniezno,[2] who compete in the Team Speedway Polish Championship.[3]

History

Colonel Franciszek Hynek

The stadium opened in 1929, when the first stand was built.[1] Major speedway events began in 1963 with an international match between the Poland national speedway team against the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia national speedway teams.[4]

The stadium is also known as the Colonel Franciszek Hynek Municipal Stadium, named after the aviation pioneer and World War II commander.[5]

In 2011, the track hosted the fourth and final round of the 2011 Speedway Under-21 World Championship.[6]

On 4 April 2022, the track record was broken by Peter Kildemand in a time of 63.50 seconds.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Stadion Startu Gniezno". StadiumDB. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Stadion Startu Gniezno". Start Gniezno speedway club. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Speedway from Around the Globe". Speedway Star. 23 July 2022. pp. 36–37.
  4. ^ "Poland". International Speedway. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  5. ^ "5X TAURON SEC – ONE EXTRA ROUND FOR SPEEDWAY FANS". Speedway Euro. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 November 2023.


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