Marek Cieślak

Cieślak in 2007
Born	(1950-06-28) 28 June 1950 (age 74) Milanówek, Poland
Nationality	Polish
Current club information
Career status	Coach
Coach	ŻKS ROW Rybnik
Manager	Poland team manager (2007–2020)
Career history
Poland
1968–1986	Częstochowa
Great Britain
1977–1978	White City
Individual honours
1976	Golden Helmet Winner
Team honours
1974	Polish League Champion
1977	British League Champion

Marek Kazimierz Cieślak (born 28 June 1950)^[1] is a former speedway rider and current coach. He earned 29 international caps for the Poland national speedway team.^[2]

Cieślak rode two seasons in the British leagues after joining White City Rebels for the 1977 British League season.^[3]

Cieślak won a second consecutive silver medal at the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1977 Speedway World Team Cup.^[4][5]

In 2007 he was a manager of Poland national team. Poland won Speedway World Cup and Team U-21 World Championship. After victory in SWC, on 30 July 2007 Polish president Lech Kaczyński honoured him Knight's Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta for prominent contributions for development of Polish speedway sport and for achievement in training work.^[6] In 2010, Cieślak was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Polonia Restituta for outstanding contribution to the development of speedway in Poland, for achievements in training and coaching.

• 1975 – London, Wembley Stadium – 15th – 1 pt
• 1976 – Chorzów, Silesian Stadium – 13th – 4 pts
• 1978 – London, Wembley Stadium – 13th – 5 pts

• 1972 – Olching, Olching Speedwaybahn (with Zenon Plech / Paweł Waloszek / Henryk Glücklich / Zdzisław Dobrucki) – 3rd – 21pts (0)
• 1975 – Norden, Motodrom Halbemond (with Henryk Glücklich / Edward Jancarz / Zenon Plech / Jerzy Rembas) – 4th – 9pt (4)
• 1976 – London, White City Stadium (with Edward Jancarz / Zenon Plech / Jerzy Rembas / Bolesław Proch) – 2nd – 28pts (7)
• 1977 – Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Jerzy Rembas / Edward Jancarz / Bogusław Nowak / Ryszard Fabiszewski) – 2nd – 25pts (2)
• 1978 – Landshut, Ellermühle Stadium (with Edward Jancarz / Zenon Plech / Jerzy Rembas / Andrzej Huszcza) – 3rd – 16+3pts (5)
• 1979 – London, Wembley Stadium (with Zenon Plech / Piotr Pyszny / Robert Słaboń / Andrzej Tkocz) – 4th – 11pts (1)

• 1971 – 14th place
• 1972 – 6th place
• 1975 – Silver medal
• 1976 – 10th place
• 1979 – 16th place

• 1976 – Bronze medal
• 1978 – 4th place

• 1974 – Polish Champion
• 1975 – Silver medal

• 1972 – 3rd place (72 points)
• 1973 – 7th place (53 points)
• 1975 – 5th place (59 points)
• 1976 – Winner (54 points)

• 1969 – 2nd place
• 1972 – 3rd place

• Poland national speedway team