Marek Cieślak
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| Born | 28 June 1950 Milanówek, Poland |
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| Nationality |  Poland |
| Current club information | |
| Career status | Coach |
| Coach | Falubaz Zielona Góra |
| Manager | Poland team manager |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 1968-1988 | Częstochowa (POL) |
| Great Britain | |
| 1977-1978 | White City Rebels (GBR) |
| Individual honours | |
| 1976 | Golden Helmet Winner |
| Team honours | |
| 1974 | Polish League Champion |
| 1977 | British League Champion |
Marek Kazimierz Cieślak (born 28 June 1950 in Milanówek, Poland)[1] is a former Polish speedway rider and a current speedway coach.
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.[2] 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.
World Final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1975 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 15th - 1 pt - 1976 -
Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 13th - 4 pts - 1978 - London, Wembley Stadium - 13th - 5 pts
World Team Cup
- 1972 -
Olching, Olching Speedwaybahn (with Zenon Plech / Paweł Waloszek / Henryk Glücklich / Zdzisław Dobrucki) - 3rd - 21pts (0) - 1975 - Norden, Motodrom Halbemond (with Henryk Glucklich / 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 Slabon / Andrzej Tkocz - 4th - 11pts (1)
Career history
- 1971 - Rybnik - 14th place
- 1972 - Bydgoszcz - 6th place
- 1975 - Częstochowa - Silver medal
- 1976 - Gorzów Wlkp. - 10th place
- 1979 - Gorzów Wlkp. - 16th place
- 1974 - Polish Champion
- 1975 - Silver medal
- 1977 - Champions (White City Rebels)
- 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
See also
References
- ^ Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ (pl) Polish president website Archived 2007-09-18 at the Wayback Machine - 30 Dec 2007.
External links
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