Alfred Smoczyk Stadium

Stadion im. Alfreda Smoczyka

Smok (Dragon)
Location	Leszno, Poland
Coordinates	51°49′57″N 16°35′8″E
Owner	Unia Leszno
Operator	Unia Leszno
Capacity	15,000
Surface	Grass
Tenants
Speedway team: Unia Leszno

Alfred Smoczyk Stadium (Polish: Stadion im. Alfreda Smoczyka) is a stadium in Leszno, Poland. It is currently used speedway matches and is the home stadium of Unia Leszno. The stadium has a capacity of 15,000 people.

The stadium is located on ulica Strzelecka 7.

Alfred Smoczyk

Alfred Smoczyk (1928–1950) was the first Polish speedway superstar. He successfully competed on Dutch tracks in the late 1940s, but died in a road accident in October 1950. He was a first Individual Polish Champion after World War II (in 1949).

Alfred Smoczyk Memorial

The track currently hosts the annual Alfred Smoczyk Memorial, held each year since 1951. Former winners include Henryk Zyto, Jan Mucha, Zenon Plech, Roman Jankowski, Jan Krzystyniak, Greg Hancock, Tomasz Gollob, Leigh Adams and Ryan Sullivan. The 2014 Memorial winner was Polish rider Piotr Świderski.

Track

The track is 330 metres (360 yards) long and has a syenite surface. The track record was made by Janusz Kołodziej (58.12 sec on 9 May 2010).

Records

383 m (1953–1975)
Time	Date	Rider	Club	Meeting
80.0	19.04.1953	Stanisław Glapiak	Leszno	frendly: Leszno - Ostrów Wlkp.
77.7	05.07.1953	Marian Kuśnierek	Leszno	1st League: Leszno - Łódź
77.1	16.08.1953	Edward Kupczyński	Wrocław	1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
76.7	16.08.1953	Józef Olejniczak	Leszno	1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
76.4	16.08.1953	Józef Olejniczak	Leszno	1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
76.0	13.09.1953	Florian Kapała	Rawicz	III Alfred Smoczyk Memorial
76.0	13.06.1954	Andrzej Krzesiński	Leszno	1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
75.3	21.08.1955	Edward Kupczyński	Wrocław	V Alfred Smoczyk Memorial
??.?	11.04.1960	Kazimierz Bentke	Leszno	1st League: Leszno - Częstochowa
74.8	before 22.05.1960	Ove Fundin	-	?
74.0	16.10.1960	Peter Craven	-	Poland - England
73.9	21.05.1961	Henryk Żyto	Leszno	1st League: Leszno - Częstochowa
73.8	14.04.1963	Henryk Żyto	Leszno	Polish Motor Union Cup
73.2	08.10.1967	Henryk Gluecklich	Bydgoszcz	Poland - Soviet Union
73.1	24.10.1971	Zdzisław Dobrucki	Leszno	XXI Aldred Smoczyk Memorial

354 m (1975–1979)
Time	Date	Rider	Club	Meeting
76.4	23.03.1975	Kazimierz Adamczak	Leszno	frendly: Leszno - Guestrow
76.0	13.04.1975	Jerzy Kowalski	Leszno	Individual Meeting
76.0	20.04.1975	Piotr Bruzda	Wrocław	1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
75.4	20.04.1975	Zygfryd Kostka	Wrocław	1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
75.4	20.04.1975	Zbigniew Jąder	Leszno	1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
74.5	01.05.1975	Henryk Gluecklich	Bydgoszcz	1st League: Leszno - Bydgoszcz
74.5	01.05.1975	Jerzy Kowalski	Leszno	1st League: Leszno - Bydgoszcz
73.4	05.06.1975	Bogusław Nowak	Gorzów Wlkp.	Golden Helmet
73.0	28.06.1975	Zdzisław Dobrucki	Leszno	Pairs Meeting
71.6	29.08.1976	Bernard Jąder	Leszno	Alfred Smoczyk Memorial
71.4	26.06.1977	Roman Jankowski	Leszno	U-23 Polish Motor Union Cup
71.4	03.07.1977	Bernard Jąder	Leszno	1st League: Leszno - Opole
71.3	24.07.1977	Zdzisław Dobrucki	Leszno	1st League: Leszno - Lublin
70.6	31.07.1977	Józef Jarmuła	Częstochowa	1st League: Leszno - Częstochowa
70.0	28.08.1977	Zenon Plech	Gdańsk	1st League: Leszno - Gdańsk
70.0	21.05.1978	Bernard Jąder	Leszno	1st League: Leszno - Rybnik
70.0	21.05.1978	Mariusz Okoniewski	Leszno	1st League: Leszno - Rybnik
69.2	04.06.1978	Malcolm Simmons	-	International Individual Meeting
69.0	04.06.1978	Bernard Jąder	Leszno	International Individual Meeting
68.0	28.06.1978	Bernard Jąder	Leszno	Individual Meeting

347 m (1979–1987)
Time	Date	Rider	Club	Meeting
70.1	12.04.1979	Eugeniusz Miastkowski	Toruń	Individual Polish Championship Quarter-Final
68.6	22.04.1979	Piotr Pyszny	Rybnik	1st League: Leszno - Rybnik
68.1	29.04.1979	Mariusz Okoniewski	Leszno	1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
68.1	29.04.1979	Mariusz Okoniewski	Leszno	1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
67.4	19.08.1979	Ryszard Buśkiewicz	Leszno	1st League: Leszno - Gdańsk
67.4	22.07.1980	Bogusław Nowak	Gorzów	Individual Polish Championship Final
66.2	22.07.1980	Edward Jancarz	Gorzów	Individual Polish Championship Final
65.0	14.06.1981	Edward Jancarz	Gorzów	Individual World Championship Continental Semi-Final

342 m (since 1987)
Time	Date	Rider	Club	Meeting
65.8	08.04.1987	Zenon Kasprzak	Leszno	Poland - Sweden
65.8	14.04.1987	Zenon Kasprzak	Leszno	1st League: Leszno - Gorzów Wlkp.
63.51	13.06.1987	Zoltan Adorjan	-	Individual World Championship Continental Semi-Final
63.35	06.08.1988	Zenon Kasprzak	Leszno	Individual World Championship Continental Final
63.0	25.09.1988	Zenon Kasprzak	Leszno	Individual Polish Championship Final
62.6	05.08.1989	Erik Gundersen	-	World Pairs Championship Final
62.6	1993	Roman Jankowski	Leszno	FSO Individual Meeting
62.6	21.05.1994	Roman Jankowski	Leszno	2nd League: Leszno - Lublin
62.4	21.05.1994	Roman Jankowski	Leszno	2nd League: Leszno - Lublin
62.2	15.07.1995	Tomasz Gollob	Bydgoszcz	XLV Alfred Smoczyk Memorial
61.6	16.06.1996	Roman Jankowski	Leszno	2nd League: Leszno - Łódź
60.5	16.06.1996	Leigh Adams	Leszno	2nd League: Leszno - Łódź
60.2	28.05.2000	Leigh Adams	Leszno	Ekstraliga: Leszno - Gdańsk
60.2	21.04.2002	Rafał Okoniewski	Leszno	Ekstraliga: Leszno - Wrocław
60.0	21.04.2002	Krzysztof Kasprzak	Leszno	Ekstraliga: Leszno - Wrocław
59.0	03.05.2002	Leigh Adams	Leszno	Ekstraliga: Leszno - Częstochowa
58.4	03.05.2007	Krzysztof Kasprzak	Leszno	Ekstraliga: Leszno - Zielona Góra
58.1	09.05.2010	Janusz Kołodziej	Leszno	?

References

• "Czy padnie rekord toru?". SportoweFakty.pl. 2008-07-12. Archived from the original on 2008-07-16. Retrieved 2008-07-12.

See also

• Motorcycle speedway