Alfred Smoczyk Stadium
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Location | Leszno, Poland |
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Coordinates | 51°49′57″N 16°35′8″E / 51.83250°N 16.58556°E |
Owner | Unia Leszno |
Operator | Unia Leszno |
Capacity | 15,000 |
Surface | Grass |
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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) | ||||
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Time | Date | Rider | Club | Meeting |
80.0 | 19.04.1953 | ![]() |
Leszno | frendly: Leszno - Ostrów Wlkp. |
77.7 | 05.07.1953 | ![]() |
Leszno | 1st League: Leszno - Łódź |
77.1 | 16.08.1953 | ![]() |
Wrocław | 1st League: Leszno - Wrocław |
76.7 | 16.08.1953 | ![]() |
Leszno | 1st League: Leszno - Wrocław |
76.4 | 16.08.1953 | ![]() |
Leszno | 1st League: Leszno - Wrocław |
76.0 | 13.09.1953 | ![]() |
Rawicz | III Alfred Smoczyk Memorial |
76.0 | 13.06.1954 | ![]() |
Leszno | 1st League: Leszno - Wrocław |
75.3 | 21.08.1955 | ![]() |
Wrocław | V Alfred Smoczyk Memorial |
??.? | 11.04.1960 | ![]() |
Leszno | 1st League: Leszno - Częstochowa |
74.8 | before 22.05.1960 | ![]() |
- | ? |
74.0 | 16.10.1960 | ![]() |
- | Poland - England |
73.9 | 21.05.1961 | ![]() |
Leszno | 1st League: Leszno - Częstochowa |
73.8 | 14.04.1963 | ![]() |
Leszno | Polish Motor Union Cup |
73.2 | 08.10.1967 | ![]() |
Bydgoszcz | Poland - Soviet Union |
73.1 | 24.10.1971 | ![]() |
Leszno | XXI Aldred Smoczyk Memorial |
354 m (1975–1979) | ||||
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Time | Date | Rider | Club | Meeting |
76.4 | 23.03.1975 | ![]() |
Leszno | frendly: Leszno - Guestrow |
76.0 | 13.04.1975 | ![]() |
Leszno | Individual Meeting |
76.0 | 20.04.1975 | ![]() |
Wrocław | 1st League: Leszno - Wrocław |
75.4 | 20.04.1975 | ![]() |
Wrocław | 1st League: Leszno - Wrocław |
75.4 | 20.04.1975 | ![]() |
Leszno | 1st League: Leszno - Wrocław |
74.5 | 01.05.1975 | ![]() |
Bydgoszcz | 1st League: Leszno - Bydgoszcz |
74.5 | 01.05.1975 | ![]() |
Leszno | 1st League: Leszno - Bydgoszcz |
73.4 | 05.06.1975 | ![]() |
Gorzów Wlkp. | Golden Helmet |
73.0 | 28.06.1975 | ![]() |
Leszno | Pairs Meeting |
71.6 | 29.08.1976 | ![]() |
Leszno | Alfred Smoczyk Memorial |
71.4 | 26.06.1977 | ![]() |
Leszno | U-23 Polish Motor Union Cup |
71.4 | 03.07.1977 | ![]() |
Leszno | 1st League: Leszno - Opole |
71.3 | 24.07.1977 | ![]() |
Leszno | 1st League: Leszno - Lublin |
70.6 | 31.07.1977 | ![]() |
Częstochowa | 1st League: Leszno - Częstochowa |
70.0 | 28.08.1977 | ![]() |
Gdańsk | 1st League: Leszno - Gdańsk |
70.0 | 21.05.1978 | ![]() |
Leszno | 1st League: Leszno - Rybnik |
70.0 | 21.05.1978 | ![]() |
Leszno | 1st League: Leszno - Rybnik |
69.2 | 04.06.1978 | ![]() |
- | International Individual Meeting |
69.0 | 04.06.1978 | ![]() |
Leszno | International Individual Meeting |
68.0 | 28.06.1978 | ![]() |
Leszno | Individual Meeting |
347 m (1979–1987) | ||||
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Time | Date | Rider | Club | Meeting |
70.1 | 12.04.1979 | ![]() |
Toruń | Individual Polish Championship Quarter-Final |
68.6 | 22.04.1979 | ![]() |
Rybnik | 1st League: Leszno - Rybnik |
68.1 | 29.04.1979 | ![]() |
Leszno | 1st League: Leszno - Wrocław |
68.1 | 29.04.1979 | ![]() |
Leszno | 1st League: Leszno - Wrocław |
67.4 | 19.08.1979 | ![]() |
Leszno | 1st League: Leszno - Gdańsk |
67.4 | 22.07.1980 | ![]() |
Gorzów | Individual Polish Championship Final |
66.2 | 22.07.1980 | ![]() |
Gorzów | Individual Polish Championship Final |
65.0 | 14.06.1981 | ![]() |
Gorzów | Individual World Championship Continental Semi-Final |
342 m (since 1987) | ||||
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Time | Date | Rider | Club | Meeting |
65.8 | 08.04.1987 | ![]() |
Leszno | Poland - Sweden |
65.8 | 14.04.1987 | ![]() |
Leszno | 1st League: Leszno - Gorzów Wlkp. |
63.51 | 13.06.1987 | ![]() |
- | Individual World Championship Continental Semi-Final |
63.35 | 06.08.1988 | ![]() |
Leszno | Individual World Championship Continental Final |
63.0 | 25.09.1988 | ![]() |
Leszno | Individual Polish Championship Final |
62.6 | 05.08.1989 | ![]() |
- | World Pairs Championship Final |
62.6 | 1993 | ![]() |
Leszno | FSO Individual Meeting |
62.6 | 21.05.1994 | ![]() |
Leszno | 2nd League: Leszno - Lublin |
62.4 | 21.05.1994 | ![]() |
Leszno | 2nd League: Leszno - Lublin |
62.2 | 15.07.1995 | ![]() |
Bydgoszcz | XLV Alfred Smoczyk Memorial |
61.6 | 16.06.1996 | ![]() |
Leszno | 2nd League: Leszno - Łódź |
60.5 | 16.06.1996 | ![]() |
Leszno | 2nd League: Leszno - Łódź |
60.2 | 28.05.2000 | ![]() |
Leszno | Ekstraliga: Leszno - Gdańsk |
60.2 | 21.04.2002 | ![]() |
Leszno | Ekstraliga: Leszno - Wrocław |
60.0 | 21.04.2002 | ![]() |
Leszno | Ekstraliga: Leszno - Wrocław |
59.0 | 03.05.2002 | ![]() |
Leszno | Ekstraliga: Leszno - Częstochowa |
58.4 | 03.05.2007 | ![]() |
Leszno | Ekstraliga: Leszno - Zielona Góra |
58.1 | 09.05.2010 | ![]() |
Leszno | ? |
References
- "Czy padnie rekord toru?". SportoweFakty.pl. 2008-07-12. Archived from the original on 2008-07-16. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
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