Stadion im. Edwarda Jancarza
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| Location | Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland |
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| Coordinates | 52°43′15″N 15°13′41″E / 52.72083°N 15.22806°E |
| Owner | Gorzów Wielkopolski City |
| Capacity | 17,024 |
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| Opened | 1951 |
| Renovated | 2007-2011 |
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| Speedway team: Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski | |
Edward Jancarz Stadium (Polish: Stadion im. Edwarda Jancarza) is a multi-use stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland. It is currently used mostly for speedway matches and is the home stadium of Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski in the Speedway Ekstraliga. The stadium has opened in 1951 and has a capacity of 17,000 after recent development to allow it to host a round of the speedway GP series.
It is named after Edward Jancarz, a former speedway rider from Gorzów Wielkopolski who finished third in the 1968 World Final in Sweden, and helped Poland win the 1969 Speedway World Team Cup at home in Rybnik. Jancarz was murdered by his wife in 1992.
Hosted
International
- Speedway Grand Prix: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Speedway World Cup: 2010 (Event One), 2011 (Race-off and the Final)
- Individual Speedway Junior World Championship: 2000 Final
- Team Speedway Junior World Championship: 2009 Final
Polish Championships
- Individual Speedway Polish Championship Finals: 1970, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985,
- Polish Pairs Speedway Championship Finals: 1982, 1992, 1998
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