Stadion im. Alfreda Smoczyka

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

Stadion im. Alfreda Smoczyka
Smok (Dragon)
Aerial photograph with the stadium in the middle
LocationLeszno, Poland
Coordinates51°49′57″N 16°35′8″E
OwnerCity of Leszno
OperatorUnia Leszno
Capacity15,000
SurfaceGrass
Opened1977
Tenants
Speedway team: Unia Leszno

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)
TimeDateRiderClubMeeting
80.019.04.1953Poland Stanisław GlapiakLesznofriendly: Leszno - Ostrów Wlkp.
77.705.07.1953Poland Marian KuśnierekLeszno1st League: Leszno - Łódź
77.116.08.1953Poland Edward KupczyńskiWrocław1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
76.716.08.1953Poland Józef OlejniczakLeszno1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
76.416.08.1953Poland Józef OlejniczakLeszno1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
76.013.09.1953Poland Florian KapałaRawiczIII Alfred Smoczyk Memorial
76.013.06.1954Poland Andrzej KrzesińskiLeszno1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
75.321.08.1955Poland Edward KupczyńskiWrocławV Alfred Smoczyk Memorial
??.?11.04.1960Poland Kazimierz BentkeLeszno1st League: Leszno - Częstochowa
74.8before 22.05.1960Sweden Ove Fundin-?
74.016.10.1960England Peter Craven-Poland - England
73.921.05.1961Poland Henryk ŻytoLeszno1st League: Leszno - Częstochowa
73.814.04.1963Poland Henryk ŻytoLesznoPolish Motor Union Cup
73.208.10.1967Poland Henryk GluecklichBydgoszczPoland - Soviet Union
73.124.10.1971Poland Zdzisław DobruckiLesznoXXI Aldred Smoczyk Memorial
354 m (1975–1979)
TimeDateRiderClubMeeting
76.423.03.1975Poland Kazimierz AdamczakLesznofriendly: Leszno - Guestrow
76.013.04.1975Poland Jerzy KowalskiLesznoIndividual Meeting
76.020.04.1975Poland Piotr BruzdaWrocław1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
75.420.04.1975Poland Zygfryd KostkaWrocław1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
75.420.04.1975Poland Zbigniew JąderLeszno1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
74.501.05.1975Poland Henryk GluecklichBydgoszcz1st League: Leszno - Bydgoszcz
74.501.05.1975Poland Jerzy KowalskiLeszno1st League: Leszno - Bydgoszcz
73.405.06.1975Poland Bogusław NowakGorzów Wlkp.Golden Helmet
73.028.06.1975Poland Zdzisław DobruckiLesznoPairs Meeting
71.629.08.1976Poland Bernard JąderLesznoAlfred Smoczyk Memorial
71.426.06.1977Poland Roman JankowskiLesznoU-23 Polish Motor Union Cup
71.403.07.1977Poland Bernard JąderLeszno1st League: Leszno - Opole
71.324.07.1977Poland Zdzisław DobruckiLeszno1st League: Leszno - Lublin
70.631.07.1977Poland Józef JarmułaCzęstochowa1st League: Leszno - Częstochowa
70.028.08.1977Poland Zenon PlechGdańsk1st League: Leszno - Gdańsk
70.021.05.1978Poland Bernard JąderLeszno1st League: Leszno - Rybnik
70.021.05.1978Poland Mariusz OkoniewskiLeszno1st League: Leszno - Rybnik
69.204.06.1978England Malcolm Simmons-International Individual Meeting
69.004.06.1978Poland Bernard JąderLesznoInternational Individual Meeting
68.028.06.1978Poland Bernard JąderLesznoIndividual Meeting
347 m (1979–1987)
TimeDateRiderClubMeeting
70.112.04.1979Poland Eugeniusz MiastkowskiToruńIndividual Polish Championship Quarter-Final
68.622.04.1979Poland Piotr PysznyRybnik1st League: Leszno - Rybnik
68.129.04.1979Poland Mariusz OkoniewskiLeszno1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
68.129.04.1979Poland Mariusz OkoniewskiLeszno1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
67.419.08.1979Poland Ryszard BuśkiewiczLeszno1st League: Leszno - Gdańsk
67.422.07.1980Poland Bogusław NowakGorzówIndividual Polish Championship Final
66.222.07.1980Poland Edward JancarzGorzówIndividual Polish Championship Final
65.014.06.1981Poland Edward JancarzGorzówIndividual World Championship Continental Semi-Final
342 m (since 1987)
TimeDateRiderClubMeeting
65.808.04.1987Poland Zenon KasprzakLesznoPoland - Sweden
65.814.04.1987Poland Zenon KasprzakLeszno1st League: Leszno - Gorzów Wlkp.
63.5113.06.1987Hungary Zoltan Adorjan-Individual World Championship Continental Semi-Final
63.3506.08.1988Poland Zenon KasprzakLesznoIndividual World Championship Continental Final
63.025.09.1988Poland Zenon KasprzakLesznoIndividual Polish Championship Final
62.605.08.1989Denmark Erik Gundersen-World Pairs Championship Final
62.61993Poland Roman JankowskiLesznoFSO Individual Meeting
62.621.05.1994Poland Roman JankowskiLeszno2nd League: Leszno - Lublin
62.421.05.1994Poland Roman JankowskiLeszno2nd League: Leszno - Lublin
62.215.07.1995Poland Tomasz GollobBydgoszczXLV Alfred Smoczyk Memorial
61.616.06.1996Poland Roman JankowskiLeszno2nd League: Leszno - Łódź
60.516.06.1996Australia Leigh AdamsLeszno2nd League: Leszno - Łódź
60.228.05.2000Australia Leigh AdamsLesznoEkstraliga: Leszno - Gdańsk
60.221.04.2002Poland Rafał OkoniewskiLesznoEkstraliga: Leszno - Wrocław
60.021.04.2002Poland Krzysztof KasprzakLesznoEkstraliga: Leszno - Wrocław
59.003.05.2002Australia Leigh AdamsLesznoEkstraliga: Leszno - Częstochowa
58.403.05.2007Poland Krzysztof KasprzakLesznoEkstraliga: Leszno - Zielona Góra
58.109.05.2010Poland Janusz KołodziejLeszno?

See also

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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