Alfred Smoczyk Stadium

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.

Stadion im. Alfreda Smoczyka
Smok (Dragon)
LocationLeszno, Poland
Coordinates51°49′57″N 16°35′8″E
OwnerUnia Leszno
OperatorUnia Leszno
Capacity15,000
SurfaceGrass
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
80.019.04.1953 Stanisław GlapiakLesznofrendly: Leszno - Ostrów Wlkp.
77.705.07.1953 Marian KuśnierekLeszno1st League: Leszno - Łódź
77.116.08.1953 Edward KupczyńskiWrocław1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
76.716.08.1953 Józef OlejniczakLeszno1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
76.416.08.1953 Józef OlejniczakLeszno1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
76.013.09.1953 Florian KapałaRawiczIII Alfred Smoczyk Memorial
76.013.06.1954 Andrzej KrzesińskiLeszno1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
75.321.08.1955 Edward KupczyńskiWrocławV Alfred Smoczyk Memorial
??.?11.04.1960 Kazimierz BentkeLeszno1st League: Leszno - Częstochowa
74.8before 22.05.1960 Ove Fundin-?
74.016.10.1960 Peter Craven-Poland - England
73.921.05.1961 Henryk ŻytoLeszno1st League: Leszno - Częstochowa
73.814.04.1963 Henryk ŻytoLesznoPolish Motor Union Cup
73.208.10.1967 Henryk GluecklichBydgoszczPoland - Soviet Union
73.124.10.1971 Zdzisław DobruckiLesznoXXI Aldred Smoczyk Memorial
354 m (1975–1979)
TimeDateRiderClubMeeting
76.423.03.1975 Kazimierz AdamczakLesznofrendly: Leszno - Guestrow
76.013.04.1975 Jerzy KowalskiLesznoIndividual Meeting
76.020.04.1975 Piotr BruzdaWrocław1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
75.420.04.1975 Zygfryd KostkaWrocław1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
75.420.04.1975 Zbigniew JąderLeszno1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
74.501.05.1975 Henryk GluecklichBydgoszcz1st League: Leszno - Bydgoszcz
74.501.05.1975 Jerzy KowalskiLeszno1st League: Leszno - Bydgoszcz
73.405.06.1975 Bogusław NowakGorzów Wlkp.Golden Helmet
73.028.06.1975 Zdzisław DobruckiLesznoPairs Meeting
71.629.08.1976 Bernard JąderLesznoAlfred Smoczyk Memorial
71.426.06.1977 Roman JankowskiLesznoU-23 Polish Motor Union Cup
71.403.07.1977 Bernard JąderLeszno1st League: Leszno - Opole
71.324.07.1977 Zdzisław DobruckiLeszno1st League: Leszno - Lublin
70.631.07.1977 Józef JarmułaCzęstochowa1st League: Leszno - Częstochowa
70.028.08.1977 Zenon PlechGdańsk1st League: Leszno - Gdańsk
70.021.05.1978 Bernard JąderLeszno1st League: Leszno - Rybnik
70.021.05.1978 Mariusz OkoniewskiLeszno1st League: Leszno - Rybnik
69.204.06.1978 Malcolm Simmons-International Individual Meeting
69.004.06.1978 Bernard JąderLesznoInternational Individual Meeting
68.028.06.1978 Bernard JąderLesznoIndividual Meeting
347 m (1979–1987)
TimeDateRiderClubMeeting
70.112.04.1979 Eugeniusz MiastkowskiToruńIndividual Polish Championship Quarter-Final
68.622.04.1979 Piotr PysznyRybnik1st League: Leszno - Rybnik
68.129.04.1979 Mariusz OkoniewskiLeszno1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
68.129.04.1979 Mariusz OkoniewskiLeszno1st League: Leszno - Wrocław
67.419.08.1979 Ryszard BuśkiewiczLeszno1st League: Leszno - Gdańsk
67.422.07.1980 Bogusław NowakGorzówIndividual Polish Championship Final
66.222.07.1980 Edward JancarzGorzówIndividual Polish Championship Final
65.014.06.1981 Edward JancarzGorzówIndividual World Championship Continental Semi-Final
342 m (since 1987)
TimeDateRiderClubMeeting
65.808.04.1987 Zenon KasprzakLesznoPoland - Sweden
65.814.04.1987 Zenon KasprzakLeszno1st League: Leszno - Gorzów Wlkp.
63.5113.06.1987 Zoltan Adorjan-Individual World Championship Continental Semi-Final
63.3506.08.1988 Zenon KasprzakLesznoIndividual World Championship Continental Final
63.025.09.1988 Zenon KasprzakLesznoIndividual Polish Championship Final
62.605.08.1989 Erik Gundersen-World Pairs Championship Final
62.61993 Roman JankowskiLesznoFSO Individual Meeting
62.621.05.1994 Roman JankowskiLeszno2nd League: Leszno - Lublin
62.421.05.1994 Roman JankowskiLeszno2nd League: Leszno - Lublin
62.215.07.1995 Tomasz GollobBydgoszczXLV Alfred Smoczyk Memorial
61.616.06.1996 Roman JankowskiLeszno2nd League: Leszno - Łódź
60.516.06.1996 Leigh AdamsLeszno2nd League: Leszno - Łódź
60.228.05.2000 Leigh AdamsLesznoEkstraliga: Leszno - Gdańsk
60.221.04.2002 Rafał OkoniewskiLesznoEkstraliga: Leszno - Wrocław
60.021.04.2002 Krzysztof KasprzakLesznoEkstraliga: Leszno - Wrocław
59.003.05.2002 Leigh AdamsLesznoEkstraliga: Leszno - Częstochowa
58.403.05.2007 Krzysztof KasprzakLesznoEkstraliga: Leszno - Zielona Góra
58.109.05.2010 Janusz KołodziejLeszno?

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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