ŻKS ROW Rybnik

ŻKS ROW Rybnik
Club information
Track address ul. Gliwicka 72
Rybnik
Country Poland
Founded 1930
Team manager Poland Mirosław Korbel
League Ekstraliga
Website Official website
Club facts
Colours Green and Black
Track size 357 metres (1,171 ft)
Track record time 63.33
Track record date 2007-04-15
Track record holder Sweden Mikael Max

ŻKS ROW Rybnik is a Polish motorcycle speedway team based in Rybnik which currently competes in Extraleague (1st division). ROW Rybnik is one of the oldest and most successful teams in Polish speedway. There is a historical link to the football team Energetyk ROW Rybnik, both using the name ROW, but otherwise the clubs are completely independent of each other.

History

Speedway in Rybnik has existed since 1930. In 1964 the multi-sports club ROW Rybnik was formed as a result of a merger between two local clubs RKS "Górnik" Rybnik and KS "Górnik" Chwałowice. Since then the club has undergone various changes, including Rybnicki Klub Motorowy (Rybnik's Motorcycle Club) in 1994, then reverted to its historical "ROW" prefix in 2009 as RKM ROW Rybnik, then changed the name to ROW Rybnik Sp. z.o.o. in 2012 and finally to ŻKS ROW Rybnik in 2013. The team is historically one of the best ever - they have been runners-up in the Polish Championship 8 times and won the title 12 times, but the last title was in 1972.

Stadium

The Rybnik Municipal Stadium is located on ulica Gliwicka. It contains 10,304 seats. The track is 357 metres long and has a granite surface. The track record was set by Ronnie Jamroży (62,79 sec on 13 April 2009).

2009 Squad

Honours

Competitions Total Golden medals Silver medals Bronze medals
Total Years Total Years Total Years
Team (DMP)
(since 1948)
23 12 1956, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972 6 1950, 1959, 1961, 1980, 1988, 1990 5 1951, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1989
Team U-21 (MDMP)
(since 1978)
6 2 2002, 2007 2 1984, 2000 2 2001, 2006
Pairs (MPPK)
(since 1974)
7 1 1988 6 1973, 1974, 1975, 1985, 1990, 2006
Pairs U-21 (MMPPK)
(1980 U-23; since 1983)
9 3 1983, 2003, 2008 2 1984, 2002 4 1980, 1990, 1993, 2007
Individual (IMP)
(since 1948)
23 9 1947, 1958, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973 9 1951, 1957, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1977, 1990 5 1956, 1958, 1962, 1970, 1971
Individual U-21 (MIMP)
(since 1967)
4 2 1971, 2003 2 1984, 1990
Total Polish Championship medals: 72 Gold: 28 Silver: 22 Bronze: 22
Competitions Total I place II place III place
Total Years Total Years Total Years
European Club (KPE)
(since 1998)
0
Team Cup (DPP)
(?)
0
Golden Helmet (ZK)
(since 1961)
0
Silver Helmet U-21 (SK)
(since 1966)
0
Bronze Helmet U-19 (BK)
(1976-81; since 1983)
0

See also

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