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The origins of speedway in Warsaw began with the founding of two clubs in the city; the first in 1923, when the Polish Motorcycle Club (Polski Klub Motorowy, PKM) were formed. One of its founders was Witold Rychter and the club's members took part in motorcycle and car competitions throughout the
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The 1959 season turned out to be the last season of league speedway participation by any Warsaw club for 40 years because both Legia and Skra were dissolved under different circumstances. Legia merged with
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In 1957, CWKS reverted to the name Legia Warszawa and Budowlani reverted to the name Skra Warszawa. Legia also celebrated their first Polish champion in
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in 1961, 1962 and 1964 (it had previously held rounds in (1956, 1957 and 1958). At the end of 1987, the speedway track was removed from the stadium.
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created a motorcycle section, officially celebrating its anniversary on 8 December. The first speedway was raced on 9 November 1930 at the
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the speedway leagues were re-organised, which resulted in PKM Warszawa being dissolved and Skra-Związkowiec becoming
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It was not until 1948 that the first league season of speedway in Poland was held. The
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before yet another change for the 2002 season, when the Warsaw Motor Club ran as
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The only speedway in Warsaw was the continuation of the qualifying rounds of the
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interwar period. The second club created in Warsaw was in late 1929, when the
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teams and stadia, including the current major venue for the sport at the
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The National Stadium in Warsaw hosts the Speedway Grand Prix of Poland
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sports club introduced a speedway section and a team by the name of
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Forty years after the last league speedway in Warsaw, later the
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The following year in 1949, the Okęcie speedway merged with the
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speedway section and went on to win the silver medal in the
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It has held subsequent rounds in 24: 456: 293: 25: 1417: 762:Polish speedway teams and seasons 141:Team Speedway Polish Championship 821: 69:has consisted of several former 702: 684: 659: 634: 609: 592:"Historia Speedway Polsce 1959" 584: 567:"Historia Speedway Polsce 1955" 542:"Historia Speedway Polsce 1951" 517:"Historia Speedway Polsce 1949" 492:"Historia Speedway Polsce 1948" 222: 106: 85: 559: 534: 509: 484: 431: 406: 389:"Historical Results 1948-2023" 381: 356: 13: 1: 349: 308:Speedway Grand Prix of Poland 249:Polish Speedway Second League 696:Speedway World Championships 7: 312:Speedway World Championship 245:2000 Polish speedway season 213:Speedway World Championship 152:1949 Polish speedway season 121:1948 Polish speedway season 10: 1422: 364:"Historia Speedway Polsce" 93:Legia Warsaw (sports club) 80: 987: 926: 883: 830: 819: 768: 270:resulted in promotion to 148:Skra-Związkowiec Warszawa 56: 51: 39: 34: 18:Legia Warszawa (speedway) 413:Rychter, Witold (1985). 314:series, was held at the 208:and Skra was disbanded. 310:, which is part of the 415:My two and four wheels 303: 253:Gwardia Warsaw Stadium 232: 133:OM TUR Okęcie Warszawa 116: 301: 230: 114: 642:"World Championship" 617:"World Championship" 241:WSŻ Gwardia Warszawa 169:. Legia returned in 217:Polish Army Stadium 156:PKM Ogniwo Warszawa 154:. 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Index

Legia Warszawa (speedway)

motorcycle speedway
Stadion Narodowy
Legia Warsaw (sports club)
Polish Army Stadium
World War II

1948 Polish speedway season
Stadion RKS Skra
Team Speedway Polish Championship
1949 Polish speedway season
1950 season
1951
Wrocław
1955 season
Marian Kaiser
1959
LPŻ Neptun Gdańsk
Gdańsk
Speedway World Championship
Polish Army Stadium

Gwardia Warsaw
2000 Polish speedway season
Polish Speedway Second League
Gwardia Warsaw Stadium
2002 season
1. Liga
Sam Ermolenko

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