Andrzej Pogorzelski
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| Born | 12 October 1938 Leszno, Poland |
|---|---|
| Died | 16 October 2020 (aged 82) |
| Nickname | Puzon |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 1956, 1973-1976 | Unia Leszno |
| 1957-1961 | Start Gniezno |
| 1962-1972 | Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski |
| Individual honours | |
| 1966 | Continental Champion |
| 1966 | Golden Helmet |
| Team honours | |
| 1965, 1966, 1969 | World Team Cup Winner |
| 1969 | Polish League Champion |
Andrzej Pogorzelski (12 October 1938 – 16 October 2020) was a Polish motorcycle speedway rider and coach.
Career
[edit]He started his career in Unia Leszno and represented the club in 1956 and 1973-1976 seasons. While at Unia Leszno he won 2 bronze medals (1975, 1976) on Team Speedway Polish Championship. During the 1957-1961 seasons he rode in Start Gniezno and moved to Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski in winter 1962. While in Stal he won 1 gold (1969) and 5 silver (1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1971) medals in Team Speedway Polish Championship.[1]
During riding for Stal he held double record of the track in Gorzow Wielkopolski in seasons 1964 (76.4 sec - 18/10/1964) and 1969 (73.3 sec - 18/05/1969).[2][3]
Andrzej won 3 bronze medals in the Polish Individual Speedway Championship (1964, 1965, 1966). He also won the Golden Helmet tournament in 1966,[4] in 1964 (2nd place), [5] 1965 (2nd place) [6] and 1969 (2nd place), [7] and was finalist in the Silver Helmet tournament of the season 1962 (3rd place). [8]
International appearances
[edit]Six-time finalist of the Speedway World Team Cup, where together with the Polish National Team he won 3 gold (1965,[9] 1966,[10] 1969) [11] and 1 silver medal (1967),[12] and finished in 4th place twice (1963, 1964).[13]
Finalist of the Speedway World Championship in seasons: 1965 (9th place), 1966 (12th place), 1967 (9th place) and 1969 (9th place).
After retirement
[edit]After his career he competed in the many tournaments among others, for example in Edward Jancarz Memorial and he won significant achievements as a speedway coach.
Pogorzelski died on 16 October 2020, aged 82.[14]
Monuments and plaques
[edit]Commemorative plaque at the Stal's Edward Jancarz Stadium unveiled on 18 December 2015.[15][16][17]
World Final Appearances
[edit]Individual World Championship
[edit]- 1965 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 9th - 7pts - 1966 -
Göteborg, Ullevi - 12th - 5pts - 1967 - London, Wembley Stadium - 9th - 6pts
- 1969 - London, Wembley Stadium - 9th - 7pts
World Team Cup
[edit]- 1963 -
Vienna, Stadion Wien (with Henryk Żyto / Marian Kaiser / Joachim Maj / Stanisław Tkocz) - 4th - 7pts (0) - 1964 -
Abensberg, Abensberg Speedwaystadion (with Zbigniew Podlecki / Andrzej Wyglenda / Marian Kaiser / Marian Rose) - 4th - 16pts (3) - 1965 - Kempten (with Andrzej Wyglenda / Zbigniew Podlecki / Antoni Woryna) - Winner - 38pts (11)
- 1966 -
Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Andrzej Wyglenda / Antoni Woryna / Marian Rose / Edmund Migoś) - Winner - 41pts (8) - 1967 - Malmö, Malmö Stadion (with Jerzy Trzeszkowski / Antoni Woryna / Andrzej Wyglenda / Zbigniew Podlecki) - 2nd - 26pts (0)
- 1969 - Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium (with Edward Jancarz / Stanisław Tkocz / Andrzej Wyglenda / Henryk Glücklich) - 'Winner - 31pts (2)
References
[edit]- ^ "Historia". Polskizuzel.pl. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Gorzów Wlkp". Gazetalubuska.pl. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Areny zmagań ligowych: Stadion im. Edwarda Jancarza w Gorzowie Wielkopolskim - WP SportoweFakty". Sportowefakty.wp.pl. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ Roman Lach. "Złoty Kask 1966". Rlach.republika.pl. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ Roman Lach. "Złoty Kask 1964". Rlach.republika.pl. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ Roman Lach. "Złoty Kask 1965". Rlach.republika.pl. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ Roman Lach. "Złoty Kask 1966". Rlach.republika.pl. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ Roman Lach. "Srebrny Kask 1962". Rlach.republika.pl. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "World Team Cup 1965". Internationalspeedway.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "World Team Cup 1966". Internationalspeedway.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "World Team Cup 1969". Internationalspeedway.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "World Team Cup 1967". Internationalspeedway.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "World Team Cup 1963". Internationalspeedway.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ Zmarła jedna z najbarwniejszych postaci polskiego i światowego żużla (in Polish)
- ^ "Andrzej Pogorzelski – kolejny z wielkich z pamiątkową tablicą - - 2015-12-17". Echogorzowa.pl. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Andrzej Pogorzelski w Alei Sław!". Stalgorzow.pl. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Andrzej Pogorzelski odsłonił swoją tablicę w Alei Sław na Stadionie im. Edwarda Jancarza - w ZUZELEND.com - Żużel: Informacje, wyniki, tabele, społeczność - Świat Speedway -a". Zuzelend.com. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2017.