ŻKS ROW Rybnik
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.
ROW Rybnik | |
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Club information | |
Track address | ul. Gliwicka 72 Rybnik |
Country | Poland |
Founded | 1930 |
Team manager | |
League | Ekstraliga |
Website | Official website |
Club facts | |
Colours | Green and Black |
Nickname | Sharks, Green and Black |
Track size | 357 metres (1,171 ft) |
Track record time | 62.74 |
Track record date | 2019-04-06 |
Track record holder |
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
Speedway First League (2nd tier)
- Seniors:
Mariusz Wegrzyk Zbigniew Czerwinski Ricky Kling Marcin Rempala Ronnie Jamrozy Denis Gizatullin Adam Pawliczek Kyle Legault
- Under-21 juniors:
- Team Manager:
2010 Squad
Speedway First League (2nd tier)
- Seniors:
Ronnie Jamrozy Andriej Karpov Nicolai Klindt Joonas Kylmaekorpi Daniel Nermark Mariusz Wegrzyk
- Under-21 juniors:
- Team Manager:
2011 Squad
Speedway First League (2nd tier)
- Seniors:
Daniel Pytel Andriej Karpov Roman Chromik Antonio Lindbaeck Ronnie Jamrozy Jesper B. Monberg Rory Schlein Adam Pawliczek
- Under-21 juniors:
Aleksandr Loktaev Volodymir Tejgal Mateusz Domanski Kamil Fleger Lukasz Piecha
- Team Manager:
2012 Squad
Speedway Second League (3rd tier)
- Seniors:
Roman Chromik Kenni Larsen Oliver Allen Aleksiej Charczenko Linus Ekloef Patryk Pawlaszczyk Bartosz Szymura
- Under-21 juniors:
- Team Manager:
2013 Squad
Speedway Second League (3rd tier)
- Team:
Roman Chromik Michal Mitko Lewis Bridger Ilja Czalov Christian Hefenbrock Viktor Kulakov Sam Masters Lukasz Bojarski Slawomir Pyszny Zbigniew Czerwinski Marcel Kajzer Bartosz Szymura Mike Trzensiok Lukasz Witoszek Kacper Woryna
- Team Manager:
2014 Squad
Speedway First League (2nd tier)
- Seniors:
Rafal Szombierski Roman Chromik Chris Harris Dakota North Ilja Czalov Vaclav Milik Dawid Stachyra Lewis Bridger Michal Szczepaniak
- Under-21 juniors:
Marcin Bubel Robert Chmiel Michal Schmidt Kamil Wieczorek Kacper Woryna
- Team Manager:
2015 Squad
Speedway First League (2nd tier)
- Seniors:
Rafal Szombierski Damian Balinski Troy Batchelor Dakota North Ilja Czalov Max Fricke Valentin Grobauer Chris Harris Sebastian Ulamek
- Under-21 juniors:
Robert Chmiel Michal Schmidt Kamil Wieczorek Kacper Woryna
- Team Manager:
2016 Squad
Speedway Extraleague
- Seniors:
Rafal Szombierski Damian Balinski Rune Holta Dakota North Grigory Laguta Max Fricke Andreas Jonsson Troy Batchelor Roman Chromik Ilja Czalov
- Under-21 juniors:
Robert Chmiel Michal Schmidt Kamil Wieczorek Kacper Woryna
- Team Manager:
2017 Squad
Speedway Extraleague
- Seniors:
Jake Allen Rafal Szombierski Damian Balinski Tobiasz Musielak Grigory Laguta Max Fricke Fredrik Lindgren
- Under-21 juniors:
Robert Chmiel Lars Skupien Kacper Woryna
- Team Manager:
2018 Squad
Speedway First League (2nd tier)
- Seniors:
Troy Batchelor Craig Cook Artur Czaja Andriej Karpow Mateusz Szczepaniak Kacper Woryna
- Under-21 juniors:
- Team Manager:
2019 Squad
Speedway First League (2nd tier)
- Seniors:
Troy Batchelor Daniel Bewley Jye Etheridge Nick Morris Sergey Logachev Linus Sundstroem Mateusz Szczepaniak Zbigniew Suchecki Kacper Woryna
- Under-21 juniors:
- Team Manager:
2020 Squad
Speedway Extraleague
- Seniors:
Troy Batchelor Greg Hancock (sign contract on 15.11.2019, but retired on 15.02.2020 before start of the season in Poland) Robert Lambert Andžejs Lebedevs Sergey Logachev Vaclav Milik Mateusz Szczepaniak Kacper Woryna Adrian Miedziński (as a guest)
- Under-21 juniors:
- Team Manager:
Honours
Competitions | Total | Golden medals | Silver medals | Bronze medals | |||
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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) |
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Silver Helmet U-21 (SK) (since 1966) |
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Bronze Helmet U-19 (BK) (1976-81; since 1983) |
0 |