Roman Jankowski
Roman Jankowski (born 5 October 1957 in Kościan, Poland)[1] is a speedway rider active from 1976 until 2006. He is a former Polish Champion, having won the title in 1981 and again in 1988.
Born | Kościan, Poland | 5 October 1957
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Nationality | |
Current club information | |
Career status | Team Manager |
Manager | Unia Leszno |
Career history | |
1976–2001 | Unia Leszno (POL) |
1980–1981 | Hackney Hawks |
2002–2003 | WKM Warszawa (POL) |
Individual honours | |
1981, 1988 | Polish Champion |
Team honours | |
1979, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1989 | Polish League Champion |
Roman has also represented Poland at the World Team Cup. He rode for the Hackney Hawks in 1980 and 1981.[2] Currently he is the youth coach and manager of Unia Leszno.
Roman's three sons, Łukasz, Marcin and Norbert are all speedway riders.
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1987 -
Amsterdam, Olympic Stadium - 14th - 8pts - 1988 -
Vojens, Speedway Center - 16th -2pts - 1994 -
Vojens, Speedway Center - Reserve - 0pts[3]
World Team Cup
- 1980 -
Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Zenon Plech / Andrzej Huszcza / Edward Jancarz / Jerzy Rembas) - 3rd - 15pt (5) - 1984 -
Leszno (with Zenon Plech / Zenon Kasprzak / Leonard Raba / Boleslaw Proch) - 4th - 8pt (1)
Notes
- Oakes, P.(2006). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-30-1
- Fenn, C.(2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2737-7
- Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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