Marek Kazimierz Cieślak (born 28 June 1950)[1] is a former speedway rider and current coach. He earned 29 international caps for the Poland national speedway team.[2]
.jpg) Cieślak in 2007 | |
| Born | 28 June 1950 Milanówek, Poland |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Polish |
| Current club information | |
| Career status | Coach |
| Coach | ŻKS ROW Rybnik |
| Manager | Poland team manager (2007–2020) |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 1968–1986 | Częstochowa |
| Great Britain | |
| 1977–1978 | White City |
| Individual honours | |
| 1976 | Golden Helmet Winner |
| Team honours | |
| 1974 | Polish League Champion |
| 1977 | British League Champion |
Career
editCieślak rode two seasons in the British leagues after joining White City Rebels for the 1977 British League season.[3]
Cieślak won a second consecutive silver medal at the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1977 Speedway World Team Cup.[4][5]
In 2007 he was a manager of Poland national team. Poland won Speedway World Cup and Team U-21 World Championship. After victory in SWC, on 30 July 2007 Polish president Lech Kaczyński honoured him Knight's Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta for prominent contributions for development of Polish speedway sport and for achievement in training work.[6] In 2010, Cieślak was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Polonia Restituta for outstanding contribution to the development of speedway in Poland, for achievements in training and coaching.
World Final appearances
editIndividual World Championship
edit- 1975 –
London, Wembley Stadium – 15th – 1 pt - 1976 –
Chorzów, Silesian Stadium – 13th – 4 pts - 1978 – London, Wembley Stadium – 13th – 5 pts
World Team Cup
edit- 1972 –
Olching, Olching Speedwaybahn (with Zenon Plech / Paweł Waloszek / Henryk Glücklich / Zdzisław Dobrucki) – 3rd – 21pts (0) - 1975 – Norden, Motodrom Halbemond (with Henryk Glücklich / Edward Jancarz / Zenon Plech / Jerzy Rembas) – 4th – 9pt (4)
- 1976 – London, White City Stadium (with Edward Jancarz / Zenon Plech / Jerzy Rembas / Bolesław Proch) – 2nd – 28pts (7)
- 1977 – Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Jerzy Rembas / Edward Jancarz / Bogusław Nowak / Ryszard Fabiszewski) – 2nd – 25pts (2)
- 1978 – Landshut, Ellermühle Stadium (with Edward Jancarz / Zenon Plech / Jerzy Rembas / Andrzej Huszcza) – 3rd – 16+3pts (5)
- 1979 – London, Wembley Stadium (with Zenon Plech / Piotr Pyszny / Robert Słaboń / Andrzej Tkocz) – 4th – 11pts (1)
Manjor results
edit
- 1971 – 14th place
- 1972 – 6th place
- 1975 – Silver medal
- 1976 – 10th place
- 1979 – 16th place
- 1976 – Bronze medal
- 1978 – 4th place
- 1974 – Polish Champion
- 1975 – Silver medal
- 1972 – 3rd place (72 points)
- 1973 – 7th place (53 points)
- 1975 – 5th place (59 points)
- 1976 – Winner (54 points)
- 1969 – 2nd place
- 1972 – 3rd place
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Rebels look like League Contenders". Hammersmith & Shepherds Bush Gazette. 27 January 1977. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Collins leads Britain to victory". Birmingham Daily Post. 19 September 1977. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1977 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ (pl) Polish president website Archived 18 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine – 30 December 2007.