Roman Jankowski
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| Born | 5 October 1957 Kościan, Poland |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Polish |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 1976–2001 | Unia Leszno |
| 2002–2003 | Warszawa |
| Great Britain | |
| 1980–1981 | Hackney Hawks |
| Individual honours | |
| 1981, 1988 | Polish Champion |
| 1982, 1984, 1986 | Poland Golden Helmet Winner |
| 1979 | Poland Silver Helmet Winner |
| Team honours | |
| 1979, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1989 | Polish League Champion |
Roman Jankowski (born 5 October 1957 in Kościan, Poland)[1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider. He earned 47 international caps for the Poland speedway team[2] and was twice champion of Poland.
Career
Jancarz rode from 1976 until 2006. He won the Polish Championship, title twice, in 1981 and again in 1988.[2]
Roman has also represented Poland at the World Team Cup.
He rode for the Hackney Hawks in 1980 and 1981.[3][4]
Currently he is the youth coach and manager of Unia Leszno.
Personal life
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[5]
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
- ^ a b "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Fenn, C.(2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2737-7
- ^ "It looks tougher for Racers in Gold Cup return". Reading Evening Post. 18 April 1980. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5