Marian Rose

Marian Rose
Born	15 August 1933; Toruń, Poland
Died	19 April 1970 (aged 36); Rzeszów, Poland
Nationality	Polish
Career history
1958-1970	KS Toruń
Team honours
1966	Speedway World Team Cup gold medal

Last updated November 01, 2024

Marian Rose (1933-1970) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Poland.^[1]^[2]

Speedway career

Rose won a gold medal in the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1966 Speedway World Team Cup.^[3] Also in 1966 he competed in Continental Speedway final during the 1966 Individual Speedway World Championship.^[4]

Rose was killed in a race at the Stal Rzeszów Speedway Circuit on 19 April 1970, following a combination of hitting his head when falling off his bike and another rider crashing into him at the same time.^[5] }}</ref>

The Motoarena Toruń im. Mariana Rosego in Poland is named after him^[1] and in 2023 a book was published about his life.^[6]

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

1965 - London, Wembley Stadium - Reserve - Did not ride

World Team Cup

1964 - Abensberg, Abensberg Stadion (with Andrzej Wyglenda / Andrzej Pogorzelski / Zbigniew Podlecki / Marian Kaiser) - 4th - 16pts (2)
1966 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Andrzej Pogorzelski / Andrzej Wyglenda / Antoni Woryna / Edmund Migoś) - Winner - 41pts (10)

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References

1 2 Kowalski, Andrzej (19 April 2021). "Marian Rose - the legend of the Toruń club". Speedway Ekstraglia (in Polish). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
↑ "52 lata temu zginął Marian Rose, idol toruńskich fanów żużla". Gazeta Pomorska. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
↑ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
↑ "Brett awaits chance of championship ride" . Daily Mirror. 3 September 1966. Retrieved 12 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Motorsport Memorial" . Retrieved 31 October 2024.
↑ "Marian Rose was born 90 years ago. There will be a book about the famous speedway rider". Nowości Dziennik Toruński. Retrieved 12 September 2024.

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[SEsk-1] 1 2 Kowalski, Andrzej (19 April 2021). "Marian Rose - the legend of the Toruń club". Speedway Ekstraglia (in Polish). Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[2] "52 lata temu zginął Marian Rose, idol toruńskich fanów żużla". Gazeta Pomorska. Retrieved 12 September 2024.

[3] "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[4] "Brett awaits chance of championship ride" . Daily Mirror. 3 September 1966. Retrieved 12 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.

[5] "Motorsport Memorial" . Retrieved 31 October 2024.

[6] "Marian Rose was born 90 years ago. There will be a book about the famous speedway rider". Nowości Dziennik Toruński. Retrieved 12 September 2024.

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