Born | Toruń, Poland | 15 August 1933
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Died | 19 April 1970 36) Rzeszów, Poland | (aged
Nationality | Polish |
Career history | |
1958-1970 | KS Toruń |
Team honours | |
1966 | Speedway World Team Cup gold medal |
Marian Rose (1933-1970) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Poland. [1]
Rose won a gold medal in the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1966 Speedway World Team Cup. [2] He 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.
The Motoarena Toruń im. Mariana Rosego in Poland is named after him. [1]
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