Start Gniezno Stadium

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Start Gniezno Stadium
Start Gniezno Stadion.tif
LocationWrzesińska 25, 62-200 Gniezno, Poland
Coordinates 52°31′18″N17°35′53″E / 52.52167°N 17.59806°E / 52.52167; 17.59806
Capacity9,662
Opened1929
Length(344.5 metres) 0.3445 km

The Start Gniezno Stadium also known as the Colonel Franciszek Hynek Municipal Stadium is a 9,662-capacity motorcycle speedway stadium in the south of Gniezno in Poland. [1]

The venue is used by the speedway team Start Gniezno, [2] who compete in the Team Speedway Polish Championship. [3]

History

Colonel Franciszek Hynek Franciszek Hynek (1934).jpg
Colonel Franciszek Hynek

The stadium opened in 1929, when the first stand was built. [1] Major speedway events began in 1963 with an international match between the Poland national speedway team against the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia national speedway teams. [4]

The stadium is also known as the Colonel Franciszek Hynek Municipal Stadium, named after the aviation pioneer and World War II commander. [5]

In 2011, the track hosted the fourth and final round of the 2011 Speedway Under-21 World Championship. [6]

On 4 April 2022, the track record was broken by Peter Kildemand in a time of 63.50 seconds. [2]

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References

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