# Poland national speedway team

The Poland national speedway team is the national motorcycle speedway team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Motor Union (PZM). They are one of the most successful speedway nations of all time.

## History

The Polish speedway team participated in the inaugural Speedway World Team Cup, being seeded through to the final of the 1960 Speedway World Team Cup. The team were a major force in the opening decade of the tournament, winning the World Team Cup in 1961, 1965, 1966 and 1969, with only the Swedish team winning more World Cups.
In the 1970s, the team continued to be one of the major forces in Eastern Europe and qualified for the World Team Cup final every year from 1970 to 1979. Andrzej Wyglenda and Jerzy Szczakiel also won the 1971 Speedway World Pairs Championship. However, during the 1980s the team began to struggle against the best nations and only managed two finals in 1980 and 1984.
It was not until the mid-1990s and the arrival of Tomasz Gollob that Poland began to challenge the best nations. The team won the silver medal at the 1994 Speedway World Team Cup (their first final for 10 years). They then won the World Team Cup for the sixth time in 1996 (27 years after their last win).
In 2001, the Speedway World Team Cup was rebranded the Speedway World Cup and Poland began to experience a boom in terms of spectator numbers, which led to an influx of new riders. The team reached the World Cup final every year from 2001 to 2017 (except for 2006 and 2012) and dominated world speedway by winning the title eight times, in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016 and 2017.
Poland's speedway team was awarded the Team of the Year in Poland by Przegląd Sportowy in 2009 and 2010.
Although the team failed to win the Speedway of Nations from 2018 to 2022, they did win the World Cup when it returned in 2023. The World Cup win was their 14th World Team Championship (one behind Denmark in the all time standings).

## Major world titles
### World Team Cup

| Year | Venue | Standings (Pts) | Riders | Pts |
| 1961 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Poland (32) 2. Sweden (31) 3. England (21) 4. Czechoslovakia (12) | Marian Kaiser | 10 |
| 1961 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Poland (32) 2. Sweden (31) 3. England (21) 4. Czechoslovakia (12) | Henryk Żyto | 7 |
| 1961 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Poland (32) 2. Sweden (31) 3. England (21) 4. Czechoslovakia (12) | Florian Kapała | 6 |
| 1961 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Poland (32) 2. Sweden (31) 3. England (21) 4. Czechoslovakia (12) | Mieczysław Połukard | 5 |
| 1961 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Poland (32) 2. Sweden (31) 3. England (21) 4. Czechoslovakia (12) | Stanisław Tkocz | 4 |
| 1965 | Kempten Kempten Speedway | 1. Poland (38) 2. Sweden (34) 3. Great Britain (18) 4. Soviet Union (7) | Andrzej Pogorzelski | 11 |
| 1965 | Kempten Kempten Speedway | 1. Poland (38) 2. Sweden (34) 3. Great Britain (18) 4. Soviet Union (7) | Andrzej Wyglenda | 11 |
| 1965 | Kempten Kempten Speedway | 1. Poland (38) 2. Sweden (34) 3. Great Britain (18) 4. Soviet Union (7) | Antoni Woryna | 9 |
| 1965 | Kempten Kempten Speedway | 1. Poland (38) 2. Sweden (34) 3. Great Britain (18) 4. Soviet Union (7) | Zbigniew Podlecki | 7 |
| 1966 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Poland (40) 2. Soviet Union (26) 3. Sweden (22) 4. Great Britain (8) | Andrzej Wyglenda | 11 |
| 1966 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Poland (40) 2. Soviet Union (26) 3. Sweden (22) 4. Great Britain (8) | Antoni Woryna | 10 |
| 1966 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Poland (40) 2. Soviet Union (26) 3. Sweden (22) 4. Great Britain (8) | Marian Rose | 10 |
| 1966 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Poland (40) 2. Soviet Union (26) 3. Sweden (22) 4. Great Britain (8) | Andrzej Pogorzelski | 8 |
| 1969 | Rybnik Rybnik Municipal Stadium | 1. Poland (31) 2. Great Britain (23) 3. Soviet Union (23) 4. Sweden (12) | Andrzej Wyglenda | 11 |
| 1969 | Rybnik Rybnik Municipal Stadium | 1. Poland (31) 2. Great Britain (23) 3. Soviet Union (23) 4. Sweden (12) | Edward Jancarz | 11 |
| 1969 | Rybnik Rybnik Municipal Stadium | 1. Poland (31) 2. Great Britain (23) 3. Soviet Union (23) 4. Sweden (12) | Stanisław Tkoc | 4 |
| 1969 | Rybnik Rybnik Municipal Stadium | 1. Poland (31) 2. Great Britain (23) 3. Soviet Union (23) 4. Sweden (12) | Henryk Glücklich | 3 |
| 1969 | Rybnik Rybnik Municipal Stadium | 1. Poland (31) 2. Great Britain (23) 3. Soviet Union (23) 4. Sweden (12) | Andrzej Pogorzelski | 2 |
| 1996 | Diedenbergen Speedway Diedenbergen | 1. Poland (27) 2. Russia (22) 3. Denmark (21) 4. Germany (20) 5. Sweden (14) 6. Great Britain (12) 7. Hungary (9) | Tomasz Gollob | 15 |
| 1996 | Diedenbergen Speedway Diedenbergen | 1. Poland (27) 2. Russia (22) 3. Denmark (21) 4. Germany (20) 5. Sweden (14) 6. Great Britain (12) 7. Hungary (9) | Sławomir Drabik | 12 |
| 1996 | Diedenbergen Speedway Diedenbergen | 1. Poland (27) 2. Russia (22) 3. Denmark (21) 4. Germany (20) 5. Sweden (14) 6. Great Britain (12) 7. Hungary (9) | Piotr Protasiewicz | 0 |
| 2005 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Poland (62) 2. Sweden (34) 3. Denmark (31) 4. Great Britain (27) | Tomasz Gollob | 14 |
| 2005 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Poland (62) 2. Sweden (34) 3. Denmark (31) 4. Great Britain (27) | Jarosław Hampel | 13 |
| 2005 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Poland (62) 2. Sweden (34) 3. Denmark (31) 4. Great Britain (27) | Piotr Protasiewicz | 13 |
| 2005 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Poland (62) 2. Sweden (34) 3. Denmark (31) 4. Great Britain (27) | Rune Holta | 12 |
| 2005 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Poland (62) 2. Sweden (34) 3. Denmark (31) 4. Great Britain (27) | Grzegorz Walasek | 10 |
| 2007 | Leszno Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | 1. Poland (55) 2. Denmark (52) 3. Australia (29) 4. Great Britain (15) | Krzysztof Kasprzak | 14 |
| 2007 | Leszno Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | 1. Poland (55) 2. Denmark (52) 3. Australia (29) 4. Great Britain (15) | Jarosław Hampel | 13 |
| 2007 | Leszno Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | 1. Poland (55) 2. Denmark (52) 3. Australia (29) 4. Great Britain (15) | Tomasz Gollob | 12 |
| 2007 | Leszno Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | 1. Poland (55) 2. Denmark (52) 3. Australia (29) 4. Great Britain (15) | Rune Holta | 12 |
| 2007 | Leszno Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | 1. Poland (55) 2. Denmark (52) 3. Australia (29) 4. Great Britain (15) | Damian Baliński | 4 |
| 2009 | Leszno Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | 1. Poland (44) 2. Australia (43) 3. Sweden (36) 4. Russia (35) | Jarosław Hampel | 18 |
| 2009 | Leszno Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | 1. Poland (44) 2. Australia (43) 3. Sweden (36) 4. Russia (35) | Krzysztof Kasprzak | 10 |
| 2009 | Leszno Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | 1. Poland (44) 2. Australia (43) 3. Sweden (36) 4. Russia (35) | Adrian Miedziński | 7 |
| 2009 | Leszno Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | 1. Poland (44) 2. Australia (43) 3. Sweden (36) 4. Russia (35) | Tomasz Gollob | 6 |
| 2009 | Leszno Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | 1. Poland (44) 2. Australia (43) 3. Sweden (36) 4. Russia (35) | Piotr Protasiewicz | 3 |
| 2010 | Vojens Vojens Speedway Center | 1. Poland (44) 2. Denmark (39) 3. Sweden (35) 4. Great Britain (33) | Tomasz Gollob | 12 |
| 2010 | Vojens Vojens Speedway Center | 1. Poland (44) 2. Denmark (39) 3. Sweden (35) 4. Great Britain (33) | Jarosław Hampel | 11 |
| 2010 | Vojens Vojens Speedway Center | 1. Poland (44) 2. Denmark (39) 3. Sweden (35) 4. Great Britain (33) | Rune Holta | 10 |
| 2010 | Vojens Vojens Speedway Center | 1. Poland (44) 2. Denmark (39) 3. Sweden (35) 4. Great Britain (33) | Janusz Kołodziej | 6 |
| 2010 | Vojens Vojens Speedway Center | 1. Poland (44) 2. Denmark (39) 3. Sweden (35) 4. Great Britain (33) | Adrian Miedziński | 5 |
| 2011 | Gorzów Wielkopolski Edward Jancarz Stadium | 1. Poland (51) 2. Australia (45) 3. Sweden (30) 4. Denmark (29) | Tomasz Gollob | 17 |
| 2011 | Gorzów Wielkopolski Edward Jancarz Stadium | 1. Poland (51) 2. Australia (45) 3. Sweden (30) 4. Denmark (29) | Jarosław Hampel | 11 |
| 2011 | Gorzów Wielkopolski Edward Jancarz Stadium | 1. Poland (51) 2. Australia (45) 3. Sweden (30) 4. Denmark (29) | Krzysztof Kasprzak | 8 |
| 2011 | Gorzów Wielkopolski Edward Jancarz Stadium | 1. Poland (51) 2. Australia (45) 3. Sweden (30) 4. Denmark (29) | Piotr Protasiewicz | 8 |
| 2011 | Gorzów Wielkopolski Edward Jancarz Stadium | 1. Poland (51) 2. Australia (45) 3. Sweden (30) 4. Denmark (29) | Janusz Kołodziej | 7 |
| 2013 | Prague Markéta Stadium | 1. Poland (31) 2. Denmark (40) 3. Australia (33) 4. Czech Republic (12) | Jarosław Hampel | 15 |
| 2013 | Prague Markéta Stadium | 1. Poland (31) 2. Denmark (40) 3. Australia (33) 4. Czech Republic (12) | Maciej Janowski | 12 |
| 2013 | Prague Markéta Stadium | 1. Poland (31) 2. Denmark (40) 3. Australia (33) 4. Czech Republic (12) | Krzysztof Kasprzak | 7 |
| 2013 | Prague Markéta Stadium | 1. Poland (31) 2. Denmark (40) 3. Australia (33) 4. Czech Republic (12) | Patryk Dudek | 7 |
| 2016 | Manchester National Speedway Stadium | 1. Poland (39) 2. Great Britain (32) 3. Sweden (27) 4. Australia (22) | Bartosz Zmarzlik | 11 |
| 2016 | Manchester National Speedway Stadium | 1. Poland (39) 2. Great Britain (32) 3. Sweden (27) 4. Australia (22) | Patryk Dudek | 10 |
| 2016 | Manchester National Speedway Stadium | 1. Poland (39) 2. Great Britain (32) 3. Sweden (27) 4. Australia (22) | Piotr Pawlicki Jr. | 10 |
| 2016 | Manchester National Speedway Stadium | 1. Poland (39) 2. Great Britain (32) 3. Sweden (27) 4. Australia (22) | Krzysztof Kasprzak | 8 |
| 2017 | Leszno Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | 1. Poland (50) 2. Sweden (27) 3. Russia (18) 4. Great Britain (15) | Maciej Janowski | 14 |
| 2017 | Leszno Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | 1. Poland (50) 2. Sweden (27) 3. Russia (18) 4. Great Britain (15) | Bartosz Zmarzlik | 13 |
| 2017 | Leszno Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | 1. Poland (50) 2. Sweden (27) 3. Russia (18) 4. Great Britain (15) | Piotr Pawlicki Jr. | 13 |
| 2017 | Leszno Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | 1. Poland (50) 2. Sweden (27) 3. Russia (18) 4. Great Britain (15) | Patryk Dudek | 10 |
| 2023 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Poland (33) 2. Great Britain (31) 3. Denmark (29) 4. Australia (27) | Bartosz Zmarzlik | 11 |
| 2023 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Poland (33) 2. Great Britain (31) 3. Denmark (29) 4. Australia (27) | Dominik Kubera | 9 |
| 2023 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Poland (33) 2. Great Britain (31) 3. Denmark (29) 4. Australia (27) | Maciej Janowski | 7 |
| 2023 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Poland (33) 2. Great Britain (31) 3. Denmark (29) 4. Australia (27) | Patryk Dudek | 6 |
| 2023 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Poland (33) 2. Great Britain (31) 3. Denmark (29) 4. Australia (27) | Janusz Kołodziej | 0 |

### World Pairs Championship

| Year | Venue | Standings (Pts) | Riders | Pts |
| 1971 | Rybnik Rybnik Municipal Stadium | 1. Poland (30) 2. New Zealand (25) 3. Sweden (22) 4. Czechoslovakia (17) 5. Scotland (16) 6. Yugoslavia (10) 7. Austria (6) | Andrzej Wyglenda | 15 |
| 1971 | Rybnik Rybnik Municipal Stadium | 1. Poland (30) 2. New Zealand (25) 3. Sweden (22) 4. Czechoslovakia (17) 5. Scotland (16) 6. Yugoslavia (10) 7. Austria (6) | Jerzy Szczakiel | 15 |

## International caps (as of 2022)

Since the advent of the Speedway Grand Prix era, international caps earned by riders is largely restricted to international competitions, whereas previously test matches between two teams were a regular occurrence. This means that the number of caps earned by a rider has decreased in the modern era.
| Rider | Caps |
| Bajerski, Tomasz | 3 |
| Baliński, Damian | 2 |
| Baron, Piotr | |
| Bentke, Kazimierz | 3 |
| Blaszak, Eugeniusz | 5 |
| Buczkowski, Krzysztof | 1 |
| Cegielski, Krzysztof | 5 |
| Cieślak, Marek | 29 |
| Dados, Robert | |
| Dobrucki, Rafał | 4 |
| Dobrucki, Zdzisław | |
| Dołomisiewicz, Ryszard | |
| Drabik, Sławomir | 13 |
| Dudek, Patryk | |
| Dzikowski, Grzegorz | |
| Fabiszewski, Ryszard | |
| Fajfer, Tomasz | |
| Fleigert, Dariusz | 1 |
| Franczyszyn, Ryszard | |
| Friedek, Zygfryd | |
| Glücklich, Henryk | 41 |
| Gollob, Jacek | |
| Gollob, Tomasz | 52 |
| Gomólski, Jacek | |
| Hampel, Jarosław | 24 |
| Holta, Rune | |
| Huszcza, Andrzej | 45 |
| Jaguś, Wiesław | |
| Jancarz, Edward | 76 |
| Jankowski, Roman | 47 |
| Janowski, Maciej | |
| Jaworek, Maciej | |
| Jurczyński, Andrzej | 24 |
| Kaiser, Marian | 31 |
| Kapała, Florian | |
| Kasprzak, Krzysztof | 13 |
| Kasprzak, Zenon | |
| Kepa, Marek | 7 |
| Kołodziej, Janusz | 8 |
| Kowalik, Mirosław | 8 |
| Kubera, Dominik | |
| Krzyżaniak, Jacek | |
| Krzystyniak, Jan | |
| Kurmanski, Rafal | 1 |
| Kowczala, Stefan | 3 |
| Labedzki, Adam | 3 |
| Malinowski, Jan | |
| Miedziński, Adrian | 4 |
| Migoś, Edmund | |
| Mroz, Marek | 1 |
| Mucha, Jan | |
| Nowak, Bogusław | |
| Okupski, Krzysztof | |
| Olkiewicz, Adam | 1 |
| Olszak, Henryk | |
| Olszewski, Jarosław | |
| Patynek, Wieslaw | 1 |
| Pawlicki Jr., Piotr | |
| Pawlicki, Przemysław | |
| Pieszczek, Krystian | |
| Plech, Zenon | 76 |
| Pociejkewicz, Konstanty | |
| Podlecki, Zbigniew | |
| Pogorzelski, Andrzej | |
| Połukard, Mieczysław | |
| Proch, Bolesław | 15 |
| Protasiewicz, Piotr | 24 |
| Pyszny, Piotr | 20 |
| Raba, Leonard | 10 |
| Rembas, Jerzy | 40 |
| Rempała, Jacek | 8 |
| Rempała, Marcin | 1 |
| Rogal, Bronislaw | |
| Rose, Marian | |
| Skupien, Eugeniusz | |
| Słaboń, Robert | 11 |
| Śledź, Dariusz | 7 |
| Smektała, Bartosz | |
| Stachyra, Janusz | |
| Świst, Piotr | 18 |
| Szczakiel, Jerzy | |
| Tkocz, Andrzej | 18 |
| Tkocz, Stanisław | |
| Teodorowicz, Tadeusz | 5 |
| Trzeszkowski, Jerzy | 24 |
| Ułamek, Sebastian | 9 |
| Walasek, Grzegorz | 15 |
| Waloszek, Paweł | 74 |
| Woryna, Antoni | 47 |
| Wyglenda, Andrzej | |
| Żabiałowicz, Wojciech | |
| Zabik, Jan | 8 |
| Zmarzlik, Bartosz | |
| Żyto, Henryk | 32 |