# KS ROW Rybnik

Klub Sportowy ROW Rybnik, also known as ROW Rybnik, is a Polish motorcycle speedway team based in Rybnik, which currently competes in Ekstraliga (speedway). Rybnik is one of the oldest and most successful teams in Polish speedway having won the league championship on twelve occasions. ROW is one of the several clubs of the once united ROW Rybnik multi-sports club.

## History
### 1948 to 1959

Speedway in Rybnik has existed since 1930. The club competed in the inaugural 1948 Polish speedway season, under the name of RKM Budowlani (builders) Rybnik. They won the silver medal during the 1950 Polish speedway season. As Górnik Rybnik the team won three consecutive titles in 1956, 1957 and 1958. The team included riders such as Stanisław Tkocz and Joachim Maj, who was Polish champion in 1958

### 1960 to 1969

The 1960s was not only the most successful for the club but the most successful decade of all time for any club. As Górnik Rybnik they earned a silver in 1961 and then embarked on seven consecutive gold medal wins in 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968. Four of these wins were achieved under the new name ROW Rybnik because in 1964, the multi-sports club ROW Rybnik was formed as a result of a merger between two local clubs RKS Górnik Rybnik and KS Górnik Chwałowice. Furthermore three of the club's riders won the five Polish Championships; Andrzej Wyglenda (1964, 1968 and 1969), Stanisław Tkocz (1965) and Antoni Woryna (1966).

### 1970 to 1989

The 1970s was much less emphatic but the club still managed to win their 11th and 12th gold medal wins in 1970 and 1972. Jerzy Gryt won the 1971 Polish Championship and Andrzej Wyglenda won his second in 1973.
The 1980s resulted in a gradual decline and the team suffered relegation in 1982 but by the end of the decade they had recovered to win a silver and a bronze medal in 1988 and 1989 respectively.

### 1990 to 1999

After a silver medal win in 1990 the club underwent a name change to Rybnicki Klub Motorowy (Rybnik's Motorcycle Club) in 1994. The remainder of the decade saw very few highlights.

### 2000 to 2009

When the Ekstraliga was introduced in 2000, Rybnik were in the 1. Liga. They won the 1. Liga in 2003. In 2009, they reverted to the historical "ROW" prefix as RKM ROW Rybnik.

### 2010 to present

In 2013, they changed name again, to ŻKS ROW Rybnik, the same season they won 2. Liga. In 2019, they gained promotion back to the Ekstraliga but were relegated the following season (2020) and have struggled since. They currently race as KS ROW Rybnik.

## 2025 Squad

Ekstraliga (speedway)
* Seniors:
** Maksym Drabik announced on 15.11.2024 (confirmed by rider on 12.11.2024)
** Gleb Chugunov announced on 15.11.2024
** Chris Holder announced on 15.11.2024
** Rohan Tungate announced on 15.11.2024
** Nicki Pedersen announced on 15.11.2024
* Under-24:
** Kacper Pludra announced on 15.11.2024
** Jesper Knudsen announced on 15.11.2024
* Under-21 juniors:
** Maksym Borowiak TBC
** Paweł Trześniewski announced on 15.11.2024
** Kacper Tkocz announced on 15.11.2024
** Kamil Winkler announced on 15.11.2024
** Paweł Wyczyszczok announced on 15.11.2024
* Team Manager:
** Piotr Żyto announced on 14.11.2024
* U24 Team Manager:
** Antoni Skupień announced on 14.11.2024

## Notable riders

* Jerzy Gryt
* Mirosław Korbel
* Joachim Maj
* Antoni Skupień
* Eugeniusz Skupień
* Stanisław Tkocz
* Antoni Woryna
* Andrzej Wyglenda

## Honours

| Competitions | Total | Golden medals | Golden medals | Silver medals | Silver medals | Bronze medals | Bronze medals |
| Competitions | Total | Total | Years | Total | Years | Total | Years |
| Team (DMP) (since 1948) | 23 | 12 | 1956, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972 | 6 | 1950, 1959, 1961, 1980, 1988, 1990 | 5 | 1951, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1989 |
| Team U-21 (MDMP) (since 1978) | 9 | 2 | 2002, 2007 | 5 | 1984, 2000, 2008, 2015, 2016 | 2 | 2001, 2006 |
| Pairs (MPPK) (since 1974) | 7 | | | 1 | 1988 | 6 | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1985, 1990, 2006 |
| Pairs U-21 (MMPPK) (1980 U-23; since 1983) | 12 | 3 | 1983, 2003, 2008 | 4 | 1984, 2002, 2016, 2017 | 5 | 1980, 1990, 1993, 2007, 2010 |
| Individual (IMP) (since 1948) | 23 | 9 | 1947, 1958, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973 | 9 | 1951, 1957, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1977, 1990 | 5 | 1956, 1958, 1962, 1970, 1971 |
| Individual U-21 (MIMP) (since 1967) | 6 | 2 | 1971, 2003 | 2 | 1984, 1990 | 2 | 2004, 2017 |
| Total Polish Championship medals: 80 | Total Polish Championship medals: 80 | Gold: 28 | Gold: 28 | Silver: 27 | Silver: 27 | Bronze: 25 | Bronze: 25 |
| Competitions | Total | I place | I place | II place | II place | III place | III place |
| Competitions | Total | Total | Years | Total | Years | Total | Years |
| European Club (KPE) (since 1998) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Team Cup (DPP) (?) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Golden Helmet (ZK) (since 1961) | 16 | 6 | 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1990 | 2 | 1963, 1979 | 8 | 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 |
| Silver Helmet U-21 (SK) (since 1966) | 6 | 2 | 1972, 2015 | | | 4 | 1973, 2004, 2008, 2018 |
| Bronze Helmet U-19 (BK) (1976-81; since 1983) | 11 | 5 | 1977, 1978, 2000, 2001, 2005 | 3 | 1978, 2007, 2015 | 3 | 1996, 2007, 2014 |