WTS Sparta Wrocław, also known as Betard Sparta Wrocław for sponsorship reasons, are a motorcycle speedway team based in Wrocław, Poland. They were established in 1950. The team's home track is at the Olympic Stadium, which has a capacity of 13,000 people. The team currently competes in the Ekstraliga (the highest division)[1] and have won the Team Speedway Polish Championship five times (as of 2022).[2]
During the 1951 Polish speedway season a team from Wrocław called Spójnia Wrocław was created to compete in the first league. The team finished last but performed much better in 1952, finishing 2nd. It is worth noting that a second club competed in Wrocław during the early 1950s but CWKS Wrocław was historically a Warsaw club and is not connected to this club.[3][4]
After relegation in 1959 the team gained promotion back to the highest division after winning the Second League (West) in 1960.[7] During the next three decades success became sparse with only three bronze medals won in 1963, 1967 and 1968 respectively. The team were renamed WTS (Wrocławskie Towarzystwo Sportowe) in 1992.
After a silver medal in 1999, Wrocław became inaugural members of the Ekstraliga in 2000.[10] In 2006, the club won their fourth gold medal with a team led by Australian world champion Jason Crump. In 2012, the club signed Tai Woffinden.
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April 09, 2024
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WTS Sparta Wroclaw also known as Betard Sparta Wroclaw for sponsorship reasons are a motorcycle speedway team based in Wroclaw Poland They were established in 1950 The team s home track is at the Olympic Stadium which has a capacity of 13 000 people The team currently competes in the Ekstraliga the highest division 1 and have won the Team Speedway Polish Championship five times as of 2022 2 Sparta WroclawClub informationTrack addressOlympic StadiumWroclawCountryPolandFounded1950 as WTS since 1992 Team managerDariusz SledzTeam captainMaciej JanowskiLeagueEkstraligaWebsiteOfficial WebsiteClub factsColoursYellow and RedNicknameSpartaTrack size352 metres 385 yd Track record time60 06 secondsTrack record date16 August 2020Track record holderTai WoffindenMajor team honoursTeam Polish Champions1993 1994 1995 2006 2021Pair Polish Champion2001 2011 2016 2018Individual Polish Champion1952 1954 1960 2012 2015 2017 2020 Stadion Olimpijski home venue of Sparta WroclawContents 1 History 1 1 1951 to 1958 1 2 1959 to 1992 1 3 1993 to 1995 1 4 1996 to 2014 1 5 2015 to present 2 Previous teams 3 Notable riders 4 Honours 5 ReferencesHistory edit1951 to 1958 edit During the 1951 Polish speedway season a team from Wroclaw called Spojnia Wroclaw was created to compete in the first league The team finished last but performed much better in 1952 finishing 2nd It is worth noting that a second club competed in Wroclaw during the early 1950s but CWKS Wroclaw was historically a Warsaw club and is not connected to this club 3 4 Edward Kupczynski was the club s first star rider winning the 1952 Polish Individual Speedway Championship 5 and the team won honours during the next seven consecutive years winning silver and bronze medals in the Team Speedway Polish Championship from 1952 to 1958 6 The club also became known as Sparta Wroclaw with the exception of 1957 when the club competed as Sleza Wroclaw 4 Mieczyslaw Polukard became Polish champion in 1954 1959 to 1992 edit After relegation in 1959 the team gained promotion back to the highest division after winning the Second League West in 1960 7 During the next three decades success became sparse with only three bronze medals won in 1963 1967 and 1968 respectively The team were renamed WTS Wroclawskie Towarzystwo Sportowe in 1992 1993 to 1995 edit During the 1993 Polish speedway season the club won the gold medal for the first time in their history The team s averages improved significantly on 1992 and Tommy Knudsen Dariusz Sledz Piotr Baron and Wojciech Zaluski were instrumental in helping win the league 8 9 The same team repeated the feat to win the gold medal in 1994 and 1995 with only Piotr Protasiewicz coming in during 1995 1996 to 2014 edit nbsp Jason Crump leads a race for Wroclaw in 2009After a silver medal in 1999 Wroclaw became inaugural members of the Ekstraliga in 2000 10 In 2006 the club won their fourth gold medal with a team led by Australian world champion Jason Crump In 2012 the club signed Tai Woffinden 2015 to present edit From 2015 the club remain one of the leading clubs in Poland challenging on all fronts and have won three more Polish Pairs Speedway Championships during the 2011 Polish speedway season 2016 Polish speedway season and 2018 Polish speedway season The club won a fifth gold medal during the 2021 Polish speedway season with riders including Maciej Janowski Artem Laguta Tai Woffinden Dan Bewley and Gleb Chugunov Previous teams editExtended content2022 team nbsp Tai Woffinden nbsp Maciej Janowski nbsp Dan Bewley nbsp nbsp Gleb Chugunov nbsp Lukas Baumann nbsp Michal Curzytek nbsp Bartlomiej Kowalski nbsp Mateusz Panicz nbsp Sandro Wassermann nbsp Nick Skorja nbsp Jack Smith nbsp Jakub Wiatrowski nbsp Dawid Rybak nbsp Jaroslav Vanicek2023 team nbsp Tai Woffinden nbsp nbsp Artem Laguta nbsp Maciej Janowski nbsp Dan Bewley nbsp Piotr Pawlicki Jr nbsp Francis Gusts nbsp Mateusz Panicz nbsp Bartlomiej KowalskiNotable riders edit nbsp Piotr Baron nbsp Jason Crump nbsp Jaroslaw Hampel nbsp Maciej Janowski nbsp Tomasz Jedrzejak nbsp Tommy Knudsen nbsp Jacek Krzyzaniak nbsp Edward Kupczynski nbsp Konstanty Pociejkewicz nbsp Mieczyslaw Polukard nbsp Dariusz Sledz nbsp Tadeusz Teodorowicz nbsp Tai Woffinden nbsp Szymon Wozniak nbsp Wojciech ZaluskiHonours editCompetitions Total Golden medals Silver medals Bronze medalsTotal Years Total Years Total YearsTeam DMP since 1948 25 5 1993 1994 1995 2006 2021 10 1954 1956 1957 1958 1999 2001 2004 2015 2017 2019 10 1952 1953 1955 1963 1967 1968 2002 2007 2018 2020Team U 21 MDMP since 1978 2 0 0 2 1992 1993Pairs MPPK since 1974 7 1 2001 4 1975 1976 1995 2007 2 1978 1999Pairs U 21 MMPPK 1980 U 23 since 1983 3 0 1 2001 2 1998 2006Individual IMP since 1948 18 3 1952 1954 1960 4 1956 1958 2001 2004 11 1954 1957 1969 1974 1978 1979 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003Individual U 21 MIMP since 1967 4 2 2002 2008 2 1995 2001 0Total Polish Championship medals 59 Gold 11 Silver 21 Bronze 27Competitions Total I place II place III placeTotal Years Total Years Total YearsEuropean Club KPE since 1998 1 0 1 2007 0Team Cup DPP 6 1 1995 1 1993 4 1996 1997 1998 1999Golden Helmet ZK since 1961 11 4 1979 1980 1993 1999 4 1994 2001 2003 2004 3 2001 2003 2005Silver Helmet U 21 SK since 1966 8 3 1968 1994 2008 4 1996 1999 2000 2006 1 1972Bronze Helmet U 19 BK 1976 81 since 1983 5 1 1993 3 1991 1992 2008 1 1979References edit Speedway from Around the Globe Poland PGE Ekstraliga Speedway Star page 42 10 September 2022 HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948 2022 Speedway History Retrieved 5 March 2023 Historia Druzynowych Mistrzostw Polski Zuzeland com Retrieved 5 March 2023 a b History Sparta Wroclaw Speedway Retrieved 5 March 2023 Polish Individual Speedway Championship Historia Sportu Zuzlowego Retrieved 5 March 2023 Historia Speedway Polsce 1952 Speedway History Retrieved 5 March 2023 Historia Speedway Polsce 1960 Speedway History Retrieved 5 March 2023 Zespoly 1993 Wroclaw team statistics Polish Speedway Database Retrieved 27 February 2023 Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski PGE Ekstraliga Speedway Fansite Retrieved 25 February 2023 Historia Druzynowych Mistrzostw Polski Zuzeland com Retrieved 5 March 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WTS Sparta Wroclaw amp oldid 1198535246, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
