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Stadium in Gniezno, Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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History
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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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