Andrzej Pogorzelski
{{Short description|Polish motorcycle speedway rider and coach (1938–2020)}}
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{{Infobox Speedway rider
|name=Andrzej Pogorzelski
|image=Andrzej Pogorzelski.jpg
|nationality= Polish
|birth_date={{birth date|1938|10|12|df=y}}
|birth_place=Leszno, Poland
|death_date={{death date and age|2020|10|16|1938|10|12|df=y}}
|nickname=Puzon
| career1 = Poland
| years2 = 1956, 1973-1976
| career2 = Unia Leszno
| years3 = 1957-1961
| career3 = Start Gniezno
| years4 = 1962-1972
| career4 = Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski
| indivhonour1 = Continental Champion
| indivyear1 = 1966
| indivhonour2 = Golden Helmet
| indivyear2 = 1966
| teamhonour1 = World Team Cup Winner
| teamyear1 = 1965, 1966, 1969
| teamhonour2 = Polish League Champion
| teamyear2 = 1969
}}
Andrzej Pogorzelski (12 October 1938 – 16 October 2020) was a Polish motorcycle speedway rider and coach.
Career
He started his career in Unia Leszno and represented the club in 1956 and 1973-1976 seasons. While at Unia Leszno he won 2 bronze medals (1975, 1976) on Team Speedway Polish Championship. During the 1957-1961 seasons he rode in Start Gniezno and moved to Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski in winter 1962. While in Stal he won 1 gold (1969) and 5 silver (1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1971) medals in Team Speedway Polish Championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.polskizuzel.pl/historia/ |title=Historia |website=Polskizuzel.pl |date=2014-06-20 |access-date=2017-03-11}}
During riding for Stal he held double record of the track in Gorzow Wielkopolski in seasons 1964 (76.4 sec - 18/10/1964) and 1969 (73.3 sec - 18/05/1969).{{cite web|url=http://www.gazetalubuska.pl/sport/zuzel/stadiony/art/7385404,gorzow-wlkp,id,t.html |title=Gorzów Wlkp. |website=Gazetalubuska.pl |date= |access-date=2017-03-11}}{{cite web|url=http://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/154310/areny-zmagan-ligowych-stadion-im-edwarda-jancarza-w-gorzowie |title=Areny zmagań ligowych: Stadion im. Edwarda Jancarza w Gorzowie Wielkopolskim - WP SportoweFakty |website=Sportowefakty.wp.pl |date=2010-07-22 |access-date=2017-03-11}}
Andrzej won 3 bronze medals in the Polish Individual Speedway Championship (1964, 1965, 1966). He also won the Golden Helmet tournament in 1966,{{cite web |author=Roman Lach |url=http://rlach.republika.pl/kaski/zk_1966.htm |title=Złoty Kask 1966 |website=Rlach.republika.pl |date= |access-date=2017-03-11 |archive-date=2016-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511193129/http://rlach.republika.pl/kaski/zk_1966.htm |url-status=dead }} in 1964 (2nd place), {{cite web |author=Roman Lach |url=http://rlach.republika.pl/kaski/zk_1964.htm |title=Złoty Kask 1964 |website=Rlach.republika.pl |date= |access-date=2017-03-11 |archive-date=2017-08-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821052337/http://www.rlach.republika.pl/kaski/zk_1964.htm |url-status=dead }} 1965 (2nd place) {{cite web |author=Roman Lach |url=http://rlach.republika.pl/kaski/zk_1965.htm |title=Złoty Kask 1965 |website=Rlach.republika.pl |date= |access-date=2017-03-11 |archive-date=2017-08-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821101300/http://www.rlach.republika.pl/kaski/zk_1965.htm |url-status=dead }} and 1969 (2nd place), {{cite web |author=Roman Lach |url=http://rlach.republika.pl/kaski/zk_1969.htm |title=Złoty Kask 1966 |website=Rlach.republika.pl |date= |access-date=2017-03-11 |archive-date=2017-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108011806/http://rlach.republika.pl/kaski/zk_1969.htm |url-status=dead }} and was finalist in the Silver Helmet tournament of the season 1962 (3rd place). {{cite web |author=Roman Lach |url=http://rlach.republika.pl/kaski/sk_1962.htm |title=Srebrny Kask 1962 |website=Rlach.republika.pl |date= |access-date=2017-03-11 |archive-date=2017-08-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821005722/http://rlach.republika.pl/kaski/sk_1962.htm |url-status=dead }}
=International appearances=
Six-time finalist of the Speedway World Team Cup, where together with the Polish National Team he won 3 gold (1965,{{cite web|url=http://www.internationalspeedway.co.uk/wtc65.htm |title=World Team Cup 1965 |website=Internationalspeedway.co.uk |access-date=2017-03-11}} 1966,{{cite web|url=http://www.internationalspeedway.co.uk/wtc66.htm |title=World Team Cup 1966 |website=Internationalspeedway.co.uk |access-date=2017-03-11}} 1969) {{cite web|url=http://www.internationalspeedway.co.uk/wtc69.htm |title=World Team Cup 1969 |website=Internationalspeedway.co.uk |access-date=2017-03-11}} and 1 silver medal (1967),{{cite web|url=http://www.internationalspeedway.co.uk/wtc67.htm |title=World Team Cup 1967 |website=Internationalspeedway.co.uk |access-date=2017-03-11}} and finished in 4th place twice (1963, 1964).{{cite web|url=http://www.internationalspeedway.co.uk/wtc63.htm |title=World Team Cup 1963 |website=Internationalspeedway.co.uk |access-date=2017-03-11}}
He was a finalist of the Speedway World Championship in 1965 (9th place), 1966 (12th place), 1967 (9th place) and 1969 (9th place). Pogorzelski toured the United Kingdom with the Polish national team in 1966.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001916/19660730/174/0006 |title=European finalists on city circuit |website=Star Green 'un |date=30 July 1966 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=11 September 2024}}
After retirement
After his career he competed in the many tournaments among others, for example in Edward Jancarz Memorial and he won significant achievements as a speedway coach.
Pogorzelski died on 16 October 2020, aged 82.[https://archive.today/20201017102143/https://www.przegladsportowy.pl/zuzel/zuzel-odszedl-andrzej-pogorzelski-trzykrotny-druzynowy-mistrz-swiata/eg1d1mt Zmarła jedna z najbarwniejszych postaci polskiego i światowego żużla] {{in lang|pl}}
Monuments and plaques
Commemorative plaque at the Stal's Edward Jancarz Stadium unveiled on 18 December 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.echogorzowa.pl/news/12/sport/2015-12-17/andrzej-pogorzelski--kolejny-z-wielkich-z-pamiatkowa-tablica-13359.html |title=Andrzej Pogorzelski – kolejny z wielkich z pamiątkową tablicą - - 2015-12-17 |website=Echogorzowa.pl |date=2015-12-17 |access-date=2017-03-11}}{{cite web|url=http://www.stalgorzow.pl/pl/artykul/2846/andrzej-pogorzelski-w-alei-slaw-.html |title=Andrzej Pogorzelski w Alei Sław! |website=Stalgorzow.pl |date=2015-12-19 |access-date=2017-03-11}}{{cite web|url=http://www.zuzelend.com/21288,andrzej-pogorzelski-odslonil-swoja-tablice-w-alei-slaw-na-stadionie-im-edwarda-jancarza |title=Andrzej Pogorzelski odsłonił swoją tablicę w Alei Sław na Stadionie im. Edwarda Jancarza - w ZUZELEND.com - Żużel: Informacje, wyniki, tabele, społeczność - Świat Speedway -a |website=Zuzelend.com |date=2015-12-18 |access-date=2017-03-11}}
World Final Appearances
=Individual World Championship=
- 1965 - {{Flagicon|ENG}} London, Wembley Stadium - 9th - 7pts
- 1966 - {{Flagicon|SWE}} Gothenburg, Ullevi - 12th - 5pts
- 1967 - {{Flagicon|ENG}} London, Wembley Stadium - 9th - 6pts
- 1969 - {{Flagicon|ENG}} London, Wembley Stadium - 9th - 7pts
=World Team Cup=
- 1963 - {{Flagicon|AUT}} Vienna, Stadion Wien (with Henryk Żyto / Marian Kaiser / Joachim Maj / Stanisław Tkocz) - 4th - 7pts (0)
- 1964 - {{Flagicon|FRG}} Abensberg, Abensberg Speedwaystadion (with Zbigniew Podlecki / Andrzej Wyglenda / Marian Kaiser / Marian Rose) - 4th - 16pts (3)
- 1965 - {{Flagicon|FRG}} Kempten (with Andrzej Wyglenda / Zbigniew Podlecki / Antoni Woryna) - Winner - 38pts (11)
- 1966 - {{Flagicon|POL|1928}} Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Andrzej Wyglenda / Antoni Woryna / Marian Rose / Edmund Migoś) - Winner - 41pts (8)
- 1967 - {{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö, Malmö Stadion (with Jerzy Trzeszkowski / Antoni Woryna / Andrzej Wyglenda / Zbigniew Podlecki) - 2nd - 26pts (0)
- 1969 - {{flagicon|POL|1928}} Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium (with Edward Jancarz / Stanisław Tkocz / Andrzej Wyglenda / Henryk Glücklich) - 'Winner - 31pts (2)
References
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External links
- [http://www.przegladsportowy.pl/tag/andrzej-pogorzelski Press articles about Andrzej Pogorzelski]
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Category:Sportspeople from Leszno
Category:Motorcycle racers from Greater Poland Voivodeship
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