Roman Jankowski
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| File:Jankowski Roman.jpg | |
| Born | 5 October 1957 Kościan, Poland |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Polish |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 1976–2001 | Unia Leszno |
| 2002–2003 | Warszawa |
| Great Britain | |
| 1980–1981 | Hackney Hawks |
| Individual honours | |
| 1981, 1988 | Polish Champion |
| 1982, 1984, 1986 | Poland Golden Helmet Winner |
| 1979 | Poland Silver Helmet Winner |
| Team honours | |
| 1979, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1989 | Polish League Champion |
Roman Jankowski (born 5 October 1957 in Kościan, Poland)[1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider. He earned 47 international caps for the Poland speedway team[2] and was twice champion of Poland.
Career
[edit | edit source]Jancarz rode from 1976 until 2006. He won the Polish Championship, title twice, in 1981 and again in 1988.[2]
Roman has also represented Poland at the World Team Cup.
He rode for the Hackney Hawks in 1980 and 1981.[3][4]
Currently he is the youth coach and manager of Unia Leszno.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Roman's three sons, Łukasz, Marcin and Norbert are all speedway riders.
World final appearances
[edit | edit source]Individual World Championship
[edit | edit source]- 1987 - Netherlands Amsterdam, Olympic Stadium - 14th - 8pts
- 1988 - Denmark Vojens, Speedway Center - 16th -2pts
- 1994 - Denmark Vojens, Speedway Center - Reserve - 0pts[5]
World Team Cup
[edit | edit source]- 1980 - Poland Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Zenon Plech / Andrzej Huszcza / Edward Jancarz / Jerzy Rembas) - 3rd - 15pt (5)
- 1984 - Poland Leszno (with Zenon Plech / Zenon Kasprzak / Leonard Raba / Boleslaw Proch) - 4th - 8pt (1)
Notes
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