Alfred Smoczyk Stadium
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| Location | Leszno, Poland |
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| Coordinates | 51°49′57″N 16°35′8″E / 51.83250°N 16.58556°ECoordinates: 51°49′57″N 16°35′8″E / 51.83250°N 16.58556°E |
| Owner | Unia Leszno |
| Operator | Unia Leszno |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Speedway team: Unia Leszno | |
Alfred Smoczyk Stadium (Polish: Stadion im. Alfreda Smoczyka) is a stadium in Leszno, Poland. It is currently used speedway matches and is the home stadium of Unia Leszno. The stadium has a capacity of 15,000 people.
The stadium is located on ulica Strzelecka 7.
Alfred Smoczyk (1928–1950) was the first Polish speedway superstar. He successfully competed on Dutch tracks in the late 1940s, but died in a road accident in October 1950. He was a first Individual Polish Champion after World War II (in 1949).
The track currently hosts the annual Alfred Smoczyk Memorial, held each year since 1951. Former winners include Henryk Zyto, Jan Mucha, Zenon Plech, Roman Jankowski, Jan Krzystyniak, Greg Hancock, Tomasz Gollob, Leigh Adams and Ryan Sullivan. The 2014 Memorial winner was Polish rider Piotr Świderski.
The track is 330 metres (360 yards) long and has a syenite surface. The track record was made by Janusz Kołodziej (58.12 sec on 9 May 2010).
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