Jancarz | |
Location | Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland |
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Coordinates | 52°43′15″N 15°13′41″E / 52.72083°N 15.22806°ECoordinates: 52°43′15″N 15°13′41″E / 52.72083°N 15.22806°E |
Owner | Gorzów Wielkopolski City |
Capacity | 15,000 |
Construction | |
Opened | 1951 |
Renovated | 2007-2011 |
Tenants | |
Speedway team: Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski |
Edward Jancarz Stadium (Polish: Stadion im. Edwarda Jancarza) is a multi-use stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland. It is currently used mostly for speedway matches and is the home stadium of Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski in the Speedway Ekstraliga. The stadium has opened in 1951.
It is named after Edward Jancarz, a former speedway rider from Gorzów Wielkopolski who finished third in the 1968 World Final in Sweden, and helped Poland win the 1969 Speedway World Team Cup at home in Rybnik. Jancarz was murdered by his wife in 1992.