Tomasz Gollob
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| Born |
11 April 1971 Bydgoszcz, Poland |
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| Nationality |
 Poland
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| Website | www.gollobracing.com |
| Current club information | |
| Polish league | GKM Grudziadz |
| Swedish league | Hammarby Speedway |
| Career history | |
| 1988, 1990-2003 | Polonia Bydgoszcz (POL) |
| 1989 | Wybrzeże Gdańsk (POL) |
| 1998-2000 | Ipswich Witches (GBR) |
| 2001-2010 | Västervik (SWE) |
| 2004-2007 | Unia Tarnów (POL) |
| 2008-2012 | Stal Gorzów Wlkp. (POL) |
| 2013-2014 | KS Toruń (POL) |
| 2015 | GKM Grudziadz (POL) |
| Speedway Grand Prix statistics | |
| 2009 Number | 2 |
| Starts | 112 |
| Podiums | 42 (20-6-16) |
| Finalist | 51 time |
| Winner | 20 times |
| Individual honours | |
| 2010 | World Champion |
| 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 2001, 2002, 2006, 2009 |
Polish Champion |
| 1990, 1991, 1992 | Polish Under 21 Champion |
| 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000 2002 |
Polish Golden Helmet Winner |
| 1990, 2002 | Polish Silver Helmet Winner |
| 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 |
Polish Grand Prix Champion |
| 1995 | Jack Young Memorial Cup winner |
| 1997 | Swedish Grand Prix Champion |
| 1999 | Czech Grand Prix Champion |
| 2001 | German Grand Prix Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1996 | World Team Cup Winner |
| 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010 | World Cup Winner |
| 2001 | European Cup Champions' Winner |
| 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000 2002, 2004, 2005 |
Polish Team Champion |
| 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 2000, 2002 |
Polish Pairs Champion |
| 1998 | Elite League Champion |
| 1998 | Elite League KO Cup Winner |
| 1998 | Craven Shield Winner |
| 2005, 2006 | Swedish Elitserien Champion |
Tomasz Gollob ([ˈtɔmaʂ ˈɡɔlːɔp]; born 11 April 1971 in Bydgoszcz, Poland) is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider who has appeared in every Speedway Grand Prix series since its inaugural season in 1995. His brother Jacek is also a speedway rider.
Tomasz Gollob spent almost all of his career with hometown club Bydgoszcz until he moved to Unia Tarnów in 2004. He has won the Polish Individual Championship eight times (between 1992 and 2009) and the Polish Pairs Championship ten times. He has also won the Polish Grand Prix eight times in thirteen years. He clinched the Speedway World Championship in 2010 after securing the championship in Terenzano, Italy. He is only the second Pole to ever win the World Championship, following in the footsteps of Jerzy Szczakiel who won in 1973.
Gollob also spent some time in Australia in the early-mid 1990s based at the North Arm Speedway in Adelaide. While In Australia, Gollob would race against many of his future World Championship rivals including Jason Crump, Leigh Adams, and Ryan Sullivan. Gollob is the only World Champion to win the Jack Young Solo Cup held in Adelaide each year in memory of Australia's 1951 and 1952 World Champion, Jack Young. He won the cup in 1995 at North Arm.
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