Marek Cieślak
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Marek Kazimierz Cieślak (born 28 June 1950)[1] is a former speedway rider and current coach. He earned 29 international caps for the Poland national speedway team.[2]
Career
Cieślak rode two seasons in the British leagues after joining White City Rebels for the 1977 British League season.[3]
Cieślak won a second consecutive silver medal at the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1977 Speedway World Team Cup.[4][5]
In 2007 he was a manager of Poland national team. Poland won Speedway World Cup and Team U-21 World Championship. After victory in SWC, on 30 July 2007 Polish president Lech Kaczyński honoured him Knight's Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta for prominent contributions for development of Polish speedway sport and for achievement in training work.[6] In 2010, Cieślak was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Polonia Restituta for outstanding contribution to the development of speedway in Poland, for achievements in training and coaching.
World Final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1975 – Template:Flagicon London, Wembley Stadium – 15th – 1 pt
- 1976 – Template:Flagicon Chorzów, Silesian Stadium – 13th – 4 pts
- 1978 – Template:Flagicon London, Wembley Stadium – 13th – 5 pts
World Team Cup
- 1972 – Template:Flagicon Olching, Olching Speedwaybahn (with Zenon Plech / Paweł Waloszek / Henryk Glücklich / Zdzisław Dobrucki) – 3rd – 21pts (0)
- 1975 – Template:Flagicon Norden, Motodrom Halbemond (with Henryk Glücklich / Edward Jancarz / Zenon Plech / Jerzy Rembas) – 4th – 9pt (4)
- 1976 – Template:Flagicon London, White City Stadium (with Edward Jancarz / Zenon Plech / Jerzy Rembas / Bolesław Proch) – 2nd – 28pts (7)
- 1977 – Template:Flagicon Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Jerzy Rembas / Edward Jancarz / Bogusław Nowak / Ryszard Fabiszewski) – 2nd – 25pts (2)
- 1978 – Template:Flagicon Landshut, Ellermühle Stadium (with Edward Jancarz / Zenon Plech / Jerzy Rembas / Andrzej Huszcza) – 3rd – 16+3pts (5)
- 1979 – Template:Flagicon London, Wembley Stadium (with Zenon Plech / Piotr Pyszny / Robert Słaboń / Andrzej Tkocz) – 4th – 11pts (1)
Manjor results
Individual Polish Championship
- 1971 – 14th place
- 1972 – 6th place
- 1975 – Silver medal
- 1976 – 10th place
- 1979 – 16th place
Polish Pairs Championship
- 1976 – Bronze medal
- 1978 – 4th place
Polish League Championship
- 1974 – Polish Champion
- 1975 – Silver medal
Poland Golden Helmet
- 1972 – 3rd place (72 points)
- 1973 – 7th place (53 points)
- 1975 – 5th place (59 points)
- 1976 – Winner (54 points)
Poland Silver Helmet (U-21)
- 1969 – 2nd place
- 1972 – 3rd place
See also
References
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