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| Born | (1971-04-11)11 April 1971 (age 54) Bydgoszcz, Poland |
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| Nationality | Polish |
| Website | www.gollobracing.com |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 1988, 1990–2003 | Polonia Bydgoszcz |
| 1989 | Wybrzeże Gdańsk |
| 2004–2007 | Unia Tarnów |
| 2008–2012 | Stal Gorzów |
| 2013–2014 | KS Toruń |
| 2015–2016 | GKM Grudziądz |
| Great Britain | |
| 1998–2000 | Ipswich Witches |
| Sweden | |
| 1997 | Valsarna |
| 2001–2010 | Västervik |
| 2011–2012 | Hammarby |
| Denmark | |
| 2009 | Esbjerg |
| Speedway Grand Prix statistics | |
| Starts | 163 |
| Podiums | 53 (22-10-21) |
| Finalist | 66 times |
| Winner | 22 times |
| Individual honours | |
| 2010 | World Champion |
| 2005-2012 | Speedway Grand Prix winner (22 times) |
| 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 2001, 2002, 2006, 2009 | Polish Champion |
| 1990, 1991, 1992 | Polish Under 21 Champion |
| 1996 | Continental Champion |
| 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000 2002 | Polish Golden Helmet Winner |
| 1990, 2002 | Polish Silver Helmet Winner |
| 1995 | Jack Young Memorial Cup winner |
| 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 Robert Gollob (Polish pronunciation:[ˈtɔmaʐˈɡɔlːɔp]ⓘ; born 11 April 1971 inBydgoszcz, Poland)[1] is a former Polishmotorcycle speedway rider[2] and 2010World Champion. He appeared in everySpeedway Grand Prix series between its inaugural season in 1995 and 2013. He earned 52 caps for thePoland national speedway team.[3]
Tomasz Gollob spent almost all of his career with hometown clubBydgoszcz until he moved toUnia 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 secondPole to ever win the World Championship, following in the footsteps ofJerzy Szczakiel who won in1973.
Gollob also spent some time in Australia in the early-mid 1990s based at theNorth Arm Speedway inAdelaide. While In Australia, Gollob would race against many of his future World Championship rivals includingJason Crump,Leigh Adams, andRyan Sullivan. Gollob is the only World Champion to win theJack Young Solo Cup held in Adelaide each year in memory of Australia's1951 and1952 World Champion, Jack Young. He won the cup in 1995 at North Arm.
On 28 July 1996 he won theContinental Final, which formed part of the1997 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification.[4]
Gollob was also a member of thePoland speedway team that won theWorld Team Cup in 1996 and theWorld Cup in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011.
In 2007, Gollob survived a plane crash with fellow riderRune Holta. The plane, flown by his father Władysław, crashed on the way to a speedway meeting atTarnów. Gollob escaped with cuts and bruises after pulling his father from the wreckage.[5]
On retirement, Gollob had achieved 22 Grand Prix wins from 1995 until 2012.
In 2017, Gollob suffered serious injuries to head and spine in a motocross accident during a MX event in Northern Poland.[6]
For his sport achievements, he received theOrder of Polonia Restituta:
Knight's Cross (5th Class) in 2000
Officer's Cross (4th Class) in 2007
Commander's Cross (2010)His brotherJacek was also a speedway rider.
Pocking,Rottalstadion - 7th - 8pts
Vojens,Speedway Center - 16th - 0pts[7]Vojens,Speedway Center (withPiotr Świst /Piotr Baron) - 5th - 15pts (15)Brokstedt,Holsteinring Brokstedt -2nd - 20pts (16)
Bydgoszcz,Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium - 6th - 13pts (12)Diedenbergen,Speedway Arena Diedenbergen -Winner - 27pts (15)Piła,Stadion Żużlowy Centrum -2nd - 25pts (13)Vojens,Speedway Center - 4th - 17pts (15)Wrocław,Olympic Stadium -2nd - 65pts (27)
Peterborough,East of England Showground - 4th - 48pts (17)Vojens,Speedway Center - 4th - 49pts (20)Poole,Poole Stadium - 4th - 22pts (1)Wrocław,Olympic Stadium -Winner - 62ptsLeszno,Alfred Smoczyk Stadium -Winner - 55ptsVojens,Speedway Center -2nd - 46ptsLeszno,Alfred Smoczyk Stadium -Winner - 44ptsVojens,Speedway Center -Winner - 46ptsPfaffenhofen an der Ilm,Speedway Stadion Pfaffenhofen - 5th - 10pts| Year | Position | Points | Best Finish | Notes |
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| 1995 | 9th | 73 | Winner | WonPolish Grand Prix |
| 1996 | 12th | 43 | 3rd | |
| 1997 | 3rd | 92 | Winner | WonSwedish Grand Prix |
| 1998 | 3rd | 97 | Winner | WonPolish Grand Prix |
| 1999 | 2nd | 98 | Winner | WonCzech Republic Grand Prix andPolish Grand Prix |
| 2000 | 7th | 64 | 5th | |
| 2001 | 3rd | 89 | Winner | WonGerman Grand Prix |
| 2002 | 7th | 117 | Winner | WonPolish Grand Prix |
| 2003 | 6th | 111 | Winner | WonPolish Grand Prix |
| 2004 | 6th | 113 | Winner | WonPolish Grand Prix |
| 2005 | 7th | 83 | Winner | WonPolish Grand Prix |
| 2006 | 8th | 94 | 3rd | |
| 2007 | 4th | 108 | Winner | WonPolish Grand Prix |
| 2008 | 3rd | 148 | Winner | WonSlovenian,Danish andGerman Grand Prix |
| 2009 | 2nd | 144 | Winner | WonScandinavian andItalian Grand Prix |
| 2010 | 1st | 166 | Winner | WonCzech Republic,Polish,Nordic andItalian Grand Prix |
| 2011 | 5th | 106 | Winner | WonDanish Grand Prix |
| 2012 | 4th | 142 | Winner | WonScandinavian Grand Prix |
| 2013 | 9th | 89 | 2nd |
Tomasz Gollob has two brothers and one sister[8]
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