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Location | Wrzesińska 25, 62-200Gniezno, Poland |
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Coordinates | 52°31′18″N17°35′53″E / 52.52167°N 17.59806°E /52.52167; 17.59806 |
Capacity | 9,662 |
Opened | 1929 |
Length | (344.5 metres) 0.3445 km |
TheStart Gniezno Stadium also known as theColonel Franciszek Hynek Municipal Stadium is a 9,662-capacitymotorcycle speedway stadium in the south ofGniezno in Poland.[1]
The venue is used by the speedway teamStart Gniezno,[2] who compete in theTeam Speedway Polish Championship.[3]
The stadium opened in 1929, when the first stand was built.[1] Major speedway events began in 1963 with an international match between thePoland national speedway team against theSoviet Union andCzechoslovakia national speedway teams.[4]
The stadium is also known as the Colonel Franciszek Hynek Municipal Stadium, named after the aviation pioneer andWorld War II commander.[5]
In 2011, the track hosted the fourth and final round of the2011 Speedway Under-21 World Championship.[6]
On 4 April 2022, the track record was broken byPeter Kildemand in a time of 63.50 seconds.[2]
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