Tomasz Gollob
Tomasz Gollob (born April 11, 1971 in Bydgoszcz ) is a Polish speedway driver .
Life
He was a member of the Polish national team that won the World Speedway Team Championship in 1996, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2010 . On June 10, 2007, Tomasz Gollob and Rune Holta survived a serious plane crash with his private plane. On July 30, 2007 he was awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta by President Lech Kaczyński for his services to the Polish speedway . In 2010 he became speedway team world champion for the fifth time and individual world champion for the first time . In December 2010 he was named Personality of the Year by the FIM world motorcycle association .
On April 23, 2017, Gollob suffered an accident during motocross training in Chełmno . As a result of the fall, he suffered serious spinal injuries. He was operated on for many hours and kept in a pharmacological coma. He has been in a wheelchair since the accident . In December 2017, the Bydgoszcz City Council decided to name a street in Fordon after him.
successes
- Polish individual champion: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2009
- World Champion : 2010
- Vice world champion : 1999, 2009
- Team World Champion : 1996, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011
societies
- Polonia Bydgoszcz - (1988)
- Wybrzeże Gdańsk - (1989)
- Polonia Bydgoszcz - (1990-2003)
- Unia Tarnów - (2004-2007)
- Stal Gorzów Wlkp. - (since 2008)
In addition, Gollob was committed by numerous foreign teams, for which he drove with the appearances in Poland at the same time.
- Sweden
- Valsarna Hagfors - (1997)
- Västervik Speedway - (2001-2007)
- Hammarby Speedway - (since 2011)
- Great Britain
- Ipswich Witches - (1998-2000)
- Germany
- MC Bergring Teterow - (1992-1994)
- Denmark
- Fredericia MC - (1994-1996)
- Esbjerg Motorsport - (2009)
Speedway Grand Prix results
| year | placement | Points | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9 | 73 | Won the first SGP in Poland |
| 1996 | 12 | 43 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 92 | Won the Swedish GP |
| 1998 | 3 | 97 | Won the Polish GP |
| 1999 | 2 | 98 | Won the GP of Poland and the Czech Republic |
| 2000 | 7th | 64 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 89 | Won the German GP |
| 2002 | 7th | 117 | Won the Polish GP |
| 2003 | 6th | 111 | Won the Polish GP |
| 2004 | 6th | 113 | Won the Polish GP |
| 2005 | 7th | 83 | Won the Polish GP |
| 2006 | 8th | 94 | |
| 2007 | 4th | 108 | Won the Polish GP |
| 2008 | 3 | 148 | Won the GPs of Slovenia, Denmark and the final GP |
| 2009 | 2 | 144 | Won the Scandinavian and Italian GPs |
| 2010 | 1 | 166 | Won the GPs of Poland, the Czech Republic, Italy and the Nordic GP |
honors and awards
- 1999 Sportsman of the Year in Poland
- 2000 knight, 2007 officer, 2010 Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- 2010 Personality of the Year (FIM)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ FIM GALA AWARD CEREMONY 2010 ( Memento of July 11, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), FIM press release of December 4, 2010 (English language), accessed December 4, 2010.
- ↑ Jest już ulica Tomasza Golloba .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gollob, Tomasz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish speedway driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bydgoszcz |