Marian Rose
Polish speedway rider
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Marian Rose (1933-1970) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Poland.[1][2]
Speedway career
Rose won a gold medal in the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1966 Speedway World Team Cup.[3] Also in 1966 he competed in Continental Speedway final during the 1966 Individual Speedway World Championship.[4]
Rose was killed in a race at the Stal Rzeszów Speedway Circuit on 19 April 1970, following a combination of hitting his head when falling off his bike and another rider crashing into him at the same time.[5]
The Motoarena Toruń im. Mariana Rosego in Poland is named after him[1] and in 2023 a book was published about his life.[6]
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1965 -
London, Wembley Stadium - Reserve - Did not ride
World Team Cup
- 1964 -
Abensberg, Abensberg Stadion (with Andrzej Wyglenda / Andrzej Pogorzelski / Zbigniew Podlecki / Marian Kaiser) - 4th - 16pts (2) - 1966 -
Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Andrzej Pogorzelski / Andrzej Wyglenda / Antoni Woryna / Edmund Migoś) - Winner - 41pts (10)
