Marian Rose

Marian Rose
Born(1933-08-15)15 August 1933
Toruń, Poland
Died19 April 1970(1970-04-19) (aged 36)
Rzeszów, Poland
NationalityPolish
Career history
1958-1970KS Toruń
Team honours
1966Speedway World Team Cup gold medal

Marian Rose (1933-1970) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Poland.

Speedway career

Rose won a gold medal in the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1966 Speedway World Team Cup. Also in 1966, he competed in Continental Speedway final during the 1966 Individual Speedway World Championship.

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.

The Motoarena Toruń im. Mariana Rosego in Poland is named after Rose and in 2023 a book was published about his life.

The Motoarena Toruń im. Mariana Rosego is named after him

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup

See also

Rider deaths in motorcycle speedway

References

  1. 1 2 Kowalski, Andrzej (19 April 2021). "Marian Rose - the legend of the Toruń club". Speedway Ekstraglia (in Polish). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "52 lata temu zginął Marian Rose, idol toruńskich fanów żużla". Gazeta Pomorska. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Brett awaits chance of championship ride". Daily Mirror. 3 September 1966. Retrieved 12 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Motorsport Memorial". Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Marian Rose was born 90 years ago. There will be a book about the famous speedway rider". Nowości Dziennik Toruński. Retrieved 12 September 2024.