Paweł Wilczyński
Tomasz Gollob
7 times World Champion, multiple Champion of Poland
One of the most popular sports personalities of the last 30 years in Poland. He is the most titled Polish speedway rider in history. Over the years, he has provided a large dose of emotions to fans around the world. In his professional career, he represented clubs from Gorzów, Tarnów, Toruń, Grudziądz, Gdańsk, but the longest - for 15 years - he was associated with Polonia Bydgoszcz, with which he won 5 titles of Polish Team Champion. He also won points and National Team Championships for English (Ipswich Witches 1998), Swedish (Västervik Speedway 2005), Danish and German clubs.
For 18 years he competed in the Grand Prix cycle. He stood on the podium of these competitions 53 times and won them 22 times. He was inducted into the Polish National Speedway Hall of Fame, of which he was the captain for many years. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his merits for the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship and the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta awarded for outstanding achievements in the field of sport.
He was also elected the FIM Personality of the Year 2010 as the only speedway rider in the history of the discipline.
Currently, he is a speedway expert of CANAL+ television.
Most important achievements
Individual World Champion 2010 FIM
Personality of the Year 2010 FIM
1st place in the Przegląd Sportowy plebiscite
Superchampion of "Przegląd sportowy" 2017
Commander's Cross of Polish Restituta
Polish Speedway Hall of Fame
Awards history
Individual World Championship
7 medals: 1 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze
Medal |
Year |
Gold |
2010 |
Silver |
1999, 2009 |
Bronze |
1997, 1998, 2001, 2008 |
World Championship for National Teams / World Cup*
* Since 2001 The World Cup has been taking place which is the continuation of the World Championship for National Teams
10 medals: 6 gold, 4 silver
Medal |
Year |
Gold |
1996, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
Silver |
1994, 1997, 2001, 2008 |
Individual Championship of Poland
16 medals: 8 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze
Medal |
Year |
Gold |
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2009 |
Silver |
1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007 |
Bronze |
1989, 1990, 1997 |
Team Speedway Polish Championship
16 medals: 7 gold, 3 silver, 6 bronze
Medal |
Year |
Gold |
1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002 (Polonia Bydgoszcz), 2004, 2005 (Unia Tarnów) |
Silver |
1993 (Polonia Bydgoszcz), 2012 (Stal Gorzów), 2013 (Unibax Toruń) |
Bronze |
1988, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2003 (Polonia Bydgoszcz), 2011 (Stal Gorzów) |
Polish Pairs Speedway Championship
15 medals: 11 gold, 4 silver
Medal |
Rok |
Gold |
1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002 (Polonia Bydgoszcz), 2007 (Unia Tarnów) |
Silver |
1992, 1998, 2001 (Polonia Bydgoszcz), 2004 (Unia Tarnów) |
Speedway Champions Cup
1 gold medal
European Speedway Club Champions' Cup
4 gold medals
Medal |
Year |
Gold |
1998, 1999, 2001 (Polonia Bydgoszcz), 2006 (Unia Tarnów) |
The highest average heat rates
Year |
Club |
Heat rate |
League rate |
1992 |
Polonia Bydgoszcz |
2,630 |
3rd average in league |
1993 |
Polonia Bydgoszcz |
2,713 |
4rd average in league |
1995 |
Polonia Bydgoszcz |
2,684 |
5th average in league |
1996 |
Polonia Bydgoszcz |
2,614 |
2nd average in league |
1997 |
Polonia Bydgoszcz |
2,748 |
1st average in league |
1998 |
Polonia Bydgoszcz |
2,816 |
1st average in league |
1999 |
Polonia Bydgoszcz |
2,762 |
1st average in league |
2000 |
Polonia Bydgoszcz |
2,766 |
1st average in league |
2001 |
Polonia Bydgoszcz |
2,573 |
2nd average in league |
2010 |
Stal Gorzów |
2,657 |
1st average in league |
Tournaments
Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces
1st place |
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008 |
2nd place |
1999, 2011 |
The Golden Helmet
1st place |
1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2006 |
2 miejsce |
1996 |
The Silver Helmet
1 miejsce |
1990, 1992 |
2 miejsce |
1989 |
The Bronze Helmet
Grand Prix participation
Grand Prix Winner
1995 |
Wrocław |
1997 |
Linkoeping |
1998 |
Bydgoszcz |
1999 |
Prague |
1999 |
Wrocław |
2001 |
Berlin |
2002 |
Bydgoszcz |
2003 |
Bydgoszcz |
2004 |
Bydgoszcz |
2005 |
Bydgoszcz |
2007 |
Bydgoszcz |
2008 |
Krsko |
2008 |
Copenhagen |
2008 |
Bydgoszcz |
2009 |
Malilla |
2009 |
Terenzano |
2010 |
Praga |
2010 |
Torun |
2010 |
Vojens |
2010 |
Terenzano |
2011 |
Copenhagen |
2012 |
Malilla |
Speedway Grand Prix Statistics
Starts |
164 |
Winner |
22 |
On the podium |
53 |
Finalist |
65 |
Points |
1981 |
Detailed information about Tomasz can be found on Wikipedia.