KS ROW Rybnik

History

Speedway in Rybnik dates to 1930. The club entered the inaugural 1948 Polish speedway season as RKO (builders) Right and won silverware in 1950. Racing as Górnik Rybnik, the team claimed three consecutive league titles in 1956, 1957, and 1958, with riders including Stanisław Tkocz and Joachim Maj, the latter becoming Polish champion in 1958. The 1960s were the club's most successful decade.

After a silver medal in 1961, Górnik Rybnik won seven straight gold medals from 1962 through 1968. In 1964, the multi-sports club ROW Rybnik was formed through a merger of RKS Górnik Rybnik and KS Górnik Chwałowice, and four of those titles came under the new ROW Rybnik name. During this period, three club riders won five Polish Championships: Andrzej Wyglenda (1964, 1968, 1969), Stanisław Tkocz (1965), and Antoni Woryna (1966). The 1970s brought two more gold medals in 1970 and 1972.

Jerzy Gryt won the Polish Championship in 1971, and Andrzej Wyglenda added a second in 1973. After a silver medal in 1990, the club changed its name to Rybnicki Klub Motorowy in 1994, with few highlights for the rest of the decade. When the Ekstraliga was introduced in 2000, Rybnik raced in the 1. Liga, winning it in 2003.

In 2009, the club reverted to the ROW prefix as RKM ROW Rybnik. In 2013, under the name ŻKS ROW Rybnik, they won the 2. Liga. Promotion to the Ekstraliga came in 2019, but the team was relegated the following season in 2020 and has struggled since. The club currently races as KS ROW Rybnik.

Did You Know?

• After winning the 2. Liga in 2013 as ŻKS ROW Rybnik, the club gained promotion to the Ekstraliga in 2019 but was relegated the very next season in 2020.
• The team has undergone several name changes, including RKO, Górnik Rybnik, Rybnicki Klub Motorowy, RKM ROW Rybnik, ŻKS ROW Rybnik, and currently KS ROW Rybnik.