Zdeněk Tesař
Born | Ostrava, Czechoslovakia | 30 July 1964
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Nickname | Sam |
Nationality | Czech |
Career history | |
Czech Republic | |
1995 | Slaný |
Great Britain | |
1991-1993 | Ipswich Witches |
1994-1997, 1999-2002 | Peterborough Panthers |
1998 | Belle Vue Aces |
Individual honours | |
1990 | World Championship finalist (13th) |
1992 | World Championship finalist (15th) |
1995 | Czech Champion |
Zdeněk Tesař (born 30 July 1964) is a former speedway rider from the Czech Republic.[1] He earned 13 international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team.[2]
Speedway career
[edit]He reached two Speedway World Championship finals in 1990 and 1992. He won the 1995 Czech Republic Individual Speedway Championship.[3]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for Belle Vue Aces,[4] Ipswich Witches[5] and Peterborough Panthers from 1991 until 2002.[6][7]
World Final appearances
[edit]Individual World Championship
[edit]- 1990 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium - 13th - 2pts
- 1992 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium - 15th - 5pts
World Pairs Championship
[edit]- 1989 - Leszno, Alfred Smoczyk Stadium (with Bohumil Brhel) - 7th - 25pts
- 1991 - Poznań, Olimpia Poznań Stadium (with Roman Matoušek and Bohumil Brhel) - 5th 18pts
References
[edit]- ^ "Statistics 2000-2007". Peterborough Panthers. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Czech champions". Speedway Stats. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Sam Czechs in for Aces". Manchester Evening News. 31 January 1998. Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Stars want Easter challenge". Lynn Advertiser. 8 February 1991. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Jason Doyle does the CZ Golden Helmet 'Triple Crown'". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 27 June 2021.