Tomáš Topinka
Born (1974-06-05) 5 June 1974
Prague, Czechoslovakia
NationalityCzech
Career history
Great Britain
1993–1995, 1997–1999, 2005–2011King's Lynn
1996Oxford
1999Ipswich
2001Belle Vue
2002, 2005Coventry
1999Workington
Poland
1995–1996Wrocław
1998Toruń
1999Rybnik
2000Grudziądz
2003Rawicz
Team honours
1996Premier League Four-Team Championship

Tomáš Topinka (born 5 June 1974)[1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider from the Czech Republic.[2][3]

Career

He participated in Speedway World Cups for Czech Republic team. He rode in the British leagues from 1993 to 2011 and was a King's Lynn Stars regular for 15 years.[4][5][6]

In 1996, he was part of the Oxford Cheetahs four that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 4 August 1996, at the East of England Arena.[7]

Speedway Grand Prix results

1997 SGP
Grand PrixPos.Pts.HeatsDraw
1 (1)Czech Republic Prague152(0,1,T,0,1) +1D 13
2003 SGP
Grand PrixPos.Pts.HeatsDraw
1 (2)Czech Republic Prague613(0,3,2) (0,3,2) + 1 10
  permanent speedway rider
  wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
  rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

Results

World Championships

See also

References

  1. Świat Żużla, No 3 (79) 2009, page 19 ISSN 1429-3285
  2. "Tomas Topinka Czechy". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  3. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  5. "Tomas Topinka". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  6. "Tomas Topinka: King's Lynn legend hangs up helmet". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  7. "Cheetahs race to four team title". Hull Daily Mail. 5 August 1996. Retrieved 5 July 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
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