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Golden Helmet of Pardubice

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The Golden Helmet of Pardubice (Czech: Zlatá přilba) is a motorcycle speedway competition hosted annually in Pardubice, the Czech Republic. It is the oldest motorcycle speedway race in Europe and is considered prestigious.[1]

Golden Helmet of Pardubice
Golden Helmet of Pardubice in 1938
SportMotorcycle speedway
Founded1929
Most recent
champion(s)		Timo Lahti
Most titlesOle Olsen (7 times)

History

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The race was established by three motorsport enthusiasts František Hladěna, Adolf Trnka and Ladislav Polák in 1929. The first 15 events of the Golden Helmet race were held on the 2.4 km (1.5 mi) long turf racetrack of Velká pardubická Steeplechase in Pardubice, from 1929 to 1963. On several occasions the event attracted more than 100,000 fans,[citation needed] but also five riders suffered mortal injuries[citation needed] competing on this dangerous grass track.

Since 1964, the race has been held on the standard flat oval cinder track of the Svítkov Stadium in Pardubice.

Race format

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In the first round, 24 riders are divided into four groups of six. Three riders advance from each group to the quarterfinal stage, where they join 12 seeded riders. In the quarterfinal, the same format sees three riders from each group progressing to the semi final. In the semi final two groups of six riders race three times with the top three riders from each group progressing to the final.[2] The wide track of Pardubice enables up to six riders to compete in the event instead of the conventional four.

Past winners

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Year Date of Competition Winner Nation. Runner-up Nation. 3rd place Nation.
1. 29.09.1929 Zdeněk Pohl   Robert Uvíra   Josef Hájek  
2. 31.08.1930 Josef Antun Štrban   Hans Hieronymus   Míťa Vychodil  
3. 06.09.1931 Rudi Klein   Josef Riha   Antun Uroić  
4. 25.09.1932 Hans Mayer   Hans Winkler   Josef Antun Štrban  
5. 01.10.1933 Hans Walter Buttler   Erich Bertram   Hans Winkler  
6. 02.09.1934 Gerrit van Dijk   Hermann Gunzenhauser   Arend Hartman  
7. 15.09.1935 Herman Gunzenhauser   Erich Bertram   Leopold Killmeyer  
8. 27.09.1936 Herman Gunzenhauser   Hans Walter Buttler   Erich Bertram  
9. 04.09.1938 František Juhan   Václav Stanislav   Jan Lucák  
The race was not run in 1939 - 1946 due to German occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938 - 1945).
10. 07.09.1947 Hugo Rosák   Karl Killmeyer   Miloslav Špinka  
11. 04.09.1949 Fritz Dirtl   Hugo Rosák   Gerrit van Dijk  
12. 09.09.1951 Jan Lucák   Hans Zierk   Antonín Švarc  
The race was not run in 1952 - 1960 due to lack of support to Speedway competitions from communist government in Czechoslovakia at that time.
13. 20.08.1961 Oldřich Klaudinger   Jiří Jasanský   Ervín Krajčovič  
14. 16.09.1962 Josef Seidl   Jaroslav Machač   Antonín Šváb Sr.  
15. 15.09.1963 Antonín Kasper Sr.   Martin Tatum   Ervín Krajčovič  
16. 06.09.1964 Igor Plechanov   Antonín Kasper Sr.   Boris Samorodov  
17. 12.09.1965 Farit Šajnurov   Stanislav Kubíček   Antonín Kasper Sr.  
18. 18.09.1966 Igor Plechanov   Barry Briggs   Boris Samorodov  
19. 10.09.1967 Ove Fundin   Barry Briggs   Antonín Kasper Sr.  
20. 20.10.1968 Leif Enecrona   Ove Fundin   František Ledecký  
21. 18.09.1969 Gennady Kurilenko   Valeri Klementiev   Miloslav Verner  
22. 27.09.1970 Ole Olsen   Miloslav Verner   Vladimir Gordeev  
23. 19.09.1971 Ole Olsen   Jim Airey   Hans Jürgen Fritz  
24. 01.10.1972 Ole Olsen   Ivan Mauger   Genadij Ivanov  
25. 22.09.1973 Milan Špinka   Ole Olsen   Ivan Mauger  
26. 22.09.1974 Jiří Štancl   Ivan Mauger   Genadij Ivanov  
27. 05.10.1975 Ole Olsen   Ivan Mauger   Jiří Štancl  
28. 03.10.1976 Jiří Štancl   Ole Olsen   Ivan Mauger  
29. 02.10.1977 Ole Olsen   Jiří Štancl   Aleš Dryml Sr.  
30. 01.10.1978 Jiří Štancl[3]   Michael Lee   Ole Olsen  
31. 30.09.1979 Ole Olsen   Michael Lee   Jiří Štancl  
32. 28.09.1980 Ole Olsen   Aleš Dryml Sr.   Bobby Schwartz  
33. 27.09.1981 Jiří Štancl   Aleš Dryml Sr.   Viktor Kuznetsov  
34. 26.09.1982 Jiří Štancl   Roman Jankowski   Aleš Dryml Sr.  
35. 25.09.1983 Dennis Sigalos   Jiří Štancl   Ole Olsen  
36. 23.09.1984 John Davis   Lance King   Jiří Štancl  
37. 22.09.1985 Erik Gundersen[4]   Antonín Kasper Jr.   Simon Wigg  
38. 21.09.1986 Erik Gundersen   Kelvin Tatum   Sam Ermolenko  
39. 27.09.1987 Hans Nielsen[5]   Kelvin Tatum   Per Jonsson  
40. 02.10.1988 Per Jonsson   Roman Matoušek   Jeremy Doncaster  
41. 24.09.1989 Jeremy Doncaster[6]   Roman Matoušek   Tony Olsson  
42. 30.09.1990 Jeremy Doncaster[7]   Antonín Kasper Jr.   Zdeněk Tesař  
43. 29.09.1991 Antonín Kasper Jr.[8]   Ronnie Correy   Jeremy Doncaster  
44. 27.09.1992 Tony Rickardsson[9]   Antonín Kasper Jr.   Mitch Shirra  
45. 03.10.1993 Tony Rickardsson   Leigh Adams   Armando Castagna  
46. 11.09.1994 Simon Wigg   Chris Louis   Tony Rickardsson  
47. 04.09.1995 Tony Rickardsson   Tomáš Topinka   Hans Nielsen  
48. 29.09.1996 Tomáš Topinka[10]   Simon Wigg   Chris Louis  
49. 05.10.1997 Ryan Sullivan   Tony Rickardsson   Mark Loram  
50. 04.10.1998 Hans Nielsen   Tony Rickardsson   Brian Andersen  
51. 03.10.1999 Leigh Adams   Tony Rickardsson   Ryan Sullivan  
52. 15.10.2000 Leigh Adams   Greg Hancock   Todd Wiltshire  
53. 07.10.2001 Leigh Adams   Marian Jirout   Mark Loram  
54. 06.10.2002 Jason Crump   Matej Zagar   Lee Richardson  
55. 27.09.2003 Ryan Sullivan   Jason Crump   Lee Richardson  
56. 26.09.2004 Leigh Adams[11]   Aleš Dryml Jr.   Hans N. Andersen  
57. 02.10.2005 Scott Nicholls   Nicki Pedersen   Aleš Dryml Jr.  
58. 17.10.2006 Jason Crump   Hans N. Andersen   Nicki Pedersen  
59. 10.10.2007 Andreas Jonsson   Rune Holta   Kenneth Bjerre  
60. 05.10.2008 Hans N. Andersen[12]   Leigh Adams   Matej Ferjan  
61. 04.10.2009 Rune Holta   Grzegorz Walasek   Davey Watt  
62. 03.10.2010 Nicki Pedersen   Fredrik Lindgren   Andreas Jonsson  
63. 02.10.2011 Rune Holta[13]   Antonio Lindbäck   Piotr Pawlicki  
64. 14.10.2012 Grzegorz Walasek   Fredrik Lindgren   Hans N. Andersen  
65. 29.9.2013 Darcy Ward[14]   Greg Hancock   Przemysław Pawlicki  
66. 05.10.2014 Chris Holder   Fredrik Lindgren   Jurica Pavlic  
67. 20.09.2015 Jurica Pavlic[15]   Troy Batchelor   Martin Smolinski  
68. 19.09.2016 Emil Sayfutdinov[16]   Rune Holta   Martin Smolinski  
69. 01.10.2017 Václav Milík Jr.[17]   Rune Holta   Max Fricke  
70. 30.09.2018 Jason Doyle[18]   Martin Vaculík   Václav Milík Jr.  
71. 06.10.2019 Jason Doyle[19]   Andžejs Ļebedevs   Patryk Dudek  
72. 04.10.2020 Jason Doyle[20]   Jan Kvěch   Brady Kurtz  
73. 03.10.2021 Patryk Dudek[21]   Jason Doyle   Timo Lahti  
74. 25.09.2022 Dan Bewley[22]   Václav Milík   Rasmus Jensen  
75. 24.09.2023 Timo Lahti   Jakub Jamróg   Dimitri Berge  
76. 06.10.2024 Rasmus Jensen   Robert Chmiel   Mathias Pollestad  

Statistics

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Speedway World Champions winning Golden Helmet

Below is a list of Speedway World Champions who have won also Golden Helmet of Pardubice.

Rider Nation Golden Helmets World Championships
Ole Olsen   7 3
Tony Rickardsson   3 6
Jason Doyle   3 1
Hans Nielsen   2 4
Erik Gundersen   2 3
Jason Crump   2 3
Ove Fundin   1 5
Nicki Pedersen   1 3
Per Jonsson   1 1
Chris Holder   1 1

Speedway World Champions starting at Golden Helmet but never winning the race

Below is a list of Speedway World Champions that have started at Golden Helmet of Pardubice race but never won the trophy.

Rider Nation Golden Helmets World Championships
Ivan Mauger   0 6
Barry Briggs   0 4
Greg Hancock   0 4
Tai Woffinden   0 3
Jerzy Szczakiel   0 1
Michael Lee   0 1
Sam Ermolenko   0 1
Mark Loram   0 1
Tomasz Gollob   0 1

Multiple Golden Helmet winners

Below is a list of multiple Golden Helmet winners.

Rider Nation Golden Helmets
Ole Olsen   7
Jiří Štancl   5
Leigh Adams   4
Tony Rickardsson   3
Jason Doyle   3
Herman Gunzenhauser   2
Igor Plechanov   2
Erik Gundersen   2
Hans Nielsen   2
Jeremy Doncaster   2
Ryan Sullivan   2
Jason Crump   2
Rune Holta   2

Golden Helmet by Countries

Country Riders Total
1   Denmark 6 14
2   Czechoslovakia 8 13
  Australia 6 13
4   Sweden 5 7
5   United Kingdom 5 6
6   Soviet Union 3 4
  Poland 3 4
8   Nazi Germany 2 3
9   Austria 2 2
  Germany 2 2
  Czech Republic 2 2
12   Yugoslavia 1 1
  Netherlands 1 1
  United States 1 1
  Croatia 1 1
  Russia 1 1
  Finland 1 1

References

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