Tomáš Topinka (born 5 June 1974)[1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider from the Czech Republic.[2] He earned 16 international caps for the Czech Republic national speedway team.[3]
| Born | 5 June 1974 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Czech |
| Career history | |
| Czechoslovakia | |
| 1991 | Olymp Praha |
| Great Britain | |
| 1993–1995, 1997–1999, 2005–2011 | King's Lynn |
| 1996 | Oxford |
| 1999 | Ipswich |
| 2001 | Belle Vue |
| 2002, 2005 | Coventry |
| 1999 | Workington |
| Poland | |
| 1995–1996 | Wrocław |
| 1998 | Toruń |
| 1999 | Rybnik |
| 2000 | Grudziądz |
| 2003 | Rawicz |
| Team honours | |
| 1996 | Premier League Four-Team Championship |
Career
editHe participated in Speedway World Cups for Czech Republic team. He rode in the British leagues from 1993[4] to 2011 and was a King's Lynn Stars regular for 15 years.[5][6][7]
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.[8]
Speedway Grand Prix results
edit| 1997 SGP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw | |
| 1 (1) |  Prague |
15 | 2 | (0,1,T,0,1) +1D | 13 |
| 2003 SGP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw | |
| 1 (2) | Prague |
6 | 13 | (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
editWorld Championships
edit- Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix)
- Team World Championship (Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup)
- Individual U-21 World Championship
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Świat Żużla, No 3 (79) 2009, page 19 ISSN 1429-3285
- ^ "Tomas Topinka Czechy". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Speedway stars in soccer outing". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 26 June 1993. Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Tomas Topinka". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Tomas Topinka: King's Lynn legend hangs up helmet". BBC Sport. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Cheetahs race to four team title". Hull Daily Mail. 5 August 1996. Retrieved 5 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.