Luboš Tomíček Sr.

Luboš Tomíček, Sr. (1934-1968) was an international speedway rider from Czechoslovakia.[1]

Luboš Tomíček Sr.
Born16 August 1934
Czechoslovakia
Died21 October 1968 (aged 34)
Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
NationalityCzech
Career history
1958-1968Ruhá Hvězda Praha
Individual honours
1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965Czechoslovakian champion
1964Speedway World Championship finalist

Speedway career

Tomíček reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1965 Individual Speedway World Championship.[2] He was also the captain of the Czechoslovakian team[3] and champion of Czechoslovakia five times from 1961 until 1965 after winning the Czechoslovakian Championship.[4]

During the 1968 Golden Helmet of Pardubice he was killed in an accident after falling directly under the wheels of the speedway rider behind him. An annual memorial event has been held in his memory since.[5]

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup

Family

His grandson Luboš Tomíček Jr. (born 1986) was also an international speedway rider.[6]

See also

Rider deaths in motorcycle racing

References

  1. "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. "Czechoslovakia team for Long Eaton". Long Eaton Advertiser. 30 June 1967. Retrieved 8 July 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Czech champions". Speedway Stats. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. "Luboš Tomíček". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 8 July 2021.


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