František Richter (27 August 1931 - 27 March 2020) was an international speedway rider from Czechoslovakia.[1]
| Born | 27 August 1931 Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Died | 27 March 2020 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Career history | |
| Czechoslovakia | |
| 1958–1959 | KAMK Karlovy Vary |
| 1960–19 | Žatec |
| ? | Mariánské Lázně |
| Individual honours | |
| 1959 | Czechoslovakian champion |
| 1960 | European Longtrack Championship finalist |
| Team honours | |
| 1960 | Speedway World Team Cup bronze medal |
Speedway career
editRichter reached the final of the inaugural Speedway World Team Cup[2] at the 1960 Speedway World Team Cup, winning a bronze medal.[3][4]
He was champion of Czechoslovakia in 1959 after winning the Czechoslovakian Championship.[5][6]
World final appearances
editWorld Team Cup
edit- 1960 -
Gothenburg, Ullevi (with Jaroslav Machač / Luboš Tomíček Sr. / Antonín Kasper Sr. / Bohumír Bartoněk) - 3rd - 15pts (4)
References
edit- ^ "František Richter died". Speedway Fakta. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "World Team Cup Preview". Speedway Star and News, Vol 9 No.24. 3 September 1960.
- ^ "Speedway". Daily Mirror. 3 September 1960. Retrieved 17 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 78. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ "Czech champions". Speedway Stats. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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