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Karel Průša (1938–2019) was an international speedway rider from Czechoslovakia.[1]
| Born | 7 May 1938 Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Died | 14 August 2019 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Career history | |
| Czechoslovakia | |
| 1957–1963 | Ústí nad Labem |
| Individual honours | |
| 1963 | Czechoslovak championship silver |
| Team honours | |
| 1962 | Speedway World Team Cup finalist |
Speedway career
editPrůša began his speedway career riding at the Flóra Stadium in Žatec, after being introduced to the sport by his older brother Josef Průša, who was also a speedway rider.[2]
Průša reached the final of the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1962 Speedway World Team Cup.[3][4][5]
The following year in 1963, he took the silver medal behind Luboš Tomíček Sr. in the Czechoslovak Individual Championship.[citation needed]
In 1967, he toured the United Kingdom with the Czech team.[6]
World final appearances
editWorld Team Cup
edit- 1962 -
Slaný (with Bedřich Slaný / Bohumír Bartoněk / Jaroslav Volf / Luboš Tomíček Sr.) - 4th - 16pts (2)
References
edit- ^ "Riders list". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Karel Prusa did not a exhale great sporting grievance". Speedway A - Z. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 98. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ "Heathens aim to Czech tourists!". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 11 August 1967. Retrieved 25 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.