Pavel Mareš (20 January 1943 – 4 June 2023) was an international speedway rider from the Czech Republic.[1]
| Born | 20 January 1943 Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Died | 4 June 2023 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Career history | |
| Czechoslovakia | |
| 1964 | Rudá Hvězda Praha |
| Individual honours | |
| 1965 | Czechoslovakian final silver medal |
| Team honours | |
| 1971 | World Pairs finalist |
Speedway career
editMareš won the silver medal in the 1965 Czechoslovakian Individual Speedway Championship.[2] He also partnered Václav Verner to the World Pairs final at the 1971 Speedway World Pairs Championship[3] where they finished just outside the medals in fourth place behind winners Poland.[4]
Mareš also raced in ice speedway and participated in the 1967 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship.[5]
Like many Czech riders of the time, the Czechsolovak authorities rarely allowed riders to compete for British league teams but they did allow club sides such as Prague to tour the United Kingdom, which allowed Mareš to race in Britain in 1967[6] and again in 1971.[7] By 1974 he was a recognised name in speedway circles in the United Kingdom despite not being able to ride in the British leagues.[8]
World Final appearances
editWorld Pairs Championship
edit- 1971 -
Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium (with Václav Verner) - 4th - 17pts (8)
References
edit- ^ "The World Pairs Final 1971". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Czech champions". Speedway Stats. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 99. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ "Ice Speedway". Speedway.org. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Czechoslovakian Team for Long Eaton". Long Eaton Advertiser. 23 March 1967. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Speedway Stars set to face the Young Czechs". Kentish Express. 6 August 1971. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Czech riders, dark horses". Kentish Express. 12 April 1974. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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