Milan Špinka (born 5 May 1951) is a former international speedway rider from Czechoslovakia.[1][2] He earned ten international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team.[3]
| Born | 5 May 1951 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Czech |
| Career history | |
| Czechoslovakia | |
| 1970–1983 | Rudá Hvězda Praha |
| Great Britain | |
| 1979 | Ipswich Witches |
| 1979–1980, 1983 | Swindon Robins |
| Individual honours | |
| 1974 | Ice Speedway World Champion |
| 1973 | Golden Helmet of Pardubice |
Speedway career edit
Špinka won the gold medal at the Individual Ice Speedway World Championship in the 1974 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship.[4] He also won a silver and bronze medal at the Championships.[5]
In 1970, he was selected for the Czechoslovakia junior team for their tour of Britain.[6]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1979 to 1983, riding for Ipswich Witches and Swindon Robins.[7]
World final appearances edit
Individual Ice Speedway World Championship edit
- 1971
Inzell, 3rd - 21pts - 1973 Inzell, 6th - 21pts
- 1974
Nässjö, champion - 15 pts - 1975
Moscow, 12th - 8pts - 1976
Assen, 2nd 27pts - 1978 Assen, 17th - 2pts
- 1980 Kalinin, 11th - 10pts
- 1981 Assen, 14th - 6pts
World Longtrack Championship edit
Family edit
His father Miloslav Špinka was also an international speedway rider.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Milan Spinka". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Ice Speedway". Speedway.org. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 530. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- ^ "Czechs open speedway tour at Romford tonight". Reading Evening Post. 6 August 1970. Retrieved 19 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Milan Spinka is 70: An expert on sand and ice". Speedweek. Retrieved 19 January 2024.