Bohumír Bartoněk
Czech speedway rider
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Bohumír Bartoněk (born 10 May 1939) is a Czech former international speedway rider.[1]
Born10 May 1939
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
NationalityCzech
1958–1966Rudá Hvězda Praha
1959, 1961Continental finalist
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| Born | 10 May 1939 Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Czech |
| Career history | |
| Czechoslovakia | |
| 1958–1966 | Rudá Hvězda Praha |
| Individual honours | |
| 1959, 1961 | Continental finalist |
| Team honours | |
| 1960 | Speedway World Team Cup bronze medal |
| 1961, 1962 | Speedway World Team Cup finalist |
Speedway career
Bartoněk reached the 1959 Continental Speedway final as part of the 1959 Individual Speedway World Championship.[2]
Bartoněk helped Czechoslovakia reach the final of the inaugural Speedway World Team Cup at the 1960 Speedway World Team Cup,[3] where he won a bronze medal despite not riding because he was the official reserve rider.[4] He was twice a Continental Speedway Finalist in 1959 and 1961.[5][6]
World final appearances
World Team Cup
- 1960 -
Gothenburg, Ullevi (with František Richter / Luboš Tomíček Sr. / Antonín Kasper Sr.) - 3rd - 15pts (dnr) - 1961 -
Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Antonín Kasper Sr. / Stanislav Svoboda / Luboš Tomíček Sr.) - 4th - 1pts (7) - 1962 -
Slaný, Slaný Speedway Stadium (with Bedřich Slaný / Karel Průša / Jaroslav Volf / Luboš Tomíček Sr.) - 4th - 16pts (0)
