Tommy Dunker
German speedway rider (1969–2024)
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Tommy Dunker (26 June 1969 – 4 July 2024) was a German speedway rider.
| Born | 26 June 1969 Neumünster, West Germany |
|---|---|
| Died | 4 July 2024 (aged 55) |
| Nationality | German |
| Career history | |
| West Germany | |
| 1985 | MC Norden |
| 1987–1991 | Diedenbergen |
| Germany | |
| 1997 | Landshut |
| Poland | |
| 1991 | Opole |
| Individual honours | |
| 1997 | Long Track World Champion |
Biography
Dunker competed in speedway, longtrack and grasstrack racing. He competed in the first One World Longtrack world championship Grand-Prix series in 1997 and won the title.[1]
Although Dunker was best known for longtrack he finished fifth in the 1987 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship final after winning his qualifying round[2] and reached the final of the 1988 Speedway World Pairs Championship.[3]
Dunker died on 4 July 2024, at the age of 55.[4]
World Longtrack Championship
Grand-Prix Years
- 1997 5 app (Champion) 89pts
Best World Longtrack Grand-Prix result
Pfarrkirchen First 1997
Semi-finals
- 1991 Scheeßel (9th) 10pts
- 1996 Pfarrkirchen (14th) 3pts
- 1998
Mariánské Lázně (N/S)
Qualifying round
- 1988 Herxheim (16th) 1pt
- 1988 Harsewinkel (N/S)
World final appearances
World Pairs Championship
- 1988 -
Bradford, Odsal Stadium (with Gerd Riss) - 8th - 21pts (4)
