Karel Průša
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| 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 |
Karel Průša (1938–2019) was an international speedway rider from Czechoslovakia.[1]
Speedway career[edit]
Průša 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] and the following year in 1963, took the silver medal behind Luboš Tomíček Sr. in the Czechoslovak Individual Championship.[5]
World final appearances[edit]
World 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. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Individual Czechoslovak Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
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