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Zdeněk Tesař

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Zdeněk Tesař
Born (1964-07-30) 30 July 1964 (age 60)
Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
NicknameSam
NationalityCzech
Career history
Czech Republic
1995Slaný
Great Britain
1991-1993Ipswich Witches
1994-1997, 1999-2002Peterborough Panthers
1998Belle Vue Aces
Individual honours
1990World Championship finalist (13th)
1992World Championship finalist (15th)
1995Czech Champion

Zdeněk Tesař (born 30 July 1964) is a former speedway rider from the Czech Republic.[1] He earned 13 international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team.[2]

Speedway career

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He reached two Speedway World Championship finals in 1990 and 1992. He won the 1995 Czech Republic Individual Speedway Championship.[3]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for Belle Vue Aces,[4] Ipswich Witches[5] and Peterborough Panthers from 1991 until 2002.[6][7]

World Final appearances

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Individual World Championship

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World Pairs Championship

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References

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  1. ^ "Statistics 2000-2007". Peterborough Panthers. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Czech champions". Speedway Stats. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Sam Czechs in for Aces". Manchester Evening News. 31 January 1998. Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Stars want Easter challenge". Lynn Advertiser. 8 February 1991. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Jason Doyle does the CZ Golden Helmet 'Triple Crown'". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 27 June 2021.