Milan Špinka
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| Born | 5 May 1951 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Czech |
| Career history | |
| 1979 | Ipswich Witches |
| 1979-1980, 1983 | Swindon Robins |
| Individual honours | |
| 1974 | Ice Speedway World Champion |
| 1973 | Golden Helmet of Pardubice (CZE) |
Milan Špinka (born 5 May 1951) is a former international speedway rider from Czechoslovakia.[1][2]
Speedway career
Špinka won the gold medal at the Individual Ice Speedway World Championship in the 1974 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship.[3] He also won a silver and bronze medal at the Championships.[4]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1979 to 1983, riding for Ipswich Witches and Swindon Robins.[5]
World final appearances
Individual Ice Speedway World Championship
- 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
References
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Milan Spinka". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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