Pavel Ondrašík

Pavel Ondrašík

Born	(1975-12-10) 10 December 1975 (age 49) Prague, Czechoslovakia
Nationality	Czech
Career history
Czech Republic
1995–2003, 2005–2007	Prague
2004	Pardubice
Poland
1995	Kraków
1996–1998	Opole
1999–2000	Rawicz
2001	Lublin
Sweden
1998–2000	Karlstad
2000	Valsarna
Great Britain
2001–2003	Trelawny
2004	Newport
2005	Exeter
2006	Somerset
Individual honours
1995, 1996	Czech Under-21 Champion
Team honours
2002	Premier Trophy
1995, 1998, 2003, 2004	Czech Div One Champion

Pavel Ondrašík (born 10 December 1975 in Prague, Czechoslovakia)[1] is a Czech former motorcycle speedway rider.[2]

Career

Ondrasik failed to gain a work permit despite agreeing terms with Reading Racers in 1996.[3] He finally rode in the United Kingdom five years later, for the Trelawny Tigers in the 2001 Premier League,[4] although he had been targeted previously by King's Lynn Stars.[5]

He stayed with the Tigers until their closure in 2003. He then spent seasons with Newport Wasps[6] and the Exeter Falcons. His season with the Somerset Rebels was cut short in 2006 after he suffered a broken wrist.[7][8]

In 2000, he won the silver medal at the Czech Republic Individual Speedway Championship.[9]

Family

Pavel is the son of former Czechoslovak international speedway rider Petr Ondrašík.

References

1. Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
2. "Pavel Ondrašík Czechy". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
3. "Jan's on track for long stay at Racers". Reading Evening Post. 15 April 1996. Retrieved 3 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
5. "Brhel leaves it late in world qualifier". Lynn Advertiser. 20 April 1999. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Czech in the post for Wasps". South Wales Argus. 24 March 2004. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
7. "Pavel Ondrasik, Somerset Rebels star, breaks wrist in accident". Burnham on Sea. 19 March 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
8. "Pavel Ondrasik". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
9. "Individual Czechoslovakian Championship at Zuzla Indvidual [sic] Czechoslovakian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 24 July 2021.