Zdeněk Tesař

Zdeněk Tesař

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

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

Individual World Championship

• 1990 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium - 13th - 2pts
• 1992 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium - 15th - 5pts

World Pairs Championship

• 1989 - Leszno, Alfred Smoczyk Stadium (with Bohumil Brhel) - 7th - 25pts
• 1991 - Poznań, Olimpia Poznań Stadium (with Roman Matoušek and Bohumil Brhel) - 5th 18pts

References

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.