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Milan Špinka

Czech speedway rider (1951–2024) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Milan Špinka (5 May 1951 – 14 August 2024) was a Czech speedway rider.[1][2] He earned ten international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team.[3]

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Speedway career

Špinka won the gold medal at the Individual Ice Speedway World Championship in the 1974 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship.[4] He also won a silver and bronze medal at the Championships.[5]

In 1970, he was selected for the Czechoslovakia junior team for their tour of Britain.[6] In 1974, he represented his country in a test series against England.[7]

He rode in two world longtrack finals in 1973 and 1974.[8]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1979 to 1983, riding for Ipswich Witches and Swindon Robins.[9]

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World final appearances

Individual Ice Speedway World Championship

World Longtrack Championship

Personal life and death

His father, Miloslav Špinka, was also an international speedway rider.[10]

Milan Špinka died on 14 August 2024, at the age of 73.[11]

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