Roman Matoušek

Roman Matoušek (23 May 1964 – 8 January 2020) was a Czech speedway rider.^[1] He earned 26 international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team.^[2][3]

Roman Matoušek

Born	(1964-05-23)23 May 1964 Slaný, Czechoslovakia
Died	8 January 2020(2020-01-08) (aged 55)
Nationality	Czech
Career history
Czechoslovakia
1984–1989	Rudá Hvězda Praha
1990–1991	Olymp Praha
Great Britain
1986	Ipswich Witches
1989-1991	Coventry Bees
1993-1996	Sheffield Tigers
Individual honours
1988	Czech Republic Championship
Team honours
1986	Speedway World Pairs Championship bronze medal

Speedway career

Matoušek was the champion of the Czechoslovakia, winning the Czechoslovakian Individual Speedway Championship in 1988.^[4]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1986, when he joined Ipswich Witches He later rode for Coventry Bees despite a failed bid by Bradford Dukes.^[5][6] and Sheffield Tigers.

In 1987, he represented the Czechoslovak national team during the final of the 1987 Speedway World Team Cup.^[7]

World Final appearances

World Pairs Championship

• 1986 – Pocking, Rottalstadion (with Antonín Kasper Jr.) – 3rd – 32pts
• 1987 – Pardubice, Svítkov Stadion (with Antonín Kasper Jr.) – 5th – 30 pts
• 1991 – Poznań, Olimpia Poznań Stadium (with Zdeněk Tesař and Bohumil Brhel) – 5th – 18pts (12)

World Team Cup

• 1987 - Fredericia, Fredericia Speedway, Coventry, Brandon Stadium, Prague, Markéta Stadium (with Antonín Kasper Jr. / Petr Vandírek / Lubomír Jedek / Zdeněk Schneiderwind) - 4th - 36pts (10)

Ice World Championship

• 1986 – Stockholm – 18th – 2pts