Karel Průša
| Born | 7 May 1938 Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Died | 14 August 2019 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Career history | |
| Czechoslovakia | |
| 1957–1963 | Ústí nad Labem |
| 1967–1968 | Prague |
| Individual honours | |
| 1963 | Czechoslovak championship silver |
| Team honours | |
| 1962 | Speedway World Team Cup finalist |
Karel Průša (7 May 1938 – 14 August 2019) was a Czech international speedway rider.[1]
Speedway career
[edit]Průša began his speedway career riding at the Flóra Stadium in Žatec, after being introduced to the sport by his older brother Josef Průša, who was also a speedway rider.[2]
Průša reached the final of the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1962 Speedway World Team Cup.[3][4][5]
The following year in 1963, he took the silver medal behind Luboš Tomíček Sr. in the Czechoslovak Individual Championship.[6]
Like many Czech riders of the time, the Czechoslovak authorities rarely allowed riders to compete for British league teams but they did allow club sides such as Prague to tour the United Kingdom, which allowed Průša to race in Britain in 1967[7][8] and 1968,[9] where he starred alongside Antonín Kasper Sr. and Antonín Šváb Sr..[10]
World final appearances
[edit]World Team Cup
[edit]- 1962 –
Slaný (with Bedřich Slaný / Bohumír Bartoněk / Jaroslav Volf / Luboš Tomíček Sr.) – 4th – 16pts (2)
References
[edit]- ^ "Riders list". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Karel Průša nevydýchal velkou sportovní křivdu". SpeedwayA-Z.cz (in Czech). 11 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "WORLD TEAM CU". International Speedway. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 98. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ "Individual Czechoslovak Championship". historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Heathens aim to Czech tourists!". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 11 August 1967. Retrieved 25 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Czech team at Lynn tomorrow". Lynn Advertiser. 4 August 1967. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Difficulties". Derby Daily Telegraph. 25 May 1968. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Leicester Lions vs Prague". Leicester Daily Mercury. 12 August 1968. Retrieved 29 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.