| Born | (1974-06-05) 5 June 1974 (age 50) Prague, Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Czech |
| Career history | |
| Czechoslovakia | |
| 1991 | Olymp Praha |
| Great Britain | |
| 1993–1995, 1997–1999, 2005–2011 | King's Lynn |
| 1996 | Oxford |
| 1999 | Ipswich |
| 2001 | Belle Vue |
| 2002, 2005 | Coventry |
| 1999 | Workington |
| Poland | |
| 1995–1996 | Wrocław |
| 1998 | Toruń |
| 1999 | Rybnik |
| 2000 | Grudziądz |
| 2003 | Rawicz |
| Team honours | |
| 1996 | Premier League Four-Team Championship |
Tomáš Topinka (born 5 June 1974) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from the Czech Republic. He earned 16 international caps for the Czech Republic national speedway team.
Career
He participated in Speedway World Cups for Czech Republic team. He rode in the British leagues from 1993 to 2011 and was a King's Lynn Stars regular for 15 years.
In 1996, he was part of the Oxford Cheetahs four that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 4 August 1996, at the East of England Arena.
Speedway Grand Prix results
| 1997 SGP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw | |
| 1 (1) |  Prague |
15 | 2 | (0,1,T,0,1) +1D | 13 |
| 2003 SGP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw | |
| 1 (2) | Prague |
6 | 13 | (0,3,2) (0,3,2) + 1 | 10 |
| permanent speedway rider | |
| wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve | |
| rider not classified (track reserve who did not start) |
Results
World Championships
- Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix)
- Team World Championship (Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup)
- Individual U-21 World Championship
See also
References
- Świat Żużla, No 3 (79) 2009, page 19 ISSN 1429-3285
- "Tomas Topinka Czechy". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- "Speedway stars in soccer outing". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 26 June 1993. Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- "Tomas Topinka". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- "Tomas Topinka: King's Lynn legend hangs up helmet". BBC Sport. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- "Cheetahs race to four team title". Hull Daily Mail. 5 August 1996. Retrieved 5 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.