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Bohumil Brhel

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Bohumil Brhel
Born (1965-06-10) 10 June 1965 (age 59)
Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia
NationalityCzech
Career history
Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic
1986–1989Rudá Hvězda Praha
1990–2006Olymp Praha
Great Britain
1990–1995, 1997–1999King's Lynn Stars
1996Oxford Cheetahs
2002Peterborough Panthers
Poland
1991Rybnik
1992–1994Gorzów
1999–2003Rzeszów
2005Opole
2006Lublin
Sweden
2002Indianerna
2006Kaparna
Individual honours
2001European Champion
1992, 1993, 1998,Czech Republic Champion
1985Czechoslovak Under-21 Champion
Team honours
2004European Pairs Champion
1996Premier League Four-Team Championship

Bohumil Brhel (born 10 June 1965) is a Czech former motorcycle speedway rider.[1][2] He earned 10 international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team and 15 caps for the Czech Republic national speedway team.[3]

Career

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Brhel started racing in the British leagues during the 1990 British League season, when riding for the King's Lynn Stars.[3] He spent six season with them from 1990 to 1995.[4][5]

In 1996, he joined the Oxford Cheetahs[6] from King's Lynn and was part of the four that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 4 August 1996, at the East of England Arena.[7]

He returned to King's Lynn the following season and rode with them until the end of the 1999 season.

Brhel won the 2001 Individual European Champion title.[8]

He won the Czechoslovak title on six occasions.[9]

Results

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World Finals

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Individual

Grand Prix

Year Position Points Best finish Notes
1998 26th 5 16th
2000 33rd 1 24th
2001 24th 7
2002 33rd 3
2003 22nd 26
2004 19th 32

World (European) Under-21 Championship

World Team Cup

World Pairs Championship

Individual European Championship

European Pairs Championship

  • 2004 - Winner - 28pts (16)
  • 2005 - 2nd - 27pts (13+4)
  • 2006 - 4th - 15pts (0)

European Club Champions' Cup

  • 1998 - 2nd - 36pts (9)
  • 2004 - 4th - 42pts (12)

Individual Czechoslovak Championship

  • 1986 - 15th - 17pts
  • 1987 - 16th - 19pts
  • 1988 - 6th - 53pts
  • 1989 - 4th - 61pts
  • 1991 - 2nd - 14pts

Individual Czech Republic Championship

  • 1992 - Winner - 15pts
  • 1993 - Winner - 14pts
  • 1994 - 4th - 11pts + 2pts
  • 1995 - 10 - 6pts
  • 1996 - 3rd - 13pts + 1pt
  • 1997 - 2nd - 13pts + 1pts
  • 1998 - Winner - 14pts
  • 1999 - 3rd - 12pts
  • 2000 - Winner - 50pts
  • 2001 - Winner - 75pts
  • 2002 - 2nd - 14pts + 2pts
  • 2004 - Winner - 14pts + 3pts

Individual Junior Czechoslovak Championship

  • 1983 - 16th - 32pts
  • 1985 - Winner - 43pts

Longtrack

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'World Longtrack Final

  • 1994 Czech Republic Marianske Lazne (8th) 9pts
  • 1995 Germany Scheessel (5th) 17pts
  • 1996 Germany Herxheim (14th) 5pts
  • 1997 5 app (12th) 43pts (Grand-Prix-Series)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bohumil Brhel". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Bohumil Brhel Czechy". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Bohumil Brhel". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Back on Track". Billericay Gazette. 25 March 1993. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Jan's on track for long stay at Racers". Reading Evening Post. 15 April 1996. Retrieved 3 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Cheetahs race to four team title". Hull Daily Mail. 5 August 1996. Retrieved 5 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Bohumil Brhel v pondělí oficiálně ukončí kariéru" (in Czech). speedwaya-z.cz. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
  9. ^ "Individual Czechoslovak Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 29 March 2024.