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František Richter

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František Richter
Born27 August 1931
Czechoslovakia
Died27 March 2020(2020-03-27) (aged 88)
NationalityCzech
Career history
Czechoslovakia
1958–1959KAMK Karlovy Vary
1960–19Žatec
?Mariánské Lázně
Individual honours
1959Czechoslovakian champion
1960European Longtrack Championship finalist
Team honours
1960Speedway World Team Cup bronze medal

František Richter (27 August 1931 - 27 March 2020) was an international speedway rider from Czechoslovakia.[1]

Speedway career

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Richter reached the final of the inaugural Speedway World Team Cup[2] at the 1960 Speedway World Team Cup, winning a bronze medal.[3][4]

He was champion of Czechoslovakia in 1959 after winning the Czechoslovakian Championship.[5][6]

World final appearances

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World Team Cup

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References

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  1. ^ "František Richter died". Speedway Fakta. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ "World Team Cup Preview". Speedway Star and News, Vol 9 No.24. 3 September 1960.
  3. ^ "Speedway". Daily Mirror. 3 September 1960. Retrieved 17 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 78. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  6. ^ "Czech champions". Speedway Stats. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2021.