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Lubomír Jedek

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Lubomír Jedek
Born (1962-06-21) 21 June 1962 (age 62)
Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia
NationalityCzech
Career history
Czechoslovakia/Rep
1984–1989Rudá Hvězda Praha
1990–1994Olymp Praha
1991Březolupy
Poland
1990–1991Unia Tarnów
1992Grudziądz
Individual honours
1986, 1991Czechoslovak Championship bronze

Lubomír Jedek, also known as Luboš Jedek (born 21 June 1962), is a Czech former motorcycle speedway rider. He was capped by the Czechoslovak national speedway team.

Career

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Jedek came to prominence in 1981 after reaching the final of the 1981 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship.[1] He competed in the individual championships of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic from 1981 until 1998, winning a bronze medal in 1986 and 1991.[2]

He also raced longtrack and competed in the final of the 1987 Individual Long Track World Championship.[3] The same year he represented the Czechoslovak national team during the final of the 1987 Speedway World Team Cup.[4][5]

Jedek raced in the Team Speedway Polish Championship from 1991 to 1992.[6] Although he did not race in the British leagues, he toured the United Kingdom in 1986.[7]

World final appearances

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World Team Cup

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References

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  1. ^ "1981". Speedway.org. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Individual Czechoslovak Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Lubomir Lubos Jedek". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Thorp can sparkle". Manchester Evening News. 16 July 1987. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "1987 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Lubomír Jedek". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Bother for Racers". Reading Evening Post. 13 October 1986. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.