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Radomír Šimůnek Sr.

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Radomír Šimůnek Sr.
Personal information
Born (1962-04-08) 8 April 1962 (age 62)
Plzeň, Yugoslava
Died10 August 2010(2010-08-10) (aged 48)
Kamenice, Czech Republic
Team information
DisciplineCyclo-cross
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing  Czech Republic
Men's cyclo-cross
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Gieten Elite Men's Race

Radomír Šimůnek Sr. (Czech pronunciation: [ˈradomiːr ˈʃɪmuːnɛk], 8 April 1962 in Plzeň – 10 August 2010 in Kamenice)[1] was a Czech racing cyclist who mainly participated in cyclo-cross. Šimůnek's son, Radomír Šimůnek Jr. is also a cyclo-cross cyclist.

During the Czech communist era he was a two time amateur World Champion, but was unable to become a professional cyclist. The earnings he garnered from international matches in Belgium and the Netherlands were paid to the Czechoslovakia Cycling Union and Šimůnek did not receive his winnings. The political change in Eastern Europe in 1989 and 1990 finally allowed him to become a professional, before he won the World title at the 1991 World Championships in Gieten.[citation needed]

In 1992 he was sentenced to 18 months in prison for causing a traffic accident that killed three people. He received a presidential pardon four months into his sentence.[2]

Honours

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1980
1st in Junior World Championships
1982
2nd in Amateur World Championships
1983
1st in Amateur World Championships
1984
1st in Gieten
1st in Amateur World Championships
1985
1st in Rome
1989
2nd in Amateur World Championships
1990
1st in Rome
1st in Steinmaur
1st in Valkenswaard
1st in Zarautz
1st in Koksijde
1991
1st in Czech elite national championships
1st in Plzeň
1st in Valkenswaard
1st in Elite World Championships
1st in Zillebeke
1992
1st in Czech elite national championships
1994
1st in Milan
1st in Plzeň
1st in Schulteiss-Cup
1996
3rd in Czech elite national championships
1st in Hlinsko
1997
1st in Czech elite national championships
1st in Hlinsko
1st in Kolín
1998
1st in Magstadt
1st in Czech elite national championships
1999
3rd in Czech elite national championships
1st in Olomouc
2000
2nd in Czech elite national championships

References

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  1. ^ "Radomir Simunek dies at 48". ESPN. Associated Press. 10 August 2010.
  2. ^ Cibula, Václav (19 October 2015). "POHNUTÉ OSUDY: Zavinil nehodu, po které zůstali tři mrtví. Mistrovi světa Šimůnkovi to změnilo život". lidovky.cz (in Czech).