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| Born | (1964-05-23)23 May 1964 Slaný, Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Died | 8 January 2020(2020-01-08) (aged 55) |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Career history | |
| Czechoslovakia | |
| 1984–1989 | Rudá Hvězda Praha |
| 1990–1991 | Olymp Praha |
| Great Britain | |
| 1986 | Ipswich Witches |
| 1989-1991 | Coventry Bees |
| 1993-1996 | Sheffield Tigers |
| Individual honours | |
| 1988 | Czech Republic Championship |
| Team honours | |
| 1986 | Speedway World Pairs Championship bronze medal |
Roman Matoušek (23 May 1964– 8 January 2020) was a Czech speedway rider. He earned 26 international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team.
Speedway career
Matoušek was the champion of the Czechoslovakia, winning the Czechoslovakian Individual Speedway Championship in 1988.
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1986, when he joined Ipswich Witches He later rode for Coventry Bees despite a failed bid by Bradford Dukes. and Sheffield Tigers.
In 1987, he represented the Czechoslovak national team during the final of the 1987 Speedway World Team Cup.
World Final appearances
World Pairs Championship
- 1986 –
Pocking, Rottalstadion (with Antonín Kasper Jr.) – 3rd – 32pts - 1987 –
Pardubice, Svítkov Stadion (with Antonín Kasper Jr.) – 5th – 30 pts - 1991 –
Poznań, Olimpia Poznań Stadium (with Zdeněk Tesař and Bohumil Brhel) – 5th – 18pts (12)
World Team Cup
- 1987 -
Fredericia, Fredericia Speedway, 
Coventry, Brandon Stadium, Prague, Markéta Stadium (with Antonín Kasper Jr. / Petr Vandírek / Lubomír Jedek / Zdeněk Schneiderwind) - 4th - 36pts (10)
Ice World Championship
References
- "Roman Matousek profile". wwosbackup. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- "ROMAN MATOUSEK". Save Coventry Speedway.
- "Speedway legend who starred at Odsal dies, aged 55". Telegraph and Argus. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- "Iron Curtain Stars for Dukes?". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 16 February 1989. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "ROMAN MATOUSEK". Coventry Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- "Thorp can sparkle". Manchester Evening News. 16 July 1987. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.