Lubomír Jedek, also known as Luboš Jedek (born 21 June 1962), is a Czech former

motorcycle speedway Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only ...

rider. He was capped by the Czechoslovak national speedway team.

Career

Jedek came to prominence in 1981 after reaching the final of the

1981 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship The 1981 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship was the fifth edition of the European Under-21 Championships. European final *July 18, 1981 * Slaný, AK Slaný speedway References {{Individual Speedway Junior World Championship ...

. He competed in the individual championships of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic from 1981 until 1998, winning a bronze medal in 1986 and 1991. He also raced longtrack and competed in the final of the

1987 Individual Long Track World Championship The 1987 Individual Long Track World Championship was the 17th edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship. The event was held on 20 September 1987 in Mühldorf, Germany, which was West Germany at the time. The world titl ...

. The same year he represented the Czechoslovak national team during the final of the

1987 Speedway World Team Cup The 1987 Speedway World Team Cup was the 28th edition of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. Denmark won two legs and therefore won their fifth consecutive title (and ...

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

World final appearances

World Team Cup

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- Fredericia,

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, Coventry, Brandon Stadium, Prague, Markéta Stadium (with

Antonín Kasper Jr. Antonín Kasper (5 December 1962 – 31 July 2006) also known as Toni Kasper during his racing career, was a Czech motorcycle speedway rider. He appeared in four Speedway World Championship finals and featured in four Speedway Grand Prix serie ...

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/ Petr Vandírek /

Zdeněk Schneiderwind Zdeněk is a Czech given name derived from the Latin name Sidonius. contested the relation with the Latin name, and an alternative etymology is a diminutive of Zdeslav.Jan Svoboda, Staročeská osobní jména se základem sd , sdě-, :Onomasti ...

) - 4th - 36pts (10)

References

1962 births Living people Sportspeople from Zlín Czech speedway riders Czechoslovak speedway riders {{CzechRepublic-speedway-bio-stub