Zdeněk Schneiderwind (born 31 January 1962) is a former motorcycle speedway rider who competed in speedway, Longtrack and Grasstrack racing.[1]
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| Born | 31 January 1962 Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Czech |
| Career history | |
| Czechoslovakia | |
| 1984–1989 | Rudá Hvězda Praha |
| 1990–1991 | Olymp Praha |
| Poland | |
| 1990-1991 | Unia Tarnów |
| 1992 | GKM Grudziądz |
| 1994 | Stal Rzeszów |
| 1997 | Wanda Kraków |
| 1998 | TŻ Noban Opole |
| Individual honours | |
| 1989 | Czechoslovakia Longtrack champion |
| 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | Czech Longtrack champion |
| 1998 & 2000 | European Grasstrack Championship |
| 1992 | Czechoslovak Grasstrack champion |
Career
editHe reached two World Longtrack world championship Finals as well as thirteen Grand-Prix series. He appeared in eighteen European Grasstrack Champion finals winning the championship twice.[2]
On 10 October 1987, Schneiderwind set a new track record at the Letňa Avia, in Čakovice of 1:11.1 min.[3] In 1987, he represented the Czechoslovak national team during the final of the 1987 Speedway World Team Cup.[4]
Schneiderwind reached the semi-final of the 1991 Individual Speedway World Championship.[5]
Major results
editWorld Final appearances
editWorld Team Cup
edit- 1987 -
Fredericia, Fredericia Speedway,
Coventry, Brandon Stadium,
Prague, Markéta Stadium (with Roman Matoušek / Petr Vandírek / Lubomír Jedek / Antonín Kasper Jr.) – 4th – 36pts (4)
World Longtrack Championship
editOne Day Finals
Grand-Prix Years
- 1997 5 app (6th) 65pts
- 1998 5 app (11th) 39pts
- 1999 5 app (6th) 57pts
- 2000 5 app (6th) 51pts
- 2001 4 app (15th) 23pts
- 2002 2 app (19th) 9pts
- 2003 6 app (5th) 65pts
- 2004 4 app (8th) 44.5pts
- 2005 Semi-finalist
- 2006 3 app (9th) 25pts
- 2007 3 app (14th) 19pts
- 2008 2 app (18th) 19pts
- 2090 6 app (16th) 29pts
- 2010 1 app (32nd) 0pts
World Team Championship
edit- 2007
Morizes (4th) 18/37pts (Rode with Richard Wolff, Pavel Ondrašík, Karel Kadlec)
- 2008
Werlte (5th) 0/28pts (Rode with Richard Wolff, Pavel Ondrašík, Karel Kadlec)
- 2009
Eenrum (5th) 12/27pts (Rode with Richard Wolff, Pavel Ondrašík)
- 2010
Grasstrack
editEuropean Grasstrack Championship
Finals
- 1985
- 1989
- 1991
- 1992
Alken (15th) 3pts
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- 1998
- 1999
- 2000
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
Semi-finalist
- 1986
- 1987
- 2009
- 2010
Preliminary round
Czech Republic Longtrack Championship
- 2003
- 2004 Did not compete
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
References
edit- ^ "Zdeněk Schneiderwind". Sporto We Fakty. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "Zdeněk Schneiderwind". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "History before the establishment of AMK Čakovice". Speedway Hanzz. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Thorp can sparkle". Manchester Evening News. 16 July 1987. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Draws". Manchester Evening News. 6 July 1991. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.