František Richter Explained

František Richter
Nationality:Czech
Birth Date:27 August 1931
Birth Place:Czechoslovakia
Career1:Czechoslovakia
Career2:KAMK Karlovy Vary
Years2:1958–1959
Career3:Žatec
Years3:1960–19
Career4:Mariánské Lázně
Years4:?
Indivyear1:1959
Indivhonour1:Czechoslovakian champion
Indivyear2:1960
Indivhonour2:European Longtrack Championship finalist
Teamyear1:1960
Teamhonour1:Speedway World Team Cup bronze medal

František Richter (27 August 1931 - 27 March 2020) was an international speedway rider from Czechoslovakia.[1]

Speedway career

Richter reached the final of the inaugural Speedway World Team Cup[2] at the 1960 Speedway World Team Cup, winning a bronze medal.[3] [4]

He was champion of Czechoslovakia in 1959 after winning the Czechoslovakian Championship.[5] [6]

World final appearances

World Team Cup

Notes and References

  1. Web site: František Richter died. Speedway Fakta. 6 June 2020 . 12 July 2021.
  2. . World Team Cup Preview. Speedway Star and News, Vol 9 No.24 . 3 September 1960 .
  3. News: Speedway . Daily Mirror . 3 September 1960 . 17 August 2024. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  4. Web site: World Team Cup 1960-1990. Edinburgh Speedway. 12 July 2021.
  5. Book: Oakes, Peter. 1981 Speedway Yearbook. 1981. 78. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. 0-86215-017-5.
  6. Web site: Czech champions. Speedway Stats. 31 January 2011 . 12 July 2021.