Pavel Ondrašík Explained

Pavel Ondrašík
Nationality:Czech
Birth Date:10 December 1975
Birth Place:Prague, Czechoslovakia
Career1:Czech Republic
Years2:1995–2003, 2005–2007
Career2:Prague
Years3:2004
Career3:Pardubice
Career4:Poland
Years5:1995
Career5:Kraków
Years6:1996–1998
Career6:Opole
Years7:1999–2000
Career7:Rawicz
Years8:2001
Career8:Lublin
Career9:Sweden
Years10:1998–2000
Career10:Karlstad
Years11:2000
Career11:Valsarna
Career12:Great Britain
Years13:2001–2003
Career13:Trelawny
Years14:2004
Career14:Newport
Years15:2005
Career15:Exeter
Years16:2006
Career16:Somerset
Indivyear1:1995, 1996
Indivhonour1:Czech Under-21 Champion
Teamyear1:2002
Teamhonour1:Premier Trophy
Teamyear2:1995, 1998, 2003, 2004
Teamhonour2:Czech Div One Champion

Pavel Ondrašík (born 10 December 1975 in Prague, Czechoslovakia)[1] is a Czech former motorcycle speedway rider.[2]

Career

Ondrasik failed to gain a work permit despite agreeing terms with Reading Racers in 1996.[3] He finally rode in the United Kingdom five years later, for the Trelawny Tigers in the 2001 Premier League,[4] although he had been targeted previously by King's Lynn Stars.[5]

He stayed with the Tigers until their closure in 2003. He then spent seasons with Newport Wasps[6] and the Exeter Falcons. His season with the Somerset Rebels was cut short in 2006 after he suffered a broken wrist.[7] [8]

In 2000, he won the silver medal at the Czech Republic Individual Speedway Championship.[9]

Family

Pavel is the son of former Czechoslovak international speedway rider Petr Ondrašík.

Notes and References

  1. Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who.
  2. Web site: Pavel Ondrašík Czechy . Polish Speedway Database . 31 March 2023.
  3. News: Jan's on track for long stay at Racers . Reading Evening Post . 15 April 1996 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 3 September 2024.
  4. Web site: 2008 Rider index . British Speedway . 31 March 2023.
  5. News: Brhel leaves it late in world qualifier . Lynn Advertiser . 20 April 1999 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 27 August 2024.
  6. Web site: Czech in the post for Wasps . South Wales Argus . 24 March 2004 . 28 August 2024.
  7. Web site: Pavel Ondrasik, Somerset Rebels star, breaks wrist in accident . Burnham on Sea . 19 March 2006 . 28 August 2024.
  8. Web site: Pavel Ondrasik . WWOS Backup . 31 March 2023.
  9. Web site: Individual Czechoslovakian Championship at Zuzla Czechoslovakian Championship. Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. 24 July 2021.