Tomáš Suchánek | |
Nationality: | Czech |
Birth Date: | 7 April 1984 |
Birth Place: | Pardubice, Czechoslovakia |
Career1: | Czech Republic |
Years2: | 2002, 2006 |
Career2: | ZP Pardubice |
Career5: | Great Britain |
Years6: | 2003 |
Career6: | King's Lynn |
Years7: | 2005 |
Career7: | Isle of Wight |
Years8: | 2005 |
Career8: | Poole |
Years9: | 2006, 2010 |
Career9: | Redcar |
Years10: | 2006 |
Career10: | Wolverhampton |
Years11: | 2007 |
Career11: | Somerset |
Years12: | 2007 |
Career12: | Mildenhall |
Years13: | 2008 |
Career13: | Reading |
Career14: | Poland |
Years15: | 2002, 2007 |
Career15: | Łódź |
Years16: | 2004 |
Career16: | Lviv |
Years17: | 2006 |
Career17: | Lublin |
Years18: | 2009 |
Career18: | Miskolc |
Indivyear1: | 2002, 2003 |
Indivhonour1: | Czech Under-21 Champion |
Indivyear2: | 2005 |
Indivhonour2: | World U21 silver |
Teamyear1: | 2001, 2002, 2004 2005, 2013, 2014 2015, 2016 |
Teamhonour1: | Czech Div One Champion |
Tomáš Suchánek (born 7 April 1984 in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia)[1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider.[2] He earned 3 international caps for the Czech Republic national speedway team.[3]
Suchánek first rode in the United Kingdom for the King's Lynn Stars in the Premier League in 2003.[4]
He narrowly lost out on becoming the 2005 Speedway Under-21 World Champion after the meeting was stopped early after just 12 heats due to heavy rain and dangerous track conditions.[5] [6] Suchánek and Krzysztof Kasprzak both finished on 8 points after three rides and Kasprzak was declared the winner after coin flipping.[7]
Suchánek is a Czech international, representing them in the Speedway World Cup in 2005 and 2006.[8]
In 2006, he signed for Redcar Bears but his season was ended in September after he broke his leg riding for ZP Pardubice in a Czech Republic league match.[9]
In 2008, he signed for the Reading Racers,[4] before returning to Redcar Bears in 2010.[10]