Tommy Dunker Explained

Tommy Dunker
Nationality:German
Birth Date:26 June 1969
Birth Place:Neumünster, West Germany
Career1:West Germany
Career2:MC Norden
Years2:1985
Career3:Diedenbergen
Years3:1987–1991
Career4:Germany
Career5:Landshut
Years5:1997
Career6:Poland
Career7:Opole
Years7:1991
Indivyear1:1997
Indivhonour1:Long Track World Champion

Tommy Dunker (26 June 1969 – 4 July 2024) was a German speedway rider.

Biography

Dunker competed in speedway, longtrack and grasstrack racing. He competed in the first One World Longtrack world championship Grand-Prix series in 1997 and won the title.[1]

Although Dunker was best known for longtrack he finished fifth in the 1987 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship final after winning his qualifying round[2] and reached the final of the 1988 Speedway World Pairs Championship.[3]

Dunker died on 4 July 2024, at the age of 55.[4]

World Longtrack Championship

Grand-Prix Years

Best World Longtrack Grand-Prix Result

Semi-finals

Qualifying round

World final appearances

World Pairs Championship

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian. The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. 1987. Guinness Superlatives. 0-85112-492-5.
  2. News: Poole second . Lynn Advertiser . 12 May 1987 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 24 August 2024.
  3. News: Ice Cool Danes shock Brits . Western Daily Press . 1 August 1988 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 24 August 2024.
  4. News: Tom Dunker ist tot – nur 55 Jahre alt geworden . 5 August 2024 . Speed Week . 31 July 2024.