Pavel Ondrašík (born 10 December 1975 in

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

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) is a former

motorcycle speedway Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only ...

rider.

Career

He first rode in the United Kingdom for the

Trelawny Tigers Trelawny Tigers operated as a British Premier League speedway team from 2001 to 2003 at the Clay Country Moto Parc. History The club was formed in 2001, as a replacement for the St Austell Gulls team that had raced at the venue since 1997. ...

in the

Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Fo ...

. He stayed with the Tigers until their closure in 2003. He then spent seasons with

Newport Wasps Newport Wasps were a British motorcycle speedway team based in Newport, South Wales from 1964 to 2012. They were the 1999 Conference League champions. The Wasp logo incorporates the traditional black and amber colours of the City of Newport. ...

and the

Exeter Falcons The Exeter Falcons were a speedway team based in the city of Exeter. The Falcons operated from 1947 to 2005 at the County Ground Stadium in Exeter. History In 1947, the Falcons competed in a league for the first time when they finished four ...

. His season with the

Somerset Rebels The Somerset Rebels were a British speedway team based in Highbridge, Somerset. Founded in 2000, the club competed in the British SGB Championship until 2019. Their home track was located at the Oak Tree Arena. History The club's stadium, Th ...

was cut short in 2006 after he suffered a broken wrist. In 2000, he won the silver medal at the

Czech Republic Individual Speedway Championship The Czech Republic Individual Speedway Championship is a Motorcycle speedway championship held each year to determine the Czech Republic national champion. History It was first staged in 1949, and was known as the Czechoslovakia Individual Speed ...

Family

Pavel is the son of former

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international speedway rider Petr Ondrašík.

References

1975 births Living people Czech speedway riders Exeter Falcons riders Newport Wasps riders Somerset Rebels riders Trelawny Tigers riders Sportspeople from Prague {{CzechRepublic-speedway-bio-stub