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Bohumír Bartoněk
Bohumír Bartoněk (born 10 May 1939) is a former international Motorcycle speedway, speedway rider from Czechoslovakia. Speedway career Bartoněk reached the 1959 Continental Speedway final as part of the 1959 Individual Speedway World Championship. Bartoněk helped the Czech Republic reach the final of the inaugural Speedway World Team Cup at the 1960 Speedway World Team Cup, where he won a bronze medal despite not riding because he was the official reserve rider. He was twice a Continental Speedway Finalist in 1959 and 1961.> World final appearances World Team Cup * 1960 Speedway World Team Cup, 1960 - Gothenburg, Ullevi (with František Richter / Luboš Tomíček Sr. / Antonín Kasper Sr.) - 3rd - 15pts (dnr) * 1961 Speedway World Team Cup, 1961 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (Wrocław), Olympic Stadium (with Antonín Kasper Sr. / Stanislav Svoboda (speedway rider), Stanislav Svoboda / Luboš Tomíček Sr.) - 4th - 1pts (7) * 1962 Speedway World Team Cup, 1962 - Slan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protectorate Of Bohemia And Moravia
The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was a partially-annexation, annexed territory of Nazi Germany that was established on 16 March 1939 after the Occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945), German occupation of the Czech lands. The protectorate's population was mostly ethnic Czechs, Czechs. After the Munich Agreement of September 1938, the Third Reich had annexed the German-majority Sudetenland to Germany from Second Czechoslovak Republic, Czechoslovakia in October 1938. Following the establishment of the independent Slovak Republic (1939–1945), Slovak Republic on 14 March 1939, and the German occupation of the Czech rump state the next day, German leader Adolf Hitler established the protectorate on 16 March 1939, issuing a proclamation from Prague Castle. The creation of the protectorate violated the Munich Agreement.C The protectorate remained nominally autonomous and had a dual system of government, with German law applying to ethnic Germans while other residents had th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Speedway World Team Cup
1961 Speedway World Team Cup was the second edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final took place in Wrocław, Poland. The World Champion title was won by Poland team (32 pts) who beat Sweden (31 pts), England (21 pts), and Czechoslovakia (12 pts). Format Qualification Nordic Round * 8 June * Odense Athletics Stadium, Odense British Round * R1: 28 June - Brandon Stadium, Coventry * R2: 26 July - New Cross Stadium, London * R3: 28 July - Leicester Stadium, Leicester * R4: 10 August - Foxhall Stadium, Ipswich * R5: 14 August - Wimbledon Stadium, London Central European Round * 4 August * Plzeň speedway track, Plzeň East European Round * July 30 * Rybnik Municipal Stadium, Rybnik World Final * 3 September * Olympic Stadium, Wrocław See also * Motorcycle speedway * 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship References {{Speedway World Cup seasons 1961 Events January * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1939 Births
This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Coming into effect in Nazi Germany of: *** The Protection of Young Persons Act (Germany), Protection of Young Persons Act, passed on April 30, 1938, the Working Hours Regulations. *** The small businesses obligation to maintain adequate accounting. *** The Jews name change decree. ** With his traditional call to the New Year in Nazi Germany, Führer and Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler addresses the members of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP). ** The Hewlett-Packard technology and scientific instruments manufacturing company is founded by Bill Hewlett and David Packard, in a garage in Palo Alto, California, considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley. ** Philipp Etter takes over as President of the Swiss Confederation. ** The Third Soviet Five Year P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaroslav Volf (speedway Rider)
Jaroslav Volf (; born 29 September 1979, in Brandýs nad Labem) is a Czech slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1994 to 2013. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the C2 event with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004. Volf also won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds (C2: 2006; C2 team: 1999, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2013) and three silvers (C2: 2003, 2013; C2 team: 2010). He is the overall World Cup champion in C2 from 2005. He also won a total of 13 medals at the European Championships (6 golds, 5 silvers and 2 bronzes). His partner in the C2 boat throughout the whole of his career was Ondřej Štěpánek Ondřej Štěpánek () (born 28 November 1979 in Brandýs nad Labem) is a Czech slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1994 to 2013. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the C2 event with a silver in 20 .... World Cup individual podiums :1 European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karel Průša
Karel Průša (7 May 1938 – 14 August 2019) was a Czech international speedway rider. Speedway career Průša began his speedway career riding at the Flóra Stadium in Žatec, after being introduced to the sport by his older brother Josef Průša, who was also a speedway rider. Průša reached the final of the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1962 Speedway World Team Cup. The following year in 1963, he took the silver medal behind Luboš Tomíček Sr. in the Czechoslovak Individual Championship. Like many Czech riders of the time, the Czechoslovak authorities rarely allowed riders to compete for British league teams but they did allow club sides such as Prague to tour the United Kingdom, which allowed Průša to race in Britain in 1967 and 1968, where he starred alongside Antonín Kasper Sr. and Antonín Šváb Sr. World final appearances World Team Cup * 1962 – Slaný (with Bedřich Slaný / Bohumír Bartoněk / Jaroslav Volf / Luboš Tomíček Sr. Luboš Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slaný Speedway Stadium
Slaný Speedway Stadium () is a speedway track in Slaný, Czech Republic. The track is located on the Netovická road in the southeastern area of the town. The stadium hosts the speedway team AK Slaný. History The stadium was constructed throughout 1948 and 1949 and opened on 13 August 1950. Major reconstructions took place in 1958 and 1974, the latter when FIM regulations required a cinder/shale track. In-between the stadium hosted arguably what was its most significant event, the final of the 1962 Speedway World Team Cup, which attracted a crowd of 35,000. Further major events took place at the track when the final of the Speedway Under-21 World Championship was held in 1981 and 1988 respectively. In 1986, the width of the track increased allowing six riders to race and in 1988 a grandstand opened which featured VIP areas and seating for 1,000 spectators. The 2002 Speedway Under-21 World Championship was hosted at the stadium and was won by Czech rider Lukáš Dryml and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slaný
Slaný (; ) is a town in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 17,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Slaný consists of ten municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Slaný (13,728) *Blahotice (27) *Dolín (412) *Kvíc (467) *Kvíček (790) *Lotouš (61) *Netovice (77) *Otruby (110) *Trpoměchy (154) *Želevčice (119) Etymology The word ''slaný'' literally means 'salty' in Czech. According to the Wenceslaus Hajek's chronicle records, Slaný was founded at the site of a salt spring below the hill of Slánská hora. Geography Slaný is located about north of Kladno and northwest of Prague. It lies in the Prague Plateau. The highest point and a dominant feature of the town's panorama is the hill Slánská hora at above sea level. The stream of Červený potok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 Speedway World Team Cup
1962 Speedway World Team Cup was the third edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final took place in Slaný, Czechoslovakia. The World Champion title was won by Sweden (36 pts) who beat Great Britain (24 pts), Poland (20 pts) and Czechoslovakia (16 pts). Format Qualification Nordic Round * 23 April * Vetlanda, Vetlanda Motorstadion British Round The British Round was cancelled. Great Britain was seeded to the World Final. Central European Round * 15 July * Pavlovičky Stadion, Liberec * West Germany was replaced by second team from Czechoslovakia East European Round * 15 July * Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium World final * 29 July * Slaný, Slaný Speedway See also * motorcycle speedway * 1962 Individual Speedway World Championship References {{Speedway World Cup seasons 1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanislav Svoboda (speedway Rider)
Stanislav Svoboda may refer to: * Stanislav Svoboda (cyclist) (born 1930), Czech cyclist * Stanislav Svoboda (speedway rider) (1919–1992) Czech speedway rider {{hndis, Svoboda, Stanislav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Stadium (Wrocław)
The Olympic Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Wrocław, Poland. It is the home stadium of Motorcycle speedway, speedway team Sparta Wrocław and American football team Panthers Wrocław. The stadium has a capacity now of 11,000 people and was supposed to be one of the main pitches on UEFA Euro 2012. The newly constructed Stadion Miejski (Wrocław), Stadion Miejski was used for that event instead. History The stadium was built from 1926 to 1928 as ''Schlesierkampfbahn'' (''Silesian Arena'') according to a design by Richard Konwiarz. It was part of a larger sports complex in the city district of Zalesie (then ''Leerbeutel''), again extended from 1935 to 1939 and renamed ''Hermann Göring, Hermann-Göring-Stadion'' under the Nazi Germany, Nazi German authorities. On 16 May 1937, it was the site of the legendary Breslau Eleven football match, when the Germany national football team defeated Denmark national football team, Denmark 8–0. Despite its current Polish name, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrocław
Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly from the Sudetes, Sudeten Mountains to the north. In 2023, the official population of Wrocław was 674,132, making it the third-largest city in Poland. The population of the Wrocław metropolitan area is around 1.25 million. Wrocław is the historical capital of Silesia and Lower Silesia. The history of the city dates back over 1,000 years; at various times, it has been part of the Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Habsburg monarchy of Austria, the Kingdom of Prussia and German Reich, Germany, until it became again part of Poland in 1945 immediately after World War II. Wrocław is a College town, university city with a student population of over 130,000, making it one of the most yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
