# Czechoslovakia national speedway team

The Czechoslovakia national speedway team were one of the teams that competed in international team motorcycle speedway.

## History

The Czechoslovakian speedway team (which consisted predominantly of Czech Republic riders) competed in the inaugural Speedway World Team Cup during the 1960 Speedway World Team Cup and won the bronze medal after finishing third in the final. Throughout the history of World Team Cup, the team were regular World Cup contenders from 1960 until their final World Cup in 1992. They reached the final on fourteen occasions, winning the silver medal in 1963 and two more bronze medals in 1977 and 1979.
In addition to the four medals at the World Cup, the team won a bronze medal at the Speedway World Pairs Championship. The pair of Antonín Kasper Jr. and Roman Matoušek won the medal at the 1986 Speedway World Pairs Championship.
Following the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the riders then competed for their new speedway nations of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

## Major world finals
### World team Cup

| Year | Venue | Standings (Pts) | Riders | Pts |
| 1960 | Göteborg Ullevi | 1. Sweden (44) 2. England (30) 3. Czechoslovakia (15) 4. Poland (7) | Antonín Kasper Sr. | 5 |
| 1960 | Göteborg Ullevi | 1. Sweden (44) 2. England (30) 3. Czechoslovakia (15) 4. Poland (7) | Luboš Tomíček Sr. | 4 |
| 1960 | Göteborg Ullevi | 1. Sweden (44) 2. England (30) 3. Czechoslovakia (15) 4. Poland (7) | Jaroslav Machač | 3 |
| 1960 | Göteborg Ullevi | 1. Sweden (44) 2. England (30) 3. Czechoslovakia (15) 4. Poland (7) | František Richter | 3 |
| 1961 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Poland (32) 2. Sweden (31) 3. England (21) 4. Czechoslovakia (12) | Luboš Tomíček Sr. | 7 |
| 1961 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Poland (32) 2. Sweden (31) 3. England (21) 4. Czechoslovakia (12) | Antonín Kasper Sr. | 4 |
| 1961 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Poland (32) 2. Sweden (31) 3. England (21) 4. Czechoslovakia (12) | Bohumír Bartoněk | 1 |
| 1961 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Poland (32) 2. Sweden (31) 3. England (21) 4. Czechoslovakia (12) | Stanislav Svoboda | 0 |
| 1962 | Slaný Slaný Speedway | 1. Sweden (36) 2. Great Britain (24) 3. Poland (20) 4. Czechoslovakia (16) | Luboš Tomíček Sr. | 7 |
| 1962 | Slaný Slaný Speedway | 1. Sweden (36) 2. Great Britain (24) 3. Poland (20) 4. Czechoslovakia (16) | Bedřich Slaný | 4 |
| 1962 | Slaný Slaný Speedway | 1. Sweden (36) 2. Great Britain (24) 3. Poland (20) 4. Czechoslovakia (16) | Jaroslav Volf | 3 |
| 1962 | Slaný Slaný Speedway | 1. Sweden (36) 2. Great Britain (24) 3. Poland (20) 4. Czechoslovakia (16) | Karel Průša | 2 |
| 1962 | Slaný Slaný Speedway | 1. Sweden (36) 2. Great Britain (24) 3. Poland (20) 4. Czechoslovakia (16) | Bohumír Bartoněk | 0 |
| 1963 | Vienna Stadion Wien | 1. Sweden (37) 2. Czechoslovakia (27) 3. Great Britain (25) 4. Poland (7) | Antonín Kasper Sr. | 10 |
| 1963 | Vienna Stadion Wien | 1. Sweden (37) 2. Czechoslovakia (27) 3. Great Britain (25) 4. Poland (7) | Stanislav Kubíček | 7 |
| 1963 | Vienna Stadion Wien | 1. Sweden (37) 2. Czechoslovakia (27) 3. Great Britain (25) 4. Poland (7) | Miroslav Šmíd | 7 |
| 1963 | Vienna Stadion Wien | 1. Sweden (37) 2. Czechoslovakia (27) 3. Great Britain (25) 4. Poland (7) | Luboš Tomíček Sr. | 5 |
| 1968 | London Wembley | 1. Great Britain (40) 2. Sweden (30) 3. Poland (19) 4. Czechoslovakia (7) | Antonín Kasper Sr. | 3 |
| 1968 | London Wembley | 1. Great Britain (40) 2. Sweden (30) 3. Poland (19) 4. Czechoslovakia (7) | Luboš Tomíček Sr. | 2 |
| 1968 | London Wembley | 1. Great Britain (40) 2. Sweden (30) 3. Poland (19) 4. Czechoslovakia (7) | Jaroslav Volf | 1 |
| 1968 | London Wembley | 1. Great Britain (40) 2. Sweden (30) 3. Poland (19) 4. Czechoslovakia (7) | Jan Holub I | 1 |
| 1970 | London Wembley | 1. Sweden (42) 2. Great Britain (31) 3. Poland (20) 4. Czechoslovakia (3) | Václav Verner | 3 |
| 1970 | London Wembley | 1. Sweden (42) 2. Great Britain (31) 3. Poland (20) 4. Czechoslovakia (3) | Jiří Štancl | 0 |
| 1970 | London Wembley | 1. Sweden (42) 2. Great Britain (31) 3. Poland (20) 4. Czechoslovakia (3) | Miloslav Verner | 0 |
| 1970 | London Wembley | 1. Sweden (42) 2. Great Britain (31) 3. Poland (20) 4. Czechoslovakia (3) | Luboš Tomíček Sr. | 0 |
| 1970 | London Wembley | 1. Sweden (42) 2. Great Britain (31) 3. Poland (20) 4. Czechoslovakia (3) | Jan Holub I | 0 |
| 1970 | London Wembley | 1. Sweden (42) 2. Great Britain (31) 3. Poland (20) 4. Czechoslovakia (3) | Zdeněk Majstr | 0 |
| 1977 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. England (37) 2. Poland (25) 3. Czechoslovakia (23) 4. Sweden (11) | Jiří Štancl | 8 |
| 1977 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. England (37) 2. Poland (25) 3. Czechoslovakia (23) 4. Sweden (11) | Václav Verner | 5 |
| 1977 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. England (37) 2. Poland (25) 3. Czechoslovakia (23) 4. Sweden (11) | Jan Verner | 5 |
| 1977 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. England (37) 2. Poland (25) 3. Czechoslovakia (23) 4. Sweden (11) | Aleš Dryml Sr. | 5 |
| 1978 | Landshut Stadion Ellermühle | 1. Denmark (37) 2. England (27) 3. Poland (19) Czechoslovakia (18) | Jiří Štancl | 9 |
| 1978 | Landshut Stadion Ellermühle | 1. Denmark (37) 2. England (27) 3. Poland (19) Czechoslovakia (18) | Jan Verner | 5 |
| 1978 | Landshut Stadion Ellermühle | 1. Denmark (37) 2. England (27) 3. Poland (19) Czechoslovakia (18) | Aleš Dryml Sr. | 2 |
| 1978 | Landshut Stadion Ellermühle | 1. Denmark (37) 2. England (27) 3. Poland (19) Czechoslovakia (18) | Václav Verner | 2 |
| 1979 | London White City Stadium | 1. New Zealand (35) 2. Denmark (31) 3. Czechoslovakia (19) 4. Poland (11) | Jiří Štancl | 6 |
| 1979 | London White City Stadium | 1. New Zealand (35) 2. Denmark (31) 3. Czechoslovakia (19) 4. Poland (11) | Aleš Dryml Sr. | 5 |
| 1979 | London White City Stadium | 1. New Zealand (35) 2. Denmark (31) 3. Czechoslovakia (19) 4. Poland (11) | Zdeněk Kudrna | 4 |
| 1979 | London White City Stadium | 1. New Zealand (35) 2. Denmark (31) 3. Czechoslovakia (19) 4. Poland (11) | Václav Verner | 4 |
| 1980 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. England (40) 2. United States (29) 3. Poland (15) 4. Czechoslovakia (12) | Jiří Štancl | 4 |
| 1980 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. England (40) 2. United States (29) 3. Poland (15) 4. Czechoslovakia (12) | Petr Ondrašík | 3 |
| 1980 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. England (40) 2. United States (29) 3. Poland (15) 4. Czechoslovakia (12) | Václav Verner | 3 |
| 1980 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. England (40) 2. United States (29) 3. Poland (15) 4. Czechoslovakia (12) | Aleš Dryml Sr. | 1 |
| 1980 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. England (40) 2. United States (29) 3. Poland (15) 4. Czechoslovakia (12) | Zdeněk Kudrna | 1 |
| 1982 | London White City Stadium | 1. United States (37) 2. Denmark (24) 3. West Germany (18) 4. Czechoslovakia (17) | Aleš Dryml Sr. | 7 |
| 1982 | London White City Stadium | 1. United States (37) 2. Denmark (24) 3. West Germany (18) 4. Czechoslovakia (17) | Václav Verner | 6 |
| 1982 | London White City Stadium | 1. United States (37) 2. Denmark (24) 3. West Germany (18) 4. Czechoslovakia (17) | Jiří Štancl | 4 |
| 1982 | London White City Stadium | 1. United States (37) 2. Denmark (24) 3. West Germany (18) 4. Czechoslovakia (17) | Petr Ondrašík | 0 |
| 1982 | London White City Stadium | 1. United States (37) 2. Denmark (24) 3. West Germany (18) 4. Czechoslovakia (17) | Antonín Kasper Jr. | 0 |
| 1983 | Vojens Vojens Speedway Center | 1. Denmark (37) 2. England (29) 3. United States (27) 4. Czechoslovakia (3) | Jiří Štancl | 2 |
| 1983 | Vojens Vojens Speedway Center | 1. Denmark (37) 2. England (29) 3. United States (27) 4. Czechoslovakia (3) | Václav Verner | 1 |
| 1983 | Vojens Vojens Speedway Center | 1. Denmark (37) 2. England (29) 3. United States (27) 4. Czechoslovakia (3) | Antonín Kasper Jr. | 0 |
| 1983 | Vojens Vojens Speedway Center | 1. Denmark (37) 2. England (29) 3. United States (27) 4. Czechoslovakia (3) | Aleš Dryml Sr. | 0 |
| 1983 | Vojens Vojens Speedway Center | 1. Denmark (37) 2. England (29) 3. United States (27) 4. Czechoslovakia (3) | Petr Ondrašík | 0 |
| 1987 | Prague Markéta Stadium | 1. Denmark (46) 2. England (31) 3. United States (26) 4. Czechoslovakia (17) | Roman Matoušek | 9 |
| 1987 | Prague Markéta Stadium | 1. Denmark (46) 2. England (31) 3. United States (26) 4. Czechoslovakia (17) | Zdeněk Schneiderwind | 3 |
| 1987 | Prague Markéta Stadium | 1. Denmark (46) 2. England (31) 3. United States (26) 4. Czechoslovakia (17) | Antonín Kasper Jr. | 3 |
| 1987 | Prague Markéta Stadium | 1. Denmark (46) 2. England (31) 3. United States (26) 4. Czechoslovakia (17) | Petr Vandírek | 2 |
| 1987 | Prague Markéta Stadium | 1. Denmark (46) 2. England (31) 3. United States (26) 4. Czechoslovakia (17) | Lubomír Jedek | 0 |
| 1990 | Pardubice Svítkov Stadion | 1. United States (37) 2. England (34) 3. Denmark (30) 4. Czechoslovakia (19) | Zdeněk Tesař | 6 |
| 1990 | Pardubice Svítkov Stadion | 1. United States (37) 2. England (34) 3. Denmark (30) 4. Czechoslovakia (19) | Bohumil Brhel | 6 |
| 1990 | Pardubice Svítkov Stadion | 1. United States (37) 2. England (34) 3. Denmark (30) 4. Czechoslovakia (19) | Roman Matoušek | 3 |
| 1990 | Pardubice Svítkov Stadion | 1. United States (37) 2. England (34) 3. Denmark (30) 4. Czechoslovakia (19) | Antonín Kasper Jr. | 3 |
| 1990 | Pardubice Svítkov Stadion | 1. United States (37) 2. England (34) 3. Denmark (30) 4. Czechoslovakia (19) | Vladimír Kalina | 1 |

### World Pairs finals

* 1969 (5th)
* 1970 (5th)
* 1971 (4th)
* 1972 (6th)
* 1973 (6th)
* 1974 (7th)
* 1977 (4th)
* 1978 (4th)
* 1981 (4th)
* 1982 (7th)
* 1984 (6th)
* 1986 (bronze)
* 1987 (5th)
* 1989 (7th)
* 1990 (4th)
* 1991 (5th)

## International caps

Since the advent of the Speedway Grand Prix era, international caps earned by riders is largely restricted to international competitions, whereas previously test matches between two teams were a regular occurrence.
| Rider | Caps |
| Bartoněk, Bohumir | |
| Brhel, Bohumil | 10 |
| Dryml Sr., Aleš | 32 |
| Hádek, Bořivoj | 1 |
| Hádek, Jan | |
| Havelka, Rudolf |
| Holub I, Jan | 12 |
| Holub II, Jan | |
| Hradecký, Ladislav | 4 |
| Jedek, Lubomír | |
| Kalina, Vladimír | 4 |
| Karnas, Pavel | 10 |
| Kasper Jr., Antonín | 42 |
| Kasper Sr., Antonín | 13 |
| Kubíček, Stanislav | |
| Kudrna, Zdeněk | 9 |
| Machač, Jaroslav | |
| Majstr, Zdeněk | |
| Mareš, Pavel | |
| Matoušek, Roman | 26 |
| Ondrašík, Petr | 26 |
| Průša, Karel | |
| Richter, František | |
| Schneiderwind, Zdeněk | |
| Slaný, Bedřich | |
| Šmíd, Miroslav | |
| Sova, Emil | 7 |
| Špinka, Milan | 10 |
| Štancl, Jiří | 39 |
| Svoboda, Stanislav | |
| Tesař, Zdeněk | 13 |
| Tomíček Sr., Luboš | |
| Urban, Stanislav | 13 |
| Vandírek, Petr | 32 |
| Verner, Jan | 9 |
| Verner, Miloslav | |
| Verner, Václav | 42 |
| Volf, Jaroslav | |