Bohumil Brhel

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Bohumil Brhel
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Born (1965-06-10) 10 June 1965 (age 59)
Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia
NationalityCzech
Career history
Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic
1986–1989 Rudá Hvězda Praha
1990–2006 Olymp Praha
Great Britain
1990–1995, 1997–1999 King's Lynn Stars
1996 Oxford Cheetahs
2002 Peterborough Panthers
Poland
1991 Rybnik
1992–1994 Gorzów
1999–2003 Rzeszów
2005 Opole
2006 Lublin
Sweden
2002 Indianerna
2006 Kaparna
Individual honours
2001 European Champion
1992, 1993, 1998,Czech Republic Champion
1985Czechoslovak Under-21 Champion
Team honours
2004 European Pairs Champion
1996 Premier League Four-Team Championship

Bohumil Brhel (born 10 June 1965) is a Czech former motorcycle speedway rider. [1] [2] He earned 10 international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team and 15 caps for the Czech Republic national speedway team. [3]

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Career

Brhel started racing in the British leagues during the 1990 British League season, when riding for the King's Lynn Stars. [3] He spent six season with them from 1990 to 1995. [4] [5]

In 1996, he joined the Oxford Cheetahs [6] from King's Lynn and was part of the four that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 4 August 1996, at the East of England Arena. [7]

He returned to King's Lynn the following season and rode with them until the end of the 1999 season.

Brhel won the 2001 Individual European Champion title. [8]

He won the Czechoslovak title on six occasions. [9]

Results

World Finals

Individual

Grand Prix

YearPositionPointsBest finishNotes
1998 26th516th
2000 33rd124th
2001 24th7
2002 33rd3
2003 22nd26
2004 19th32

World (European) Under-21 Championship

World Team Cup

World Pairs Championship

Individual European Championship

European Pairs Championship

European Club Champions' Cup

Individual Czechoslovak Championship

Individual Czech Republic Championship

Individual Junior Czechoslovak Championship

Longtrack

'World Longtrack Final

See also

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References

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