Golden Helmet of Pardubice

Golden Helmet of Pardubice
Darch Ward
The Golden Helmet of Pardubice (Czech: Zlatá přilba) is a speedway competition hosted annually in Pardubice, the Czech Republic. It is the second oldest speedway competition in the world. The race has been established by three motorsport enthusiasts František Hladěna, Adolf Trnka and Ladislav Polák in 1929. The first 15 events of the Golden Helmet race was held on the 2400 m long turf racetrack of Velká pardubická Steeplechase in Pardubice from 1929 to 1963. It was not rare that the race was visited by more than 100 000 fans at the time, but also 5 riders suffered mortal injuries competing on this dangerous grassy track. Since 1964 the race has been moved on the standard flat oval cinder track of the speedway stadium in Pardubice - Svítkov. The wide track of Pardubice - Svítkov stadium enables up to six riders to compete during Golden Helmet race.
29 September 1929
Czech Republic Zdeněk Pohl
Czech Republic Robert Uvíra
Czech Republic Josef Hájek
31 August 1930
Yugoslavia Josef Antun Štrban
Germany Hans Hieronymus
Czech Republic Míťa Vychodil
6 September 1931
Germany Rudi Klein
Josef Riha
Yugoslavia Antun Uroić
25 September 1932
austria Hans Mayer
Germany Hans Winkler
Yugoslavia Josef Antun Štrban
1 October 1933
Hans Walter Buttler
Erich Bertram
Hans Winkler
2 September 1934
Gerrit van Dijk
Hermann Gunzenhauser
Arend Hartman
15 September 1935
Herman Gunzenhauser
Erich Bertram
Leopold Killmeyer
27 September 1936
Herman Gunzenhauser
Hans Walter Buttler
Erich Bertram
4 September 1938
František Juhan
Václav Stanislav
Jan Lucák
7 September 1947
Czech Republic Hugo Rosák
Austria Karl Killmeyer
Czech Republic Miloslav Špinka
4 September 1949
Austria Fritz Dirtl
Czech Republic Hugo Rosák
Holland Gerrit van Dijk
9 September 1951
Czech Republic Jan Lucák
East Germany Hans Zierk
Czech Republic Antonín Švarc
The race was not run in 1952 - 1960 due to lack of support to Speedway competitions from communist government in Czechoslovakia at that time.
20 August 1961
Czech Republic Oldřich Klaudinger
Czech Republic Jiří Jasanský
Czech Republic Ervín Krajčovič
16 September 1962
Germany Josef Seidl
Czech Republic Jaroslav Machač
Czech Republic Antonín Šváb Sr
15 September 1963
Czech Republic Antonín Kasper Sr.
Great Britain Martin Tatum
Czech Republic Ervín Krajčovič
6 September 1964
Soviet Union Igor Plechanov
Czech Republic Antonín Kasper Sr.
Soviet Union Boris Samorodov
12 September 1965
Soviet Union Igor Plechanov
Czech Republic Stanislav Kubíček
Czech Republic Antonín Kasper Sr.
18 September 1966
Soviet Union Igor Plechanov
New Zealand Barry Briggs
Soviet Union Boris Samorodov
10 September 1967
Sweden Ove Fundin
New Zealand Barry Briggs
Czech Republic Antonín Kasper Sr
20 October 1968
Sweden Leif Enecrona
New Zealand Ove Fundin
Czech Republic František Ledecký
18 September 1969
Soviet Union Genadij Kurilenko
Soviet Union Valerij Klementěv
Czech Republic Miloslav Verner
27 September 1970
Denmark Ole Olsen
Czech Republic Miloslav Verner
Soviet Union Vladimir Gordeev
19 September 1971
Denmark Ole Olsen
Australia Jim Airey
East Germany Hans Jürgen Fritz
1 October 1972
Denmark Ole Olsen
New Zealand Ivan Mauger
Soviet Union Genadij Ivanov
22 September 1973
Czech Republic Milan Špinka
Denmark Ole Olsen
New Zealand Ivan Mauger
22 September 1974
Czech Republic Jiří Štancl
New Zealand Ivan Mauger
Soviet Union Genadij Ivanov
5 October 1975
Denmark Ole Olsen
New Zealand Ivan Mauger
Czech Republic Jiří Štancl
3 October 1976
Czech Republic Jiří Štancl
Denmark Ole Olsen
New Zealand Ivan Mauger
2 October 1977
Denmark Ole Olsen
Czech Republic Jiří Štancl
Czech Republic Aleš Dryml Sr
1 October 1978
Czech Republic Jiří Štancl
Great Britain Michael Lee
Denmark Ole Olsen
30 September 1979
Denmark Ole Olsen
Great Britain Michael Lee
Czech Republic Jiří Štancl
28 September 1980
Denmark Ole Olsen
Czech Republic Aleš Dryml Sr
USA Bobby Schwartz
27 September 1981
Czech Republic Jiří Štancl
Czech Republic Aleš Dryml Sr
Soviet Union Viktor Kuznetsov
26 September 1982
Czech Republic Jiří Štancl
Poland Roman Jankowski
Czech Republic Aleš Dryml Sr
25 September 1983
USA Dennis Sigalos
Czech Republic Jiří Štancl
Denmark Ole Olsen
23 September 1984
Great Britain John Davis
USA Lance King
Czech Republic Jiří Štancl
22 September 1985
Denmark Erik Gundersen
Czech Republic Antonín Kasper Jr
Great Britain Simon Wigg
21 September 1986
Denmark Erik Gundersen
Great Britain Kelvin Tatum
USA Sam Ermolenko
27 September 1987
Denmark Hans Nielsen
Great Britain Kelvin Tatum
Sweden Per Jonsson
2 October 1988
Sweden Per Jonsson
Czech Republic Roman Matoušek
Great Britain Jeremy Doncaster
24 September 1989
Great Britain Jeremy Doncaster
Czech Republic Roman Matoušek
Sweden Tony Olsson
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30 September 1990
Great Britain Jeremy Doncaster
Czech Republic Antonín Kasper Jr
Czech Republic Zdeněk Tesař
29 September 1991
Czech Republic Antonín Kasper Jr.
USA Ronnie Correy
Great Britain Jeremy Doncaster
27 September 1992
Sweden Tony Rickardsson
Czech Republic Antonín Kasper Jr.
New Zealand Mitch Shirra
3 October 1993
Sweden Tony Rickardsson
Australia Leigh Adams
Italy Armando Castagna
11 September 1994
Great Britain Simon Wigg
Great Britain Chris Louis
Sweden Tony Rickardsson
4 September 1995
Sweden Tony Rickardsson
Czech Republic Tomáš Topinka
Denmark Hans Nielsen
29 September 1996
Czech Republic Tomáš Topinka
Great Britain Simon Wigg
Great Britain Chris Louis
5 October 1997
Australia Ryan Sullivan
Sweden Tony Rickardsson
Great Britain Mark Loram
4 October 1998
Denmark Hans Nielsen
Sweden Tony Rickardsson
Denmark Brian Andersen
3 October 1999
Australia Leigh Adams
Sweden Tony Rickardsson
Australia Ryan Sullivan
15 October 2000
Australia Leigh Adams
USA Greg Hancock
Australia Todd Wiltshire
7 October 2001
Australia Leigh Adams
Czech Republic Marian Jirout
Great Britain Mark Loram
6 October 2002
Australia Jason Crump
slovenia Matej Zagar
Great Britain Lee Richardson
27 September 2003
Australia Ryan Sullivan
Australia Jason Crump
Great Britain Lee Richardson
27 September 2004
Australia Leigh Adams
Czech Republic Aleš Dryml Jr.
Denmark Hans N. Andersen
2 October 2005
Great Britain Scott Nicholls
Denmark Nicki Pedersen
Czech Republic Aleš Dryml Jr
17 October 2006
Australia Jason Crump
Denmark Hans N. Andersen
Denmark Nicki Pedersen
10 October 2007
Sweden Andreas Jonsson
Poland Rune Holta
Denmark Kenneth Bjerre
5 October 2008
Denmark Nicki Pedersen
Australia Leigh Adams
Hungary Matej Ferjan
4 October 2009
Poland Rune Holta
Poland Grzegorz Walasek
Australia Davey Watt
3 October 2010
Denmark Nicki Pedersen
Sweden Fredrik Lindgren
Sweden Andreas Jonsson
2 October 2011
Poland Rune Holta
Sweden Antonio Lindbäck
Poland Piotr Pawlicki
14 October 2012
Poland Grzegorz Walasek
Sweden Fredrik Lindgren
Denmark Hans N. Andersen
29 September 2013
Australia Darcy Ward
USA Greg Hancock
Poland Przemysław Pawlicki
5 October 2014
Australia Chris Holder
Sweden Fredrik Lindgren
Croatia Jurica Pavlic
20 September 2015
Croatia Jurica Pavlic
Australia Troy Batchelor
Germany Martin Smolinski
19 September 2016
Russia Emil Sayfutdinov
Poland Rune Holta
Germany Martin Smolinski
20 September 2017
Czech Republic Václav Milík Jr
Poland Rune Holta
Australia Max Fricke
30 September 2018
Australia Jason Doyle
slovakia Martin Vaculík
Czech Republic Václav Milík Jr.
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