Zdeněk Schneiderwind

Zdenek Schneiderwind
Born	31 January 1962 (age 62); Czechoslovakia
Nationality	Czech
Career history
Czechoslovakia
1984–1989	Rudá Hvězda Praha
1990–1991	Olymp Praha
Poland
1990-1991	Unia Tarnów
1992	GKM Grudziądz
1994	Stal Rzeszów
1997	Wanda Kraków
1998	TŻ Noban Opole
Individual honours
1989	Czechoslovakia Longtrack champion
2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008	Czech Longtrack champion
1998 & 2000	European Grasstrack Championship
1992	Czechoslovak Grasstrack champion

Zdeněk Schneiderwind (born 31 January 1962) is a former motorcycle speedway rider who competed in speedway, Longtrack and Grasstrack racing.^[1]

Career

He reached two World Longtrack world championship Finals as well as thirteen Grand-Prix series. He appeared in eighteen European Grasstrack Champion finals winning the championship twice.^[2]

On 10 October 1987, Schneiderwind set a new track record at the Letňa Avia, in Čakovice of 1:11.1 min.^[3] In 1987, he represented the Czechoslovak national team during the final of the 1987 Speedway World Team Cup.^[4]

Schneiderwind reached the semi-final of the 1991 Individual Speedway World Championship.^[5]

Major results

World Final appearances

World Team Cup

1987 - Fredericia, Fredericia Speedway, Coventry, Brandon Stadium, Prague, Markéta Stadium (with Roman Matoušek / Petr Vandírek / Lubomír Jedek / Antonín Kasper Jr.) – 4th – 36pts (4)

World Longtrack Championship

One Day Finals

1995 Scheeßel (17th) 5pts
1996 Herxheim (N/S Reserve)

Grand-Prix Years

1997 5 app (6th) 65pts
1998 5 app (11th) 39pts
1999 5 app (6th) 57pts
2000 5 app (6th) 51pts
2001 4 app (15th) 23pts
2002 2 app (19th) 9pts
2003 6 app (5th) 65pts
2004 4 app (8th) 44.5pts
2005 Semi-finalist
2006 3 app (9th) 25pts
2007 3 app (14th) 19pts
2008 2 app (18th) 19pts
2090 6 app (16th) 29pts
2010 1 app (32nd) 0pts

World Team Championship

2007 Morizes (4th) 18/37pts (Rode with Richard Wolff, Pavel Ondrašík, Karel Kadlec)
2008 Werlte (5th) 0/28pts (Rode with Richard Wolff, Pavel Ondrašík, Karel Kadlec)
2009 Eenrum (5th) 12/27pts (Rode with Richard Wolff, Pavel Ondrašík)
2010 Morizes (6th) 8/25pts (Rode with Richard Wolff, Pavel Ondrašík, Josef Franc)

Grasstrack

European Grasstrack Championship

Finals

1985 La Réole (12th) 6pts
1989 La Réole (15th) 5pts
1991 Werlte (7th) 11pts
1992 Alken (15th) 3pts
1994 Cloppenburg (4th) 19pts, After Run-off
1995 Joure (5th) 15pts
1996 Joure (Third) 21pts
1998 Schwarme (Champion) 19pts
1999 Werlte (Runner-up) 23pts
2000 St. Colomb de Lauzen (Champion) 23pts
2001 Noordwolde (Runner-up) 19pts
2002 Berghaupten (Runner-up) 14pts
2003 La Réole (5th) 16pts
2004 Eenrum (7th) 8pts
2005 Schwarme (20th) 1pt
2006 La Réole (14th) 4pts
2007 Folkestone (19th) 0pts
2008 Siddeburen (18th) 1pt

Semi-finalist

1986 Siddeburen (15th) 4pts
1987 Uithuizen (11th) 8pts
2009 Hertingan (13th) 3pts
2010 Siddeburen (18th) 1pt

Preliminary round

1993 Joure (14th) 4pts
1988 Tonbridge (11th) 8pts

Czech Republic Longtrack Championship

2003 Mariánské Lázně (Champion) 20pts
2004 Did not compete
2005 Mariánské Lázně (Champion) 15pts
2006 Mariánské Lázně (Champion) 20pts
2007 Mariánské Lázně (Champion) 18pts
2008 Mariánské Lázně (Champion) 18pts
2009 Mariánské Lázně (6th) 16pts
2010 Mariánské Lázně (7th) 10pts

References

^ "Zdeněk Schneiderwind". Sporto We Fakty. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
^ "Zdeněk Schneiderwind". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
^ "History before the establishment of AMK Čakovice". Speedway Hanzz. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ "Thorp can sparkle". Manchester Evening News. 16 July 1987. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Draws". Manchester Evening News. 6 July 1991. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[1] "Zdeněk Schneiderwind". Sporto We Fakty. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

[2] "Zdeněk Schneiderwind". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

[3] "History before the establishment of AMK Čakovice". Speedway Hanzz. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

[4] "Thorp can sparkle". Manchester Evening News. 16 July 1987. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[5] "Draws". Manchester Evening News. 6 July 1991. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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