Tommy Dunker
| Born | 26 June 1969 Neumünster, West Germany |
|---|---|
| Died | 4 July 2024 (aged 55) |
| Nationality | German |
| Career history | |
| West Germany | |
| 1985 | MC Norden |
| 1987–1991 | Diedenbergen |
| Germany | |
| 1997 | Landshut |
| Poland | |
| 1991 | Opole |
| Individual honours | |
| 1997 | Long Track World Champion |
Tommy Dunker (26 June 1969 – 4 July 2024) was a German speedway rider.
Biography
[edit]Dunker competed in speedway, longtrack and grasstrack racing. He competed in the first One World Longtrack world championship Grand-Prix series in 1997 and won the title.[1]
Although Dunker was best known for longtrack he finished fifth in the 1987 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship final after winning his qualifying round[2] and reached the final of the 1988 Speedway World Pairs Championship.[3]
Dunker died on 4 July 2024, at the age of 55.[4]
World Longtrack Championship
[edit]Grand-Prix Years
[edit]- 1997 5 app (Champion) 89pts
Best World Longtrack Grand-Prix Result
[edit]
Pfarrkirchen First 1997
Semi-finals
[edit]- 1991 Scheeßel (9th) 10pts
- 1996 Pfarrkirchen (14th) 3pts
- 1998
Mariánské Lázně (N/S)
Qualifying round
[edit]- 1988 Herxheim (16th) 1pt
- 1988 Harsewinkel (N/S)
World final appearances
[edit]World Pairs Championship
[edit]- 1988 -
Bradford, Odsal Stadium (with Gerd Riss) - 8th - 21pts (4)
References
[edit]- ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ "Poole second". Lynn Advertiser. 12 May 1987. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ice Cool Danes shock Brits". Western Daily Press. 1 August 1988. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Tom Dunker ist tot – nur 55 Jahre alt geworden". Speed Week. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- http://grasstrackgb.co.uk/tommy-dunker/
- https://www.glasgowtigers.co/kaiser-kev-a-tiger/
- http://speedway.com.pl/riders/tommy-dunker/
- http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/11949170.Religion_in_sport_that_puts_culture_vultures_in_a_spin/
- http://www.speedwayplus.com/WorldPairs1988.shtml
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