Milan Špinka

Milan Špinka was a Czech speedway rider. He earned ten international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team.

Speedway career

Špinka won the gold medal at the Individual Ice Speedway World Championship in the 1974 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship. He also won a silver and bronze medal at the Championships.
In 1970, he was selected for the Czechoslovakia junior team for their tour of Britain. In 1974, he represented his country in a test series against England.
He rode in two world longtrack finals in 1973 and 1974.
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1979 to 1983, riding for Ipswich Witches and Swindon Robins.

World final appearances

Individual Ice Speedway World Championship

1971 Inzell, 3rd – 21pts
1973 Inzell, 6th – 21pts
1974 Nässjö, champion – 15 pts
1975 Moscow, 12th – 8pts
1976 Assen, 2nd – 27pts
1978 Assen, 17th – 2pts
1980 Kalinin, 11th – 10pts
1981 Assen, 14th – 6pts

World Longtrack Championship

1973 – Oslo, 10th – 7pts
1974 - Scheeßel 14th - 4 pts

Personal life and death

His father, Miloslav Špinka, was also an international speedway rider.
Milan Špinka died on 14 August 2024, at the age of 73.