Roman Matoušek

Roman Matoušek (23 May 1964 – 8 January 2020) was a Czech speedway rider. He earned 26 international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team.

Speedway career Matoušek was the champion of the Czechoslovakia, winning the Czechoslovak Individual Speedway Championship in 1988.

Matoušek rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1986, when he joined Ipswich Witches. He later rode for Coventry Bees despite a failed bid by Bradford Dukes. and Sheffield Tigers.

In 1987, Matoušek represented the Czechoslovak national team during the final of the 1987 Speedway World Team Cup.

World Final appearances World Pairs Championship 1986 – Pocking, Rottalstadion (with Antonín Kasper Jr.) – 3rd – 32pts 1987 – Pardubice, Svítkov Stadion (with Antonín Kasper Jr.) – 5th – 30 pts 1991 – Poznań, Olimpia Poznań Stadium (with Zdeněk Tesař and Bohumil Brhel) – 5th – 18pts (12)

World Team Cup 1987 - Fredericia, Fredericia Speedway, Coventry, Brandon Stadium, Prague, Markéta Stadium (with Antonín Kasper Jr. / Petr Vandírek / Lubomír Jedek / Zdeněk Schneiderwind) - 4th - 36pts (10)

Ice World Championship 1986 – Stockholm – 18th – 2pts