Tommy Dunker (26 June 1969 – 4 July 2024) was a German speedway rider.
Biography 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.
Although Dunker was best known for longtrack, he finished fifth in the 1987 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship final after winning his qualifying round and reached the final of the 1988 Speedway World Pairs Championship.
Dunker died on 4 July 2024, at the age of 55.
World Longtrack Championship Grand-Prix Years 1997 5 app (Champion) 89pts
Best World Longtrack Grand-Prix result Pfarrkirchen First 1997
Semi-finals 1991 Scheeßel (9th) 10pts 1996 Pfarrkirchen (14th) 3pts 1998 Mariánské Lázně (N/S)
Qualifying round 1988 Herxheim (16th) 1pt 1988 Harsewinkel (N/S)
World final appearances World Pairs Championship 1988 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium (with Gerd Riss) - 8th - 21pts (4)
References
External links 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