Karl Killmeyer

Karl Killmeyer
Born29 October 1929 (1929-10-29)
Vienna, Austria
Died23 October 2015(2015-10-23) (aged 85)
Austria
NationalityAustrian
Individual honours
1947Golden Helmet of Pardubice silver

Karl Killmeyer (29 October 1929 – 23 October 2015) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Austria and earned multiple international caps for the Austria national speedway team.

Career

Killmeyer born in Vienna, Austria, followed his older brother Leopold Killmeyer into speedway. After World War II, he was finally able to race in Vienna on 22 April 1946. On 7 September 1947, he finished runner-up to Hugo Rosák in the prestigious Golden Helmet of Pardubice.

Killmeyer first rode in the Speedway World Championship in 1949 (when continental riders participated for the first time since the war) at a meeting at Tamworth Greyhound Stadium.

Killmeyer was one of the stronger European riders during the World Championship qualifying races and reached the Continental Speedway final in 1953, 1954, 1955 and 1958.

Music

Killmeyer topped the Austrian hit parade with a 1950s song called Speedway-Fox.

Family

Killmeyer's older brother Leopold was also an international speedway rider.

References

  1. ↑ "Austria v Germany". International Speedway. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Austria's best motorcycle racers on sand, grass and cinder tracks until 1960". Reisemosaik. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Golden Helmet". zlataprilba. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Speedway". Tamworth Herald. 7 May 1949. Retrieved 29 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Warren's claim to title race". Evening Despatch. 18 May 1949. Retrieved 29 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Żużel. Austria miała swoich Gollobów. Jeden też śpiewał". Po Bandzie. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Karl Killmeyer - Speedway-Fox". YouTube (British Pathe). Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Singing Speedway Riders – A Rich Tradition". Methanol Press. Retrieved 29 February 2024.