Martin Málek

{{Short description|Czech speedway rider}}

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| nationality = Czech

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| birth_place = Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia

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| career4 = Krosno

| years4 = 2006–2013

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| teamhonour1 = World Longtrack Team silver

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Martin Málek (born 21 August 1985) is a Czech long track and motorcycle speedway rider.

Career

Málek rode for KSŻ Krosno in the Team Speedway Polish Championship for multiple years but then concentrated on longtrack racing.{{cite web |url=https://speedway.com.pl/riders/martin-malek/ |title=Martin Málek Czechy |website=Polish Speedway Database |access-date=15 July 2023}}

He won bronze medals at the 2016 Team Long Track World Championship and the 2019 Team Long Track World Championship, riding with Hynek Štichauer and Josef Franc.{{cite web|url=https://grasstrackgb.co.uk/world-longtrack-team-cup/|title=World Longtrack Championship|website=GrasstrackGB|access-date=17 July 2021}}

In 2022, he was part of the Czech team, along with Štichauer and Franc, that won the silver medal at the 2022 Team Long Track World Championship.{{cite web|url=https://fim-longtrack.com/results-herxheim-nations/ |title=2022 RESULTS Herxheim – Long Track of Nations |publisher=FIM |access-date=15 July 2023}} He also finished in 13th place during the 2022 Individual Long Track World Championship.{{cite magazine |title=In the Medals|magazine=Speedway Star |page=20|date=1 October 2022}}

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