Karl Killmeyer

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Karl Killmeyer (born October 29, 1923 in Vienna ; † October 23, 2015 ) was an Austrian speedway racing driver.

Career

He achieved his success in the years 1946 to 1958.

He won international races in Germany, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, Hungary, France, Denmark, England, Sweden and Norway. In South Africa he won the international match between Europe and South Africa. The greatest success was the victory in the race for the Austrian Speedway-Brillantring in 1953. The highlights of his career included the successes in Prague in 1954 and 1956; at the start were in front of 100,000 spectators with drivers from seven nations.

Before the Second World War, his brother Leopold Killmeyer, 14 years older than him, was internationally successful as a speedway, dirt track and grass track racing driver. After the war, the two brothers contested races together and were internationally known as the Killmeyer brothers.

Karl Killmeyer also worked as a sports journalist and singer. With his "Speedway Fox" (text: Karl Killmeyer / music: Ferry Wunsch) he reached 1st place on the Austrian charts.

He died on October 23, 2015 at the age of 91 and was buried on November 5, 2015 at the Hietzinger Friedhof .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Godfather Karl Killmeyer . Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ a b c Reisemosaik - Internet site: About rail sports and rail sports enthusiasts in Austria - Karl Killmeyer. From: www.reisemosaik.at , accessed on December 20, 2013 .
  3. ↑ a b c Birthday ceremony for Speedway legend Karl Killmeyer ( Memento from December 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Killmeyer, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian speedway racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH October 29, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH October 23, 2015