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European Tramdriver Championship results

Overview

A team from Prague, featuring drivers Vendula Tmejová and Zdeněk Rychtář, won the European Tramdriver Championship (Tram-EM) held in Warsaw. The Czech duo secured first place with a combined score of 6,000 points, finishing ahead of teams from Oradea, Romania, and Sofia, Bulgaria.

The competition tested various skills, including precision braking, speed maintenance, lateral distance judgment, and obstacle navigation. Specialized disciplines included ‘tram bowling’ and reversing trams using whistle commands or minimizing water spills from a bowl.

In individual categories, Andrii Bichev from Kyiv, Ukraine, was named the best male driver, while Hilda Polamová from Tampere, Finland, won the women's title. Zdeněk Rychtář and Vendula Tmejová also placed second and third respectively in the individual competitions.

Entities

Vendula Tmejová · Zdeněk Rychtář · Prague Public Transit Company · Tram-EM European Tramdriver Championship · Prague Public Transport Company

Timeline

  1. [SPORTS] 3 sources
    Prague tram drivers win European Tram-EM championship

    Czech tram drivers Vendula Tmejová and Zdeněk Rychtář won the 20th Tram-EM championship, placing Prague first in a European competition testing precision driving and control.

  2. [CULTURE] 7 sources
    Prague tram drivers win European Championship in Warsaw

    Prague tram drivers Vendula Tmejová and Zdeněk Rychtář won the European Tramdriver Championship in Warsaw, beating teams from Romania and Bulgaria in a competition testing precision and control.

Sources

Aktualne.cz · blesk.cz · culturalheritageonline.com · Expats.cz · mhd86.cz · moj.powiat.pl · radiogorzow.pl · sektorkolejowy.pl · slovacky.denik.cz · sportowefakty.wp.pl