Czechoslovakia National Speedway Team
The Czech Republic are one of the major teams in international speedway. They have never won the competition but have appeared in eight finals. Speedway World Team Cup Team U-21 World Championship Team U-19 European Championship Squad for 2009 Championship was nominated in October 2008 by Team manager Milan Špinka: * Michael Hádek (date of birth 1990-05-08) * Jan Holub III (1991-08-07) * Václav Milík Jr. (1993-05-22) * Roman Čejka (1993-08-27) * Michal Dudek (1990-09-20) Famous Czech riders * Bohumil Brhel * Aleš Dryml Sr. * Aleš Dryml Jr. * Lukáš Dryml * Antonín Kasper Sr. * Antonín Kasper Jr. * Petr Ondrašík * Jiří Štancl * Antonín Šváb Jr. * Luboš Tomíček Sr. * Luboš Tomíček Jr. * Tomáš Topinka * Jan Verner * Václav Verner See also * Motorcycle speedway References {{Speedway national teams National speedway teams Speedway Speedway may refer to: Racing Race tracks *Edmonton International Speedway, also know ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Milan Špinka
Milan Špinka (born 5 May 1951) is a former international speedway rider from Czechoslovakia. Speedway career Špinka won the gold medal at the Individual Ice Speedway World Championship in the 1974 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship. He also won a silver and bronze medal at the Championships. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1979 to 1983, riding for Ipswich Witches and Swindon Robins. World final appearances Individual Ice Speedway World Championship *1971 Inzell, 3rd - 21pts *1973 Inzell, 6th - 21pts *1974 Nässjö, champion - 15 pts *1975 Moscow, 12th - 8pts *1976 Assen, 2nd 27pts *1978 Assen, 17th - 2pts *1980 Kalinin, 11th - 10pts *1981 Assen, 14th - 6pts World Longtrack Championship * 1973 - Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a popula ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stanislav Svoboda (speedway Rider)
Stanislav Svoboda (1919–1992) was an international speedway rider from Czechoslovakia. Speedway career Svoboda reached the final of the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1961 Speedway World Team Cup. He was twice a Continental Speedway Finalist in 1959 and 1960. World final appearances World Team Cup * 1961 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Antonín Kasper Sr. / Bohumír Bartoněk Bohumír Bartoněk (born 10 May 1939) is a former international speedway rider from Czechoslovakia. Speedway career Bartoněk reached the final of the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1960 Speedway World Team Cup, he won a bronze medal despite n ... / Luboš Tomíček Sr.) - 4th - 1pts (0) References 1919 births 1992 deaths Czechoslovak speedway riders {{Speedway-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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USA Speedway Team
The United States national speedway team are an international speedway team from the United States who compete in the annual major international speedway competitions including the Speedway World Cup and Speedway of Nations and the former events the Speedway World Team Cup and the Speedway World Pairs Championship. They are managed by Lance King, who finished third in the 1984 World Final and the current captain is triple and four times world champion Greg Hancock. The team is governed by the American Motorcyclist Association. After Jack Milne and his brother Cordy had finished first and third at the 1937 World Final (with another American Wilbur Lamoreaux finishing second), the USA went into the speedway wilderness until the early 1970s when international riders such as World Champions Barry Briggs and Ivan Mauger from New Zealand began visiting the Costa Mesa Speedway in Los Angeles. After World War II, Scott Autrey's appearance in the 1976 World Final in Poland was the firs ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zdeněk Kudrna
Zdeněk Kudrna (born 2 September 1946 in Čisovice, Czechoslovakia - died 1 June 1982) was an international speedway rider who reached he Speedway World Championship final in 1979. He also finished third in the Individual Ice Racing World Championship twice, in 1977 and 1979.Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. Kudrna was Czech Ice Racing champion six times, after the last of which he was awarded title ''Sportsman of the Year'' by the Czech Motorcycle Federation. Kudrna first rode in the UK for the Exeter Falcons in 1979 with compatriots Aleš Dryml Sr., Jan Verner and Václav Verner. Also in 1979 he finished seventh Speedway World Championship final and was a member of the Czechoslovak team that finished third in the Speedway World Team Cup. 1980 saw him move to the Birmingham Brummies where he was nicknamed '' Kermit'' due to his bright green leathers. The Czechoslovak authorities refused him permissi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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White City Stadium
White City Stadium was a stadium located in White City, London, England. Built for the 1908 Summer Olympics, it hosted the finish of the first modern marathon and other sports like swimming, speedway, boxing, show jumping, athletics, stock car racing, concerts and a match at the 1966 World Cup. From 1927, it was a venue for greyhound racing, hosting the English Greyhound Derby until its closure in 1984. The stadium was demolished in 1985 and the site is now occupied by White City Place. History Designed by the engineer J. J. Webster and completed in 10 months by George Wimpey, on part of the site of the Franco-British Exhibition, this stadium with a seating capacity of 68,000 was opened by King Edward VII on 27 April 1908 after the first stanchion had been placed in position by Lady Desborough on 2 August 1907. The cost of construction was £60,000. Upon completion, the stadium had a running track and three laps to the mile (536 m); outside there was a , cycle track. The ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aleš Dryml Sr
Aleš is a Slavic male name. The name is used today in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Notable people with the name Aleš *Aleš Čeh (born 1968), Slovenian footballer *Aleš Řebíček (born 1967), Czech politician * Aleš Šmon (born 1982), Slovenian footballer playing as a midfielder *Aleš Šteger (born 1973), Slovenian poet and editor *Aleš Bárta (born 1960), Czech organist * Aleš Besta (born 1983), Czech football player * Aleš Chvalovský (born 1979), Czech goalkeeper *Aleš Debeljak (born 1961), Slovenian cultural critic, poet, and essayist * Aleš Dryml, Jr. (born 1979), Czech speedway rider *Aleš Gorza (born 1980), Slovenian alpine skier *Aleš Hemský (born 1983), Czech professional ice hockey forward * Aleš Hlad, Slovenian supermotard racer who lives near Ljubljana, Slovenia *Aleš Hrdlička (1869–1943), Czech anthropologist who lived in the US after 1881 *Aleš Kačičnik (born 1973), Slovenian football defender * Aleš Klégr (born 1951), Czech ling ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jan Verner
Jan Verner (born 3 March 1951) is a former international speedway rider from the Czech Republic. Speedway career Verner reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1977 Individual Speedway World Championship. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1978-1982, riding for various clubs. World final appearances Individual World Championship * 1977 – Gothenburg, Ullevi – 15th – 1pt * 1978 - London, Wembley Stadium - 12th - 5pts World Pairs Championship * 1977 - Manchester, Hyde Road (with Jiří Štancl) - 4th - 17pts (6) * 1978 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Jiří Štancl) - 4th - 18pts * 1981 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Aleš Dryml Sr.) - 4th - 18pts World Team Cup * 1977 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Jiří Štancl / Václav Verner / Aleš Dryml) - 3rd - 23pts (5) * 1978 - Landshut, Ellermühle Stadium (with Jiří Štancl / Václav Verner / Aleš Dryml) - 4th - 16+2pts (5) World Longtrack Championship * 1976 – ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Václav Verner
Václav Verner (1949-2018) was an international speedway rider. Speedway career He was the individual champion of Czechoslovakia, after winning the Czechoslovakian Championship in 1971, finished runner-up five time (1970, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980) and third twice (1975, 1981). He rode in the top tier of British Speedway for Exeter Falcons and Poole Pirates. World Final Appearances Individual World Championship * 1980 - Göteborg, Ullevi - Reserve - did not ride * 1982 - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - 15th - 2pts * 1984 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 16th - 0pts World Pairs Championship * 1970 - Malmö, Malmö Stadion (with Jiří Štancl) - 5th - 11pts (5) * 1971 - Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium (with Pavel Mareš) - 4th - 17pts (9) World Team Cup * 1970 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Zdeněk Majstr / Jiří Štancl / Miloslav Verner / Jan Holub) - 4th - 3pts (3) * 1977 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Jiří Štancl / Jan Verner / Aleš Dryml) - 3rd - 23pts (5) * 1978 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jiří Štancl
Jiří Štancl (born 18 November 1949 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Czechoslovakia. Career Štancl reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on nine occasions between 1971 and 1984, finishing a career best 9th in 1982 Individual Speedway World Championship, 1982 in Los Angeles. He won the Czechoslovakian National Championship twelve times, has appeared in the Speedway World Team Cup, World Team Cup finals on seven occasions and in the Speedway World Pairs Championship finals seven times. Štancl won the famed Golden Helmet of Pardubice in 1974, 1976, 1978, 1981 and 1982. Family His son, George Štancl, George, is also a rider. World Final Appearances Individual World Championship * 1971 Individual Speedway World Championship, 1971 - Gothenburg, Ullevi - 13th - 3pts * 1976 Individual Speedway World Championship, 1976 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 10th - 6pts * 1977 Individual Speedway World Championship, 1977 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Miloslav Šmídl
Miloslav is a Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic root ''mil-'', "merciful" or "dear", and ''-slav'' ''glory''. Name variants * feminine form: Miloslava * diminutive form: Miloš * Polish: Miłosław/Miłosława * Czech feminine: Miloslava Name Days *Czech: ''18 December'' *Slovak: ''3 July'' Men * Miloslav Fleischmann, Czechoslovak hockey player * Miloslav Gureň, Czech hockey player * Miloslav Hamr, Czech world champion tennis player * Michal Miloslav Hodža, Slovak national revivalist * Miloslav Hořava, Czech hockey player * Jozef Miloslav Hurban, Slovak * Miloslav Ištvan, Czech composer * Miloslav Kabeláč, Czech composer and conductor * Miloslav Konopka, Slovak hammer thrower * Miloslav Kousal, Czech footballer * Miloslav Mečíř, Slovak professional tennis player * Miloslav Navrátil, Czech darts player * Miloslav Pokorný, Czech hockey player * Miloslav Ransdorf, Czech politician * Miloslav Rechcigl, Sr., Czech politician, miller, busine ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stanislav Kubíček
Stanislav Kubíček (born 23 May 1940) is a former international speedway rider from Czechoslovakia. Speedway career Kubíček reached the final of the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1963 Speedway World Team Cup. He has also reached the final of the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship on two occasions in 1974 and 1976. World final appearances World Team Cup * 1963 - Vienna, Stadion Wien (with Antonín Kasper Sr. / Miroslav Šmíd / Luboš Tomíček Sr. - 2nd - 27pts (7) World Longtrack Championship * 1976 – Marianske Lazne 17th - 1pt Individual Ice Speedway World Championship *1966 - 2 rounds, 8th - 27 pts *1967 - 3 rounds, 10th - 30 pts *1968 - 2 rounds, 14th - 13pts *1970 - Nässjö, 15th - 1pt *1974 – Nässjö, 11th – 5pts *1975 – Moscow, 15th – 5pts *1976 – Assen Assen () is a municipality and a city in the northeastern Netherlands, and is the capital (politics), capital of the province of Drenthe. It received City rights in t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Karel Průša
Karel Průša (1938–2019) was an international speedway rider from Czechoslovakia. Speedway career Průša reached the final of the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1962 Speedway World Team Cup. World final appearances World Team Cup * 1962 - Slaný (with Bedřich Slaný / Bohumír Bartoněk / Jaroslav Volf Jaroslav Volf (; born 29 September 1979, in Brandýs nad Labem) is a Czech slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1994 to 2013. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the C2 event with a silver in 2008 an ... / Luboš Tomíček Sr.) - 4th - 16pts (2) References 1938 births 2019 deaths Czech speedway riders {{Speedway-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |