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Czech Republic Individual Speedway Championship ...
The Czech Republic Individual Speedway Championship is a Motorcycle speedway championship held each year to determine the Czech Republic national champion. History It was first staged in 1949, and was known as the Czechoslovakia Individual Speedway Championship until 1992, when the country then divided into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Jiří Štancl is the most successful rider having won the title 12 times, including ten years in a row from 1972 to 1981. Winners See also * Sport in the Czech Republic References {{International speedway Czech Republic Grand Prix Grand Prix ( , meaning ''Grand Prize''; plural Grands Prix), is a name sometimes used for competitions or sport events, alluding to the winner receiving a prize, trophy or honour Grand Prix or grand prix may refer to: Arts and entertainment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motorcycle Speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only one gear and have no brakes. Racing takes place on a flat oval track usually consisting of dirt, loosely packed shale, or crushed rock (mostly used in Australia and New Zealand). Competitors use this surface to slide their machines sideways, powersliding or broadsiding into the bends. On the straight sections of the track, the motorcycles reach speeds of up to . There are now both domestic and international competitions in a number of countries, including the Speedway World Cup, whilst the highest overall scoring individual in the Speedway Grand Prix events is pronounced the world champion. Speedway is popular in Central and Northern Europe and to a lesser extent in Australia and North America. A variant of track racing, speedway is adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaroslav Volf (speedway Rider)
Jaroslav Volf (1921-2001) was an international speedway rider from Czechoslovakia. Speedway career Volf reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship. World final appearances Individual World Championship * 1964 – Gothenburg, Ullevi – 15th – 3pts World Team Cup * 1962 - Slaný (with Luboš Tomíček Sr. / Bedřich Slaný / Karel Průša / Bohumír Bartoněk) - 4th - 16pts (3) * 1968 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Antonín Kasper Sr. / Luboš Tomíček Sr. / Jan Holub I Jan Holub I (1942 – 2018) was a speedway rider from the Czech Republic. Speedway career Holub was a two times champion of the Czechoslovakia, winning the 1968 and 1969 Czechoslovakian Individual Speedway Championship. He rode in the top ti ...) - 4th' - 7pts (1) References 1921 births 2001 deaths Czech speedway riders People from Prague-East District Sportspeople from the Central Bohemian Region {{Speedway-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonín Kasper Jr
Antonin, Antonín, and Antoñín are masculine given names. Antonín, a Czech name in use in the Czech Republic, and Antonin, a French name in use in France, and French-speaking countries, are both considered alternate forms of Antonino. Antoñín, a Spanish name in use in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries, is a diminutive form of Antonio. As a surname it is derived from the Antonius root name. Notable people with these names include: Given name: Antonin *Antonin Artaud (1896–1948), French theatre director, writer, actor, and artist * Antonin Bajewski (1915–1941), Polish Franciscan friar *Antonin Baudry (born 1975), French diplomat * Antonin Berruyer (born 1998), French rugby union player *Antonin Berval (1891–1966), French film actor *Antonin Besse (1877–1951), French businessman * Antonin Bobichon (born 1995), French footballer * Antonin Brémond (died 1755), French Master of the Order of Preachers *Antonin Carlès (1851–1919), French sculptor *Antonin Cloche (1628 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
Petr Kucera
Petr is a Czech given name for males and a Czech surname. Petr is the Czech form of ''Peter''. For information on Petr as a first name, see Peter (given name). Given name * Petr Aven (born 1955), Russian billionaire banker, economist and politician * Petr Čech (born 1982), Czech footballer * Petr Čech (hurdler) (born 1944), Czech hurdler * Petr Chelčický (c. 1390 – c. 1460), Czech Christian spiritual leader and author in Bohemia * Petr Cornelie (born 1996), French basketball player * Petr Duchoň (born 1956), Czech politician * Petr Fiala (born 1964), Czech politician and Prime Minister of the Czech Republic * Petr Ginz (1928–1944), Czechoslovak half-Jewish writer, diarist and publisher, victim of the Holocaust * Petr Kellner (1964–2021), Czech billionaire businessman * Petr Korda (born 1968), Czech tennis player * Petr Mitrichev (born 1985), Russian competitive programmer under the handle "Petr" * Petr Mrázek (born 1992), Czech ice hockey goaltender * Petr Nedvěd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Petr Ondrašík
Petr Ondrašík (born 8 October 1951 in Brezolupy, Czechoslovakia) is a former Czechoslovak international motorcycle speedway rider. He earned 26 caps for the Czechoslovakian national speedway team. Career Ondrašík reached the World Final four times. He finished runner-up three times in the Czech speedway Championship. He rode in the United Kingdom for the Wolverhampton Wolves (1980), Eastbourne Eagles (1983) and the Birmingham Brummies (1983). Family Petr, the father of former Trelawny Tigers rider Pavel Ondrašík, is now an international referee. World Final appearances Individual World Championship * 1978 - London, Wembley Stadium - 16th - 0pts * 1979 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - Reserve - did not ride * 1980 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 16th - 0pts * 1984 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 13th - 3pts World Pairs Championship * 1973 - Borås (with Jiří Štancl) - 6th - 11pts (2) World Team Cup * 1980 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Jiří Štancl / Zdeněk Kudrna / ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miloslav Verner
Miloslav Verner (1938–2018) was a speedway rider from the Czech Republic. Speedway career Verner won the bronze medal in the 1971 Czechoslovakian Individual Speedway Championship. He also reached the final of the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship in 1970. He was also part of the Czechoslovakian team that reached the final of the 1970 Speedway World Team Cup. World Final appearances World Team Cup * 1970 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Zdeněk Majstr / Jiří Štancl / Václav Verner / Jan Holub) - 4th - 3pts (0) World Longtrack Championship * 1970 - Scheeßel (13th) 6pts Family His cousins Jan Verner and 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, 198 ... were also international speedway riders. References 1948 births 2018 deaths Czec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
