Filip Šitera (born 18 April 1988 in

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) is a former international

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rider. He represented

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at Under-21 level.

Career

Despite showing an interest to ride in the United Kingdom, and attracting the attention of several British clubs, Šitera ruled out riding in the UK from the start of 2008 due to racing and educational commitments but he signed for the

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in July. He rides in Poland for

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and signed a deal to ride in Sweden for Griparna in 2008. Šitera travelled to Australia in 2007 where he would win the Jack Young Solo Cup at the

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, becoming the first (and so far only) Czech rider to win the cup named in honour of Adelaide's

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and

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Speedway World Champion. In 2011 and 2012 he was a rider for

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Family

His uncles,

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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 ...

are both former Czech international riders. His grandfather and manager

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 Tr ...

also rode.

Results

World Championships

* Team World Championship (

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) ** ''

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- 7th place (2 pts in Event 2) * Individual U-21 World Championship **

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- Ostrów Wlkp. - 9th place (8 pts) **

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- 16th place (2 pts) ** ''

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- track reserve in Semi-Final 2'' * Team U-21 World Championship (Under-21 Speedway World Cup) **

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- 4th place (4 pts) ** ''

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- 2nd place in Qualifying Round 2'' **

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- Bronze medal (11 pts) ** ''

- 2nd place in Qualifying Round 1'' **

- Gorzów Wlkp. - 4th place (3 pts)

European Championships

* Individual European Championship **

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- 14th place (2 pts) * Individual U-19 European Championship **

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Rybnik Rybnik (Polish pronunciation: ; szl, Rybńik) is a city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, around 38 km (24 mi) southwest of Katowice, the region's capital, and around 19 km (11 miles) from the Czech border. It is on ...

- 12th place (5 pts) **

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- 9th place (8 pts) **

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- Bronze medal (10+3 pts) * European Pairs Championship ** ''

- started in Semi-Final 2 only'' * European Club Champions' Cup: ** ''

- 3rd place in Semi-Final 2 (8 pts)''

Domestic competitions

*Individual U-21 Czech Championship **2005 - Silver medal **2006 - Czech Champion *Individual U-19 Czech Championship **2006 - Czech Champion *Individual New Zealand Championship **2006 - Bronze medal *Speedway Series in New Zealand **2006 - 3rd place *Ivan Mauger Golden Helmet **2006 - Winner

References

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