Jiří Štancl Junior also known as George Štancl (born 19 August 1975 in

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, now Czech Republic) is a former international speedway rider.

Career

Štancl began his British leagues career with Sheffield Tigers in the

1994 British League Division Two season The 1994 British League Division Two season was contested as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom. The British League Divisions 2 and 3 were disbanded after this season and did not return until 1997. An Academy League was introduc ...

. He reached three consecutive World Under 21 finals from 1994 to 1996. He rode the majority of his career in the British leagues but did appear three times in the

Team Speedway Polish Championship The Team Speedway Polish Championship (Polish: ''Drużynowe Mistrzostwa Polski, DMP'') is an annual speedway event held each year in different Polish clubs organized by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) since 1948. The team winning the league is awarded ...

. In 2005, he won the

Premier League Pairs Championship The SGB Championship Pairs Championship formerly the Premier League Pairs Championship (from 1997 to 2016) is a motorcycle speedway contest for the second tier teams in the SGB Championship in the United Kingdom. The teams consist of the top two ri ...

partnering Shane Parker for Glasgow Tigers, during the

2005 Premier League speedway season The 2005 Premier League speedway season was the second division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). Season summary The League ...

Family

Štancl's father Jiří is a former

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

finalist and his grandfather, also called Jiří was a former rider.

References

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