Jan Kvěch (born 18 October 2001) is a Czech international speedway rider. He is a member of the Czech Republic national speedway team.

Career

Kvěch won the bronze medal at the Czech Republic Championship in 2019. He qualified for the 2021 Speedway Grand Prix and won the 2020 European Individual Speedway Under 19 Championship. He won the silver medal at the World Under-21 Championship in the 2022 SGP2 and a silver medal at the 2022 Czech National Championship. In 2023, he was part of the Czech team that competed at the

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in Poland. Also in 2023, by finishing fifth in the Grand Prix Challenge, he sealed a place in the

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. In 2024, he made his British debut riding for King's Lynn Stars in the SGB Premiership 2024, rode for the Czech Republic during the 2024 Speedway of Nations (world team championship) and won the silver medal at the 2024 European Under 23 Team Speedway Championship. He finished the season in style after becoming the champion of his country, winning the 2024 Czech Republic title. Kvěch re-signed for King's Lynn Stars for the SGB Premiership 2025 and successfully defended his Czech title in May 2025.

Major results

World individual Championship

* 2023 Speedway Grand Prix – =31st *

– 15th

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kvech, Jan 2001 births Living people Czech speedway riders Sportspeople from Strakonice 21st-century Czech sportsmen