Václav Milík Jr. (born 22 May 1993) is a Czech

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rider. He is a member of the

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. He is a son of former Czechoslovak and Czech speedway rider Václav Milík Sr.

Biography

Václav Milík Jr. was born on 22 May 1993,

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, Czech Republic. He is an eight times champion of the Czech Republic, after winning the Czech Republic Championship in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023. With Krystian Pieszczek he won the Czech Under-21 Pairs Final in 2014. In 2022, he helped

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win the 2022 1.Liga. In 2023, he was part of the Czech team that competed at the

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in Poland and later in the season he won his eighth individual national Championship and third in succession. Milík returned to British speedway in 2024, after signing for

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. He rode for the Czech Republic during the

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(world team championship).

Personal life

His father Václav Milík Sr. was also a speedway rider.

Major results

World individual Championship

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– =26th *

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– =23rd

World U21 Championships

* Individual U-21 World Championship **

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– ''nominated as wild card for the final Three'' *** lost in the Qualifying round Three also * Team U-21 World Championship **

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

–

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– 4th placed (2 pts) ** ''

– lost in the qualifying round One''

European Championships

* Individual U-19 European Championship ** ''

– lost in the semi-final One'' * Team U-19 European Championship **

–

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– 4th placed (2 pts) **

– Divišov – 3rd placed (9 pts)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Milik, Vaclav Jr. 1993 births Living people Czech speedway riders People from Čáslav Sportspeople from the Central Bohemian Region