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Jan Verner

Jan Verner (born 3 March 1951) is a former international speedway rider from the Czech Republic.[1] He earned 9 international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team.[2]

Jan Verner
Born (1951-03-03) 3 March 1951 (age 73)
Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia
NationalityCzech
Career history
Czechoslovakia
1972–1985Rudá Hvězda Praha
Great Britain
1978, 1979Exeter Falcons
1980, 1982Swindon Robins
1982Cradley Heathens
Individual honours
1977World Championship finalist
1977Continental Final Champion
Team honours
1982British League Cup
1978Spring Gold Cup

Speedway career edit

Verner reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1977 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1978-1982, riding for various clubs.[4][5]

World final appearances edit

Individual World Championship edit

World Pairs Championship edit

World Team Cup edit

World Longtrack Championship edit

Individual Ice Speedway World Championship edit

Family edit

His brother Václav Verner and his uncle Miloslav Verner were also international speedway riders.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  3. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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