Miloslav Verner also known as Mila Verner (1938–2018) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Czechoslovakia.[1][2]

Miloslav Verner
Born(1938-06-25)25 June 1938
Czechoslovakia
Died18 December 2018(2018-12-18) (aged 80)
NationalityCzech
Career history
Czechoslovakia
Individual honours
1970World Longtrack finalist
1971Czechoslovakian Championship bronze medal
Team honours
1970World Team Cup finalist

Speedway career edit

Verner won the bronze medal in the 1971 Czechoslovakian Individual Speedway Championship.[3] He also reached the final of the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship in 1970.[4][5]

He was also part of the Czechoslovakian team that reached the final of the 1970 Speedway World Team Cup.[6][7]

On 24 March 1973, Verner set a new track record at the Letňa Avia, in Čakovice of 1:13.2.[8]

World Final appearances edit

World Team Cup edit

World Longtrack Championship edit

Family edit

His nephews Jan Verner and Václav Verner and his grandson Filip Šitera were also international speedway riders.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ "Miroslav Verner". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Welcome to 1968". Hackney Speedway. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Czech champions". Speedway Stats. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  4. ^ "World Longtrack World Champions". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. ^ "SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  6. ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  8. ^ "History before the establishment of AMK Čakovice". Speedway Hanzz. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.