Jan Verner

Jan Verner
Born (1951-03-03) 3 March 1951 (age 75)
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

Jan Verner (born 3 March 1951) is a Czech former speedway rider. He earned nine international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team.

Speedway career

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

In 1974, Verner represented his country in a test series against England. In 1980, he was part of the Prague team that toured the United Kingdom.

Verner rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1978–1982, riding for various clubs.

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Pairs Championship

World Team Cup

World Longtrack Championship

Individual Ice Speedway World Championship

Family

Verner's brother Václav and his uncle Miloslav were also international speedway riders.

References

  1. ↑ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. 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. ↑ "Browning for England". Walsall Observer. 19 April 1974. Retrieved 17 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Speedway". The Scotsman. 23 August 1980. Retrieved 17 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.