Václav Verner

Václav Verner
Born6 May 1949 (1949-05-06)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died13 March 2018(2018-03-13) (aged 68)
Prague, Czech Republic
NationalityCzech
Career history
Czechoslovakia
1970–1981Rudá Hvězda Praha
Great Britain
1977–1979 & 1993–1995Exeter Falcons
1980, 1982–1983Poole Pirates
1996Ryde Wight Wizards
Individual honours
1971Czechoslovakian champion
1980, 1982, 1984Speedway World Championship finalist
1978Yorkshire TV Trophy winner
Team honours
1978Spring Gold Cup

Václav Verner (6 May 1949 – 13 March 2018) was an international speedway rider.[1] [2] He earned 42 international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team.[3]

Speedway career

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He was the individual champion of Czechoslovakia, after winning the Czechoslovakian Championship in 1971, finished runner-up five time (1970, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980) and third twice (1975, 1981).[4][5]

In 1974, he represented his country in a test series against England.[6]

He first rode in the top tier of British Speedway for Exeter Falcons in 1977.[7]

He later rode for Poole Pirates[8] and Exeter Falcons.[9]

World Final Appearances

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Individual World Championship

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World Pairs Championship

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World Team Cup

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Individual Ice Speedway World Championship

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Family

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His brother Jan Verner and uncle Miloslav Verner were also international speedway riders.[10]

Death

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Verner died in 2018 after a long illness.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway.
  2. ^ "Vaclav Verner". Grasstrack GB.
  3. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  4. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 78. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  5. ^ "Czech champions". Speedway Stats. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Browning for England". Walsall Observer. 19 April 1974. Retrieved 17 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Speedway". Daily Mirror. 10 March 1977. Retrieved 17 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ a b "VACLAV VERNER RIP". Poole Pirates.
  9. ^ "Austrian champ a Falcon". Western Evening Herald. 22 March 1994. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.