Antonín "Toni" Šváb Jr. (born 9 June 1974)[1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider from the Czech Republic. He earned 4 international caps for the Czech Republic national speedway team.[2]
| Born | 9 June 1974 Vlašim, Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Czech |
| Career history | |
| Great Britain | |
| 1994-1995, 2005 | Exeter Falcons |
| 1996 | Middlesbrough Bears |
| Poland | |
| 1997 | Rybnik |
| 1999-2003 | Zielona Góra |
| Individual honours | |
| 2001 | Argentinian Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1999 - Runner-up | World Team Cup |
| 1998 - Runner-up | European Club Champions' Cup |
Career
editŠváb first rode in the British leagues in 1994 after signing for Exeter Falcons.[3] Later in 1996, he rode for Middlesbrough Bears.
Šváb won a silver medal in the 1999 Speedway World Team Cup for the Czech Republic. He has entered in three Individual Under-21 World Championship finals (1993–1995) and has started in the Speedway Grand Prix and the Speedway World Cup.
In 2001, he won the Argentine Championship.[4]
On 8 January 2006 Šváb suffered very serious accident during a race in Argentina. He spent a month in a coma on life support and after recovery remained partially paralyzed on his left side, his short-term memory was damaged and eventually was given partial invalid retirement. In the middle of 2008, reflecting worsened health situation, Šváb decided to end his sport activities.[5][6]
Family
editŠváb's father, Antonín Šváb Sr., also a speedway rider, was the winner of the Individual Ice Racing World Champion title in 1970.
Career details
editWorld Championships
edit- Individual Speedway World Championship and Speedway Grand Prix
- Team World Championship (Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup)
- Individual U-21 World Championship
European Championships
edit- Individual European Championship
- European Club Champions' Cup
- 1998 -
Bydgoszcz - Runner-up (11 pts) for PSK Olymp Prague - 1999 -
Diedenbergen - 4th place (6 pts) for PSK Olymp Prague
- 1998 -
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Antonín Šváb | Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Falcons hoping on Czech mate". Western Evening Herald. 19 March 1994. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1930-2022 Argentinian Individual Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ 2008 newspaper interview with Šváb (in Czech)
- ^ 2008 interview with Šváb after his decision to leave racing world (in Czech)