Antonín Kasper Sr. (31 October 1932 – 12 November 2017) was an international Motorcycle speedway rider from Czechoslovakia.[1] He earned 13 international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team.[2]
| Born | 31 October 1932 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Died | 12 November 2017 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Career history | |
| Czechoslovakia | |
| 1963–1964 | Rudá Hvězda Praha |
| Great Britain | |
| 1968–1969 | Coventry Bees |
| 1970 | West Ham Hammers |
| Individual honours | |
| 1963 | Golden Helmet of Pardubice |
| Team honours | |
| 1963 | Speedway World Team Cup silver medal |
| 1960 | Speedway World Team Cup bronze medal |
| 1968 | British League Champion |
| 1969 | Midland Cup |
Speedway career
editKasper Sr. won two medals at the Speedway World Team Cup in 1960[3] and 1963.[4][5] He also won the prestigious Golden Helmet of Pardubice in 1963.
In 1967, he was part of the Prague team that toured the United Kingdom.[6][7]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, joining the Coventry Bees for the 1968 British League season.[8] He stayed with the Midlands club in 1969 before switching to West Ham Hammers for the 1970 British League season.[9][1][10]
World final appearances
editWorld Team Cup
edit- 1960 -
Göteborg, Ullevi (with Jaroslav Machač / František Richter / Luboš Tomíček Sr. / Bohumír Bartoněk) - 3rd - 15pts (5) - 1961 -
Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Luboš Tomíček Sr. / Stanislav Svoboda / Bohumír Bartoněk) - 4th - 12pts (4) - 1963 -
Vienna, Stadion Wien (with Stanislav Kubíček / Miroslav Šmíd / Luboš Tomíček Sr. - 2nd - 27pts (10) - 1968 -
London, Wembley Stadium (with Luboš Tomíček Sr. / Jaroslav Volf / Jan Holub I) - 4th' - 7pts (3)
Individual Ice Speedway World Championship
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Family
editHis son Antonín Kasper Jr. (1962-2006) was also an international speedway rider.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Antonin Kasper snr". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Speedway". Daily Mirror. 3 September 1960. Retrieved 17 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway Czechs meet King's Lynn". Peterborough Evening Telegraph. 4 August 1967. Retrieved 17 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Czechs are coming". Lynn Advertiser. 23 March 1967. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Kaiser out - Kasper in". Sunday Mirror. 19 May 1968. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "A TO Z OF BEES RIDERS 1929-2016". Coventry Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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