Jan Kvěch (born 18 October 2001) is a Czech international speedway rider. He is a member of the Czech Republic national speedway team.
| Born | 18 October 2001 (age 23) Strakonice, Czech Republic |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Czech |
| Career history | |
| Czech Republic | |
| 2024 | Prague |
| Poland | |
| 2020-2024 | Zielona Góra |
| 2021 | Krosno |
| 2023 | Rybnik |
| Sweden | |
| 2022 | Masarna |
| 2023 | Lejonen |
| Great Britain | |
| 2024–2025 | King's Lynn Stars |
| Speedway Grand Prix statistics | |
| SGP Number | 201 |
| Starts | 16 |
| Finalist | 0 times |
| Winner | 0 times |
| Individual honours | |
| 2024 | Czech Republic champion |
| 2022 | World Under-21 runner-up |
| 2019, 2020 | European U19 Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2024 | European U23 Championship silver |
Career
editKvěch won the bronze medal at the Czech Republic Championship in 2019. He qualified for the 2021 Speedway Grand Prix[1] and won the 2020 European Individual Speedway Under 19 Championship.[2]
He won the silver medal at the World Under-21 Championship in the 2022 SGP2[3] and a silver medal at the 2022 Czech National Championship.[4]
In 2023, he was part of the Czech team that competed at the 2023 Speedway World Cup in Poland.[5] Also in 2023, by finishing fifth in the Grand Prix Challenge, he sealed a place in the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix.[6]
In 2024, he made his British debut riding for King's Lynn Stars in the SGB Premiership 2024,[7] rode for the Czech Republic during the 2024 Speedway of Nations (world team championship)[8] and won the silver medal at the 2024 European Under 23 Team Speedway Championship.[9] He finished the season in style after becoming the champion of his country, winning the 2024 Czech Republic title.[10]
Kvěch re-signed for King's Lynn Stars for the SGB Premiership 2025.[11]
Major results
editWorld individual Championship
edit- 2023 Speedway Grand Prix – =31st
- 2024 Speedway Grand Prix – 15th
References
edit- ^ "KVECH SET FOR COLLARBONE SURGERY". SpeedwayGP. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "European U19 Individual Speedway Cup: Jan Kvech wins the final in Slovakia". FIM. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Żużel. Mateusz Cierniak indywidualnym mistrzem świata juniorów". sport.tvp.pl. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Speedway from around the globe". Speedway Star. 22 October 2022. p. 46.
- ^ "WELCOME TO SWC". FIM. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Nine nations represented as 2024 Speedway GP line-up is confirmed". FIM Europe. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Jan-tastic!". Speedway Star. 22 June 2024. p. 22.
- ^ "Antti Vuolas called up for Finland in Speedway of Nations". Cumbria Crack. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Medals for the young from Stal and Falubaz. Champions title for the Poles". Gazeta Lubuska. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Kvech claims first Czech title". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "King's Lynn Stars announce 2025 line-up for Premiership campaign". Lynn News. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.