George Štancl | |
Nationality: | Czech |
Birth Date: | 19 August 1975 |
Birth Place: | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
Career1: | Czech Republic |
Career3: | Great Britain |
Years4: | 1994–1995 |
Career4: | Sheffield |
Years5: | 1996–1999 |
Career5: | Wolverhampton |
Years6: | 2000 |
Career6: | Coventry |
Years7: | 2002–2005, 2006–2007 |
Career7: | Glasgow |
Years8: | 2005 |
Career8: | Ipswich |
Years9: | 2006, 2008 |
Career9: | Newcastle |
Years10: | 2007 |
Career10: | Edinburgh |
Career11: | Poland |
Years12: | 1993–1994 |
Career12: | Gdańsk |
Career13: | Bydgoszcz |
Years13: | 1999 |
Career14: | Sweden |
Career15: | Bysarna |
Years15: | 1999-2001 |
Career16: | Indianerna |
Years16: | 2000 |
Indivyear1: | 1993 |
Indivhonour1: | Czech Under-21 Champion |
Teamyear1: | 1996 |
Teamhonour1: | Premier League Champion |
Teamyear2: | 1996 |
Teamhonour2: | Premier League KO Cup winner |
Teamyear3: | 1994 |
Teamhonour3: | Czech League Champion |
Teamyear4: | 2001 |
Teamhonour4: | German League Champion |
Teamyear5: | 1993 |
Teamhonour5: | Polish Liga II Champion |
Teamyear6: | 2000 |
Teamhonour6: | Allsvenskan Champion |
Teamyear7: | 1993 |
Teamhonour7: | Czech Pairs winner |
Teamyear8: | 2005 |
Teamhonour8: | Premier League Pairs Champion |
Jiří Štancl Junior also known as George Štancl (born 19 August 1975 in Prague, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic) is a former international speedway rider.[1] [2] [3]
Štancl began his British leagues career with Sheffield Tigers in the 1994 British League Division Two season.[4]
He reached three consecutive World Under 21 finals from 1994 to 1996.[5]
He rode the majority of his career in the British leagues[6] but did appear three times in the Team Speedway Polish Championship.[2]
In 2005, he won the Premier League Pairs Championship partnering Shane Parker for Glasgow Tigers, during the 2005 Premier League speedway season.[7]
Štancl's father Jiří is a former World Championship finalist and his grandfather, also called Jiří was a former rider.[8]