Jan Hadek Explained

Jan Hadek
Nationality:Czech
Birth Date:4 September 1945
Birth Place:Czechoslovakia
Teamyear1:1974
Teamhonour1:World Pairs finalist

Jan Hadek (born 4 September 1945) is a former speedway rider from Czechoslovakia.[1]

Speedway career

Hadek partnered Jan Holub I to the World Pairs final at the 1974 Speedway World Pairs Championship,[2] [3] which was won by Sweden.[4]

In 1977, the Bristol Bulldogs team manager Pat Tapson unsuccessfully asked the Czech authorities to allow Hadek and Holub to compete in the British leagues.[5]

World Final appearances

World Pairs Championship

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jan Hadek Snr. GrasstrackGB. 14 August 2021.
  2. News: It's Ivan and me for pairs event . Sports Argus . 29 June 1974 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 27 August 2024.
  3. Web site: World Pairs Championship 1968-1993. Edinburgh Speedway. 11 July 2021.
  4. Book: Bott, Richard. The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. 1980. 99. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. 0-09-141751-1.
  5. News: Kiwi star signed uo by Bulldogs . Western Daily Press . 22 March 1977 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 27 August 2024.

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