Miloslav Verner Explained

Miloslav Verner
Nationality:Czech
Birth Date:25 June 1938
Birth Place:Czechoslovakia
Career1:Czechoslovakia
Indivyear1:1970
Indivhonour1:World Longtrack finalist
Indivyear2:1971
Indivhonour2:Czechoslovakian Championship bronze medal
Teamhonour1:World Team Cup finalist

Miloslav Verner also known as Mila Verner (1938–2018) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Czechoslovakia.[1] [2]

Speedway career

In 1967, Verner was part of the Prague team that toured the United Kingdom.[3]

Verner won the bronze medal in the 1971 Czechoslovakian Individual Speedway Championship.[4] He also reached the final of the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship in 1970.[5] [6]

He was also part of the Czechoslovakian team that reached the final of the 1970 Speedway World Team Cup.[7] [8]

On 24 March 1973, Verner set a new track record at the Letňa Avia, in Čakovice of 1:13.2.[9]

World Final appearances

World Team Cup

World Longtrack Championship

Family

His nephews Jan Verner and Václav Verner and his grandson Filip Šitera were also international speedway riders.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miroslav Verner. GrasstrackGB. 14 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Welcome to 1968. Hackney Speedway. 14 August 2021.
  3. News: Speedway Czechs meet King's Lynn . Peterborough Evening Telegraph . 4 August 1967 . 17 August 2024. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  4. Web site: Czech champions. Speedway Stats. 2 July 2021.
  5. Web site: World Longtrack World Champions. Grasstrack GB. 14 August 2021.
  6. Web site: SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK. Speedway.org. 14 August 2021.
  7. Web site: World Team Cup 1960-1990. Edinburgh Speedway. 14 August 2021.
  8. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results. wwosbackup. 14 August 2021.
  9. Web site: History before the establishment of AMK Čakovice . Speedway Hanzz . 29 March 2024.
  10. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results. wwosbackup. 10 July 2021.