Václav Verner Explained

Václav Verner
Nationality:Czech
Birth Date: 6 May 1949
Birth Place:Prague, Czechoslovakia
Death Place:Prague, Czech Republic
Career1:Czechoslovakia
Career2:Rudá Hvězda Praha
Years2:1970–1981
Career3:Great Britain
Years4:1977–1979 & 1993–1995
Career4:Exeter Falcons
Years5:1980, 1982–1983
Career5:Poole Pirates
Years6:1996
Career6:Ryde Wight Wizards
Indivyear1:1971
Indivhonour1:Czechoslovakian champion
Indivyear2:1980, 1982, 1984
Indivhonour2:Speedway World Championship finalist
Indivyear3:1978
Indivhonour3:Yorkshire TV Trophy winner
Teamyear1:1978
Teamhonour1:Spring Gold Cup

Václav Verner (6 May 1949 – 13 March 2018) was an international speedway rider.[1] [2] He earned 42 international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team.[3]

Speedway career

He was the individual champion of Czechoslovakia, after winning the Czechoslovakian Championship in 1971, finished runner-up five time (1970, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980) and third twice (1975, 1981).[4] [5]

In 1974, he represented his country in a test series against England.[6]

He first rode in the top tier of British Speedway for Exeter Falcons in 1977.[7]

He later rode for Poole Pirates.[8]

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

World Pairs Championship

World Team Cup

Individual Ice Speedway World Championship

Family

His brother Jan Verner and uncle Miloslav Verner were also international speedway riders.[9]

Death

Verner died in 2018 after a long illness.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX. British Speedway.
  2. Web site: Vaclav Verner. Grasstrack GB.
  3. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 29 March 2024.
  4. Book: Oakes, Peter. 1981 Speedway Yearbook. 1981. 78. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. 0-86215-017-5.
  5. Web site: Czech champions. Speedway Stats. 10 July 2021.
  6. News: Browning for England . Walsall Observer . 19 April 1974 . 17 August 2024. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  7. News: Speedway . Daily Mirror . 10 March 1977 . 17 August 2024. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  8. Web site: VACLAV VERNER RIP. Poole Pirates.
  9. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results. wwosbackup. 10 July 2021.