Antonín Kasper Sr.

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Antonín Kasper Sr.
Born(1932-10-31)31 October 1932
Czechoslovakia
Died12 November 2017(2017-11-12) (aged 85)
NationalityCzech
Career history
1968-1969Coventry Bees
1970West Ham Hammers
Team honours
1963Speedway World Team Cup silver medal
1960Speedway World Team Cup bronze medal
1968British League Champion
1969Midland Cup

Antonín Kasper Sr. (1932-2017) was an international speedway rider from Czechoslovakia.[1]

Speedway career[]

Kasper Sr. won two medals at the Speedway World Team Cup in 1960 and 1963.[2][3]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from riding for Coventry Bees and West Ham Hammers.[1][4] He also won the prestigious Golden Helmet of Pardubice in 1963.

World final appearances[]

World Team Cup[]

Individual Ice Speedway World Championship[]

Family[]

His son Antonín Kasper Jr. (1962-2006) was also an international speedway rider.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Antonin Kasper snr". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  4. ^ "A TO Z OF BEES RIDERS 1929-2016". Coventry Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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