Английская Википедия:Antonín Šváb Jr.
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox Speedway rider
Antonín "Toni" Šváb Jr. (born 9 June 1974)[1] is a Czech former motorcycle speedway rider.
Career
Šváb won a silver medal in the 1999 Speedway World Team Cup for the Czech Republic. He has entered in three Individual Under-21 World Championship finals (1993–1995) and has started in the Speedway Grand Prix and the Speedway World Cup.
In 2001, he won the Argentine Championship.[2]
On 8 January 2006 Šváb suffered very serious accident during a race in Argentina. He spent a month in a coma on life support and after recovery remained partially paralyzed on his left side, his short-term memory was damaged and eventually was given partial invalid retirement. In the middle of 2008, reflecting worsened health situation, Šváb decided to end his sport activities.[3][4]
Family
Šváb's father, Antonín Šváb, Sr., also a speedway rider, was the winner of the Individual Ice Racing World Champion title in 1970.
Career details
World Championships
- Individual Speedway World Championship and Speedway Grand Prix
- Team World Championship (Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup)
- 1993 - 4th place in Group A
- 1999 - Шаблон:Flagicon Pardubice - Runner-up (0 pts)
- 2000 - 3rd place in Semi Final
- 2003 - Шаблон:Flagicon - 6th place (4 pts in Race-off)
- Individual U-21 World Championship
- 1993 - Шаблон:Flagicon Pardubice - 9th place (7 pts)
- 1994 - Шаблон:Flagicon Elgane - 10th place (5 pts)
- 1995 - Шаблон:Flagicon Tampere - 12th place (4 pts)
European Championships
- Individual European Championship
- 2003 - Шаблон:Flagicon Slaný - 11th place (6 pts)
- European Club Champions' Cup
- 1998 - Шаблон:Flagicon Bydgoszcz - Runner-up (11 pts) for PSK Olymp Prague
- 1999 - Шаблон:Flagicon Diedenbergen - 4th place (6 pts) for PSK Olymp Prague
See also
References
- ↑ Antonín Šváb | Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 2008 newspaper interview with Šváb (in Czech)
- ↑ 2008 interview with Šváb after his decision to leave racing world (in Czech)
