Jan Holub I
Appearance
Born | České Budějovice, Czech Republic | 12 August 1942
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Died | 18 February 2018 | (aged 75)
Nationality | Czech |
Career history | |
1969-1970 | Exeter Falcons |
Individual honours | |
1968, 1969 | Czechoslovakian Champion |
Jan Holub I (1942-2018) was a speedway rider from the Czech Republic.[1]
Speedway career
Holub was a two times champion of the Czechoslovakia, winning the 1968 and 1969 Czechoslovakian Individual Speedway Championship.[2]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for Exeter Falcons from 1969 until 1970.[3]
World Final appearances
World Pairs Championship
- 1969 - Stockholm (with Zdeněk Majstr) - 5th - 12pts (8)
- 1972 - Borås (with Jiří Štancl) - 6th - 12pts (5)
- 1974 – Manchester, Hyde Road (with Jan Hadek) – 7th – 6pts (3)
World Team Cup
- 1968 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Antonín Kasper Sr. / Luboš Tomíček Sr. / Jaroslav Volf) - 4th - 7pts
- 1970 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Zdeněk Majstr / Jiří Štancl / Miloslav Verner / Václav Verner) - 4th - 3pts
References
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Czech champions". Speedway Stats. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 July 2021.