Filip Šitera
| Born | 18 April 1988 Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Czech |
| Website | www.siteraspeedway.com |
| Current club information | |
| British league | Coventry Bees |
| Czech league | Grepl PDK Mšeno |
| Polish league | Start Gniezno |
| Swedish league | Griparna |
| Career history | |
| 2009- | Grepl PDK Mšeno (CZE) |
| 2006-2008 | AK Plzeň (CZE) |
| 2007-2008 | Wrocław (POL) |
| 2009- | Gniezno (POL) |
| 2008- | Griparna (SWE) |
| 2008 | Coventry Bees (GBR) |
| Individual honours | |
| 2006 | Czech Under-21 Champion |
| 2006 | Czech Under-19 Champion |
| 2007 | Jack Young Solo Cup winner |
| Team honours | |
| 2006 | Polish Ekstraliga Champion |
| 2008 | Craven Shield winner |
| 2005, 2006 | Czech Division One Champion |
Filip Šitera (born 18 April 1988 in Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia) is an international motorcycle speedway rider who has represented Czech Republic at Under-21 level. His uncles, Jan Verner and Václav Verner are both former Czech international riders. His grandfather and manager Miloslav Verner also rode.
Brief career summary
Despite showing an interest to ride in the UK, and attracting the attention of several British clubs,[1] Šitera ruled out riding in the UK from the start of 2008 due to racing and educational commitments but he signed for the Coventry Bees in July.[2] He rides in Poland for Atlas Wrocław and signed a deal to ride in Sweden for Griparna in 2008.
Šitera travelled to Australia in 2007 where he would win the Jack Young Solo Cup at the Gillman Speedway in Adelaide, becoming the first (and so far only) Czech rider to win the cup named in honour of Adelaide's 1951 and 1952 Speedway World Champion.
In 2011 and 2012 he was a rider for King's Lynn Stars.[3]
Career details
World Championships
- Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup)
- 2008 - 7th place (2 pts in Event 2)
- Individual U-21 World Championship
- 2007 -
Ostrów Wlkp. - 9th place (8 pts) - 2008 -
Pardubice - 16th place (2 pts) - 2009 - track reserve in Semi-Final 2
- 2007 -
- Team U-21 World Championship (Under-21 Speedway World Cup)
European Championships
- Individual European Championship
- Individual U-19 European Championship
- European Pairs Championship
- 2008 - started in Semi-Final 2 only
- European Club Champions' Cup:
- 2007 - 3rd place in Semi-Final 2 (8 pts)
Domestic competitions
- Individual U-21 Czech Championship
- 2005 - Silver medal
- 2006 - Czech Champion
- Individual U-19 Czech Championship
- 2006 - Czech Champion
- Individual New Zealand Championship
- 2006 - Bronze medal
- Speedway Series in New Zealand
- 2006 - 3rd place
- Ivan Mauger Golden Helmet
- 2006 - Winner
See also
References
- ^ "Clubs Sit up to take note". Daily Mirror. 26 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-01.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Sitera stays away". Speedway World. 27 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-01.[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.kingslynnstars.co/index.php/teams/kings-lynn-stars
External links
- Šitera's website (defunct, archived version)