| Born | 12 August 1942 České Budějovice, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia |
|---|---|
| Died | 18 February 2018 (aged 75) České Budějovice, Czech Republic |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Career history | |
| Czechoslovakia | |
| 1969 | Slaný |
| Great Britain | |
| 1969-1970 | Exeter Falcons |
| Individual honours | |
| 1968, 1969 | Czechoslovak champion |
Jan Holub I (12 August 1942 – 18 February 2018) was a motorcycle speedway rider from the Czech Republic. [1] He was capped 12 times by the Czechoslovakian national speedway team. [2]
Speedway career
Holub was a two times champion of the Czechoslovakia, winning the 1968 and 1969 Czechoslovak Individual Speedway Championship. [3] [4]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for Exeter Falcons from 1969 until 1970. [5]
World Final appearances
World Pairs Championship
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1969 -
Stockholm (with
Zdeněk Majstr) - 5th - 12pts (8) -
1972 -
Borås (with
Jiří Štancl) - 6th - 12pts (5)
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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.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Czech champions". Speedway Stats. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Individual Czechoslovak Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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| Born | 12 August 1942 České Budějovice, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia |
|---|---|
| Died | 18 February 2018 (aged 75) České Budějovice, Czech Republic |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Career history | |
| Czechoslovakia | |
| 1969 | Slaný |
| Great Britain | |
| 1969-1970 | Exeter Falcons |
| Individual honours | |
| 1968, 1969 | Czechoslovak champion |
Jan Holub I (12 August 1942 – 18 February 2018) was a motorcycle speedway rider from the Czech Republic. [1] He was capped 12 times by the Czechoslovakian national speedway team. [2]
Speedway career
Holub was a two times champion of the Czechoslovakia, winning the 1968 and 1969 Czechoslovak Individual Speedway Championship. [3] [4]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for Exeter Falcons from 1969 until 1970. [5]
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.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Czech champions". Speedway Stats. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Individual Czechoslovak Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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