Jan Holub I
| Born | 12 August 1942 České Budějovice, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia |
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| 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[edit]
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[edit]
World Pairs Championship[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ "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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