Antonín Šváb Jr.

Antonín "Toni" Šváb Jr. (born June 9, 1974)[1] is a former Czech motorcycle speedway rider who has won 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.

Antonín Šváb Jr.
Born (1974-06-09) June 9, 1974
Vlašim, Czechoslovakia
Nationality Czech Republic
Career history
1994-1995, 2005Exeter Falcons
1996Middlesbrough Bears
1997Rybnik (POL)
1999-2003Zielona Góra (POL)
Individual honours
2001Argentinian Champion
Team honours
1999 - Runner-upWorld Team Cup
1998 - Runner-upEuropean Club Champions' Cup

On January 8, 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.[2][3]

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

European Championships

See also

References
  1. Antonín Šváb | Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 2009-10-18..
  2. 2008 newspaper interview with Šváb (in Czech)
  3. 2008 interview with Šváb after his decision to leave racing world (in Czech)
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