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Antonín "Toni" Šváb Jr. (born 9 June 1974) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from the Czech Republic. He earned 4 international caps for the Czech Republic national speedway team.

Career

Šváb first rode in the British leagues in 1994 after signing for Exeter Falcons. Later in 1996, he rode for Middlesbrough Bears.

Šváb won a 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.

In 2001, he won the Argentine Championship.

On 8 January 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.

Family

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

• Individual Speedway World Championship and Speedway Grand Prix
  • 1999 - 29th place (2 pts in one event)
  • 2004 - 40th place (2 pts in one event)
• Team World Championship (Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup)
  • 1993 - 4th place in Group A
  • 1999 - Pardubice - Runner-up (0 pts)
  • 2000 - 3rd place in Semi Final
  • 2003 - - 6th place (4 pts in Race-off)
• Individual U-21 World Championship
  • 1993 - Pardubice - 9th place (7 pts)
  • 1994 - Elgane - 10th place (5 pts)
  • 1995 - Tampere - 12th place (4 pts)

European Championships

• Individual European Championship
  • 2003 - Slaný - 11th place (6 pts)
• European Club Champions' Cup
  • 1998 - Bydgoszcz - Runner-up (11 pts) for PSK Olymp Prague
  • 1999 - Diedenbergen - 4th place (6 pts) for PSK Olymp Prague

See also

• List of Speedway Grand Prix riders
• Czech Republic national speedway team

References

1. Antonín Šváb | Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
2. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
3. "Falcons hoping on Czech mate". Western Evening Herald. 19 March 1994. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1930-2022 Argentinian Individual Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
5. 2008 newspaper interview with Šváb (in Czech)
6. 2008 interview with Šváb after his decision to leave racing world (in Czech)

• 1974 births
• Living people
• Czech speedway riders
• Exeter Falcons riders
• Czech expatriate speedway riders in England
• People from Vlašim
• Sportspeople from the Central Bohemian Region