Antonín Kasper Jr.
Toni as the 1991 Golden Helmet of Pardubice winner
Born(1962-12-05)5 December 1962
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died31 July 2006(2006-07-31) (aged 43)
NationalityCzech
Career history
Great Britain
1982–1983Hackney Hawks
1984Eastbourne Eagles
Poland
1990–1991Motor Lublin
1992–1996, 2000–2002Start Gniezno
1997–1999Stal Rzeszów
Sweden
2000–2002Masarna
Denmark
2001Brovst
Individual honours
1998Continental Champion
1982European Junior Champion
1991Golden Helmet of Pardubice (CZE)

Antonín Kasper (5 December 1962 – 31 July 2006) was a Czech motorcycle speedway rider. He appeared in four Speedway World Championship finals and featured in four Speedway Grand Prix series.[1]

Career

Kasper won the 1982 European Under-21 Championship at the Rottalstadion in Pocking, West Germany. On 25 July 1998 he won the Continental Final, which formed part of the 1999 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification.[2]

Kasper rode in the UK for the Hackney Hawks from 1982 until their closure the following season at the end of 1983.[3] He rode for Karlstad in Sweden in 1991.

In 2005 Kasper was diagnosed with cancer, and he died in 2006.[4]

As a child actor he appeared in two Czech films.

Family

His father Antonín Kasper Sr. also appeared in Speedway World Championship finals.

World Final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup

World Pairs Championship

Speedway Grand Prix results

YearPositionPointsBest finishNotes
199812th505th5th in Danish GP
199915th395th5th Polish GP
200017th3212th
200123rd1117thRode in only 3 GPs

References

  1. Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
  2. "Individual Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  3. Fenn, C.(2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight. ISBN 0-7524-2737-7
  4. Tribute to Toni Kasper Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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