Antonín Kasper (5 December 1962 – 31 July 2006) also known as Toni Kasper during his racing career, was a Czech motorcycle speedway rider. He appeared in four

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finals and featured in four

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series. He earned 42 international caps for the

Czechoslovakia national speedway team The Czech Republic are one of the major teams in international speedway. They have never won the competition but have appeared in eight finals. Speedway World Team Cup Team U-21 World Championship Team U-19 European Championship S ...

and 15 caps for the

Czech Republic national speedway team The Czech Republic are one of the major teams in international speedway. They have never won the competition but have appeared in eight finals. Speedway World Team Cup Team U-21 World Championship Team U-19 European Championship S ...

Career

Kasper won the 1982 European Under-21 Championship at the Rottalstadion in

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. He won the title, after finishing on 14 points. On 25 July 1998, he won the Continental Final, which formed part of the

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. Kasper rode in the United Kingdom for the

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from 1982 until their closure the following season at the end of 1983. He rode for Karlstad in Sweden in 1991. In 2005 Kasper was diagnosed with cancer, and he died in 2006.Tribute to Toni Kasper
As a child actor he appeared in two Czech films.

Family

His father Antonín Kasper Sr. also appeared in

finals.

World Final appearances

Individual World Championship

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, Motodrom Halbemond – 14th – 3 points *

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– Chorzów,

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– 14th – 2 pts *

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– 12th – 9 pts *

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– Bradford, Odsal Stadium – 15th – 2 pts

World Team Cup

* 1982 –

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(with

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/ Aleš Dryml /

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/ Petr Ondrašík) – 4th – 17 pts (0) *

–

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/ Aleš Dryml /

/ Petr Ondrašík) – 4th – 3 pts (0) *

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, Fredericia Speedway,

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(with

Roman Matoušek Roman Matoušek (1964–2020) was a speedway rider from the Czech Republic. Speedway career Matoušek was the champion of the Czechoslovakia, winning the Czechoslovakian Individual Speedway Championship in 1988. He rode in the top tier of B ...

/ Petr Vandírek / Lubomír Jedek / Zdeněk Schneiderwind) - 4th - 36pts (10)

World Pairs Championship

, Rottalstadion (with

) – 3rd – 32pts *

- Pardubice, Svítkov Stadion (with

) – 5th – 30 pts

Speedway Grand Prix results

References

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