Josef Kamper (3 April 1925 – 2 February 1984) was an international

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rider from Austria. He was a member of the Austria national speedway team.

Speedway career

He rode for the first time during the Spring of 1940 but then became an aircraft manufacturer during

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. Kamper was a five times champion of Austria after winning the Austrian Individual Speedway Championship in 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958 and 1959.

References

1925 births 1984 deaths Austrian speedway riders People from Bruck an der Leitha District Sportspeople from Lower Austria {{Austria-speedway-bio-stub