Miloslav Verner also known as Mila Verner (1938–2018) was a

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rider from Czechoslovakia.

Speedway career

Like many Czech riders of the time, the Czechsolovak authorities rarely allowed riders to compete for British league teams but they did allow club sides such as Prague to tour the United Kingdom, which allowed Verner to race in Britain in 1967 and again in 1971. Verner won the bronze medal in the 1971 Czechoslovakian Individual Speedway Championship. He also reached the final of the

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. He was also part of the Czechoslovakian team that reached the final of the 1970 Speedway World Team Cup. On 24 March 1973, Verner set a new track record at the Letňa Avia, in

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of 1:13.2.

World Final appearances

World Team Cup

- London,

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(with Zdeněk Majstr /

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/ Václav Verner / Jan Holub) - 4th - 3pts (0)

World Longtrack Championship

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(13th) 6pts

Family

His nephews

Jan Verner Jan Verner (born 3 March 1951) is a Czech former speedway rider. He earned 9 international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team. Speedway career Verner reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1977 Individ ...

and Václav Verner and his grandson Filip Šitera were also international speedway riders.

References

1948 births 2018 deaths Czech speedway riders Czechoslovak speedway riders {{Speedway-stub