About Antonín Šváb
Lived 1932 – 2014 (aged 82). Antonín Šváb was a Czech sport cyclist.
Antonín Šváb Sr. (12 June 1932 – 21 November 2014) was a Czech international speedway rider, representing Czechoslovakia.
Speedway career Antonín Šváb Sr. was an Individual Ice Speedway World Championship world champion winning the 1970 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship.
Like many Czech riders of the time, the Czechoslovak 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 Šváb to race in Britain in 1967. In 1968 he returned to tour Britain, where he starred alongside Antonín Kasper Sr.
Šváb died in 2014.
World final appearances Individual Ice World Championship 1966 - 2 rounds - 3rd - 39pts 1967 - 3 rounds - 4th - 43pts 1968 - 2 rounds - 5th - 44pts 1969 - Inzell - 4th - 12pts 1970 - Nässjö - 1st - 15pts 1972 - Nässjö - 2nd - 14pts 1973 - Inzell - 10th - 13pts
World Longtrack Championship 1968 Mühldorf (7th) 10pts 1972 Mühldorf (6th) 14pts
Family Šváb's son Antonín Jr. was also an international speedway rider.
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Who was Antonín Šváb?
Czechoslovak cyclist and speedway rider
When was Antonín Šváb born?
Antonín Šváb was born on 12 June 1932 in Žalhostice.
When did Antonín Šváb die?
Antonín Šváb died on 21 November 2014.
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Antonín Šváb was a sport cyclist.
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Antonín Šváb was Czech.
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