Václav Milík Jr.
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Born | (1993-05-22) 22 May 1993 (age 31) |
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Nationality | Czech |
Career history | |
Czech Rep | |
2009–2011, 2013–2022 | Pardubice |
Poland | |
2012 | Kraków |
2013–2014 | Rybnik |
2015–2016 | Wrocław |
2022–2024 | Krosno |
Great Britain | |
2014 | Poole |
2015 | King's Lynn |
2024 | Birmingham |
Sweden | |
2017–2019 | Indianerna |
2022–2024 | Piraterna |
Speedway Grand Prix statistics | |
Starts | 14 |
Finalist | 1 times |
Winner | 0 times |
Individual honours | |
2012, 2014 2015, 2016 2019, 2021 2022, 2023 | Czech Republic Individual Champion |
2017 | Golden Helmet of Pardubice |
Team honours | |
2014 | Czech Under-21 Pairs Champion |
Václav Milík Jr. (born 22 May 1993, Čáslav, Czech Republic.)[1] [2] is a speedway rider from the Czech Republic. He is a member of the Czech Republic national speedway team. He is a son of former Czechoslovakian and Czech speedway rider Václav Milík Sr.
Biography
He is an eight times champion of the Czech Republic, after winning the Czech Republic Championship in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023.[3][4] With Krystian Pieszczek he won the Czech Under-21 Pairs Final in 2014.[5]
In 2022, he helped Wilki Krosno win the 2022 1.Liga.[6] In 2023, he was part of the Czech team that competed at the 2023 Speedway World Cup in Poland[7] and later in the season he won his eighth individual national Championship and third in succession.[8]
Milík returned to British speedway in 2024, after signing for Birmingham Brummies.[9] He rode for the Czech Republic during the 2024 Speedway of Nations (world team championship).[10]
Personal life
His father Václav Milík Sr. was also a speedway rider.
Major results
World individual Championship
- 2023 Speedway Grand Prix - =26th
World U21 Championships
- Individual U-21 World Championship
- 2010 - nominated as wild card for the final Three
- lost in the Qualifying round Three also
- 2010 - nominated as wild card for the final Three
- Team U-21 World Championship
- 2009 -
Gorzów Wielkopolski - 4th placed (2 pts)
- 2010 - lost in the qualifying round One
- 2009 -
European Championships
- Individual U-19 European Championship
- 2010 - lost in the semi-final One
- Team U-19 European Championship
See also
References
- ^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (81) 2010, page 76, ISSN 1429-3285
- ^ "SEC - Speedway Euro Championship". SEC - Speedway Euro Championship. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Indvidual [sic] Czechoslovakian Championship - Individual Czechoslovakian Championship at Zuzla". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway from around the globe". Speedway Star. 22 October 2022. p. 46.
- ^ "International News", Speedway Star, 20 September 2014, p. 38
- ^ "2022 ewinner Liga 1 season". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "WELCOME TO SWC". FIM. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "VÁCLAV MILÍK WON THE CZECH CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED CLIMAX". Speeedway A-Z. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Brummies Team Complete". British Speedway. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Antti Vuolas called up for Finland in Speedway of Nations". Cumbria Crack. Retrieved 28 August 2024.