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Hungarian speedway rider

Born (1962-12-22) 22 December 1962 (age 63)
Szeged, Hungary

NationalityHungarian

1989, 1992, 1993Bradford Dukes

1991-1993Gorzów

Antal Kocso
Career history
Born	(1962-12-22) 22 December 1962 (age 63) Szeged, Hungary
Nationality	Hungarian
Great Britain
1989, 1992, 1993	Bradford Dukes
Poland
1991-1993	Gorzów

Individual honours
1988	Speedway World Championship finalist

Antal Kocso (born 22 December 1962) is a former international speedway rider from Hungary.^[1] He earned 18 caps for the Hungary national speedway team.^[2]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1989-1993,^[4]^[5] riding for Bradford Dukes.^[6]^[7] Bradford signed him following an impressive showing at the 1988 Speedway World Pairs Championship at Odsal,^[8] where he scored 15 points.^[9]

He was a member of the Hungarian national team that toured the United Kingdom in 1991^[10] and competed in the last Speedway World Pairs Championship] at the 1993 Speedway World Pairs Championship in Vojens, Denmark.^[11]

He has been on the podium three times during the Hungarian National Championships.

World final appearances

1988 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium (with Zoltán Adorján) - 6th - 25pts
1989 - Leszno, Alfred Smoczyk Stadium (with Zoltán Adorján) - 6th - 22pts
1993 - Vojens, Speedway Center (with József Petrikovics / Zoltán Adorján) - 7th - 10pts

↑ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
↑ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
↑ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
↑ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
↑ "Kocso signs to boost Dukes' title challenge". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 30 June 1992. Retrieved 3 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Iron Curtain Stars for Dukes?". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 16 February 1989. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "It happened this week". Speedway Star. 13 August 2022. p. 11.
↑ "The World Pairs Final 1988". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
↑ "Hungary Challenge". The Scotsman. 19 April 1991. Retrieved 3 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Speedway". Western Daily Press. 2 August 1993. Retrieved 3 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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