Antonín Kasper Sr.
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Prague, Czechoslovakia
| Born | 31 October 1932 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Died | 12 November 2017 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Career history | |
| Czechoslovakia | |
| 1963–1968 | Rudá Hvězda Praha |
| Great Britain | |
| 1968–1969 | Coventry Bees |
| 1970 | West Ham Hammers |
| Individual honours | |
| 1963 | Golden Helmet of Pardubice |
| Team honours | |
| 1963 | Speedway World Team Cup silver medal |
| 1960 | Speedway World Team Cup bronze medal |
| 1968 | British League Champion |
| 1969 | Midland Cup |
Antonín Kasper Sr. (31 October 1932 – 12 November 2017) was an international Motorcycle speedway rider from Czechoslovakia.[1] He earned 13 international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team.[2]
Kasper Sr. won two medals at the Speedway World Team Cup in 1960[3] and 1963.[4][5] He also won the prestigious Golden Helmet of Pardubice in 1963.
In 1967, he was part of the Prague team that toured the United Kingdom[6][7] and 1968, where he starred alongside Antonín Šváb Sr.[8]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, joining the Coventry Bees for the 1968 British League season.[9] He stayed with the Midlands club in 1969 before switching to West Ham Hammers for the 1970 British League season.[10][1][11]
