Antonín Šváb Jr.

Šváb first rode in the British leagues in 1994 after signing for Exeter Falcons.^[3] Later in 1996, he rode for Middlesbrough Bears.

Šváb won a silver medal in the 1999 Speedway World Team Cup for the Czech Republic. He has entered in three Individual Under-21 World Championship finals (1993–1995) and has started in the Speedway Grand Prix and the Speedway World Cup.

In 2001, Šváb won the Argentine Championship.^[4]

On 8 January 2006, Šváb suffered very serious accident during a race in Argentina. He spent a month in a coma on life support and after recovery remained partially paralyzed on his left side, his short-term memory was damaged and eventually was given partial invalid retirement. In the middle of 2008, reflecting worsened health situation, Šváb decided to end his sport activities.^[5][6]

Šváb's father, Antonín Šváb Sr., also a speedway rider, was the winner of the Individual Ice Racing World Champion title in 1970.

World Championships

• Individual Speedway World Championship and Speedway Grand Prix
  • 1999 - 29th place (2 pts in one event)
  • 2004 - 40th place (2 pts in one event)
• Team World Championship (Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup)
  • 1993 - 4th place in Group A
  • 1999 - Pardubice - Runner-up (0 pts)
  • 2000 - 3rd place in Semi Final
  • 2003 - - 6th place (4 pts in Race-off)
• Individual U-21 World Championship
  • 1993 - Pardubice - 9th place (7 pts)
  • 1994 - Elgane - 10th place (5 pts)
  • 1995 - Tampere - 12th place (4 pts)

European Championships

• Individual European Championship
  • 2003 - Slaný - 11th place (6 pts)
• European Club Champions' Cup
  • 1998 - Bydgoszcz - Runner-up (11 pts) for PSK Olymp Prague
  • 1999 - Diedenbergen - 4th place (6 pts) for PSK Olymp Prague

• List of Speedway Grand Prix riders
• Czech Republic national speedway team