Jan Verner (born 3 March 1951) is a Czech former speedway rider. He earned nine international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team.
Speedway career Verner reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1977 Individual Speedway World Championship.
In 1974, Verner represented his country in a test series against England. In 1980, he was part of the Prague team that toured the United Kingdom.
Verner rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1978–1982, riding for various clubs.
World final appearances
Individual World Championship 1977 – Gothenburg, Ullevi – 15th – 1pt 1978 – London, Wembley Stadium – 12th – 5pts
World Pairs Championship 1977 – Manchester, Hyde Road (with Jiří Štancl) – 4th – 17pts (6) 1978 – Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Jiří Štancl) – 4th – 18pts 1981 – Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Aleš Dryml Sr.) – 4th – 18pts
World Team Cup 1977 – Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Jiří Štancl / Václav Verner / Aleš Dryml) – 3rd – 23pts (5) 1978 – Landshut, Ellermühle Stadium (with Jiří Štancl / Václav Verner / Aleš Dryml) – 4th – 16+2pts (5)
World Longtrack Championship 1976 – Mariánské Lázně 19th 0pts 1977 – Aalborg 14th 4pts 1978 – Mühldorf 13th 9pts
Individual Ice Speedway World Championship 1972 – Nässjö 14th 4pts 1973 – Inzell 11th 11pts 1975 – Moscow 13th 8pts 1976 – Assen 9th 12pts 1977 – Inzell 6th 16pts 1985 – Assen, 9th
Family Verner's brother Václav and his uncle Miloslav were also international speedway riders.
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