Filip Šitera
| Born | 18 April 1988 Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Czech |
| Career history | |
| Czech Republic | |
| 2009– | Mšeno |
| 2006–2008 | Plzeň |
| Poland | |
| 2006–2008 | Wrocław |
| 2009, 2013 | Gniezno |
| 2010 | Lublin |
| Great Britain | |
| 2008–2010 | Coventry |
| 2010 | Belle Vue |
| 2011–2012 | King's Lynn |
| 2012 | Glasgow |
| Sweden | |
| 2008– | Griparna |
| Individual honours | |
| 2006 | Czech Under-21 Champion |
| 2006 | Czech Under-19 Champion |
| 2007 | Jack Young Solo Cup winner |
| Team honours | |
| 2006 | Polish Ekstraliga Champion |
| 2008 | Craven Shield winner |
| 2005, 2006 | Czech Division One Champion |
Filip Šitera (born 18 April 1988 in Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider.[1] He earned 3 international caps for the Czech Republic national speedway team.[2]
Career
[edit]Despite showing an interest to ride in the United Kingdom, and attracting the attention of several British clubs,[3] Šitera ruled out riding in the UK from the start of 2008 due to racing and educational commitments but he signed for the Coventry Bees in July.[4][5] He rides in Poland for Atlas Wrocław and signed a deal to ride in Sweden for Griparna in 2008.[6]
Šitera travelled to Australia in 2007 where he would win the Jack Young Solo Cup at the Gillman Speedway in Adelaide, becoming the first (and so far only) Czech rider to win the cup named in honour of Adelaide's 1951 and 1952 Speedway World Champion.
In 2011 and 2012 he was a rider for King's Lynn Stars.[7][8]
Family
[edit]His uncles, Jan Verner and Václav Verner are both former Czech international riders. His grandfather and manager Miloslav Verner also rode.
Results
[edit]World Championships
[edit]- Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup)
- 2008 - 7th place (2 pts in Event 2)
- Individual U-21 World Championship
- 2007 -
Ostrów Wlkp. - 9th place (8 pts) - 2008 -
Pardubice - 16th place (2 pts) - 2009 - track reserve in Semi-Final 2
- 2007 -
- Team U-21 World Championship (Under-21 Speedway World Cup)
European Championships
[edit]- Individual European Championship
- Individual U-19 European Championship
- European Pairs Championship
- 2008 - started in Semi-Final 2 only
- European Club Champions' Cup:
- 2007 - 3rd place in Semi-Final 2 (8 pts)
Domestic competitions
[edit]- Individual U-21 Czech Championship
- 2005 - Silver medal
- 2006 - Czech Champion
- Individual U-19 Czech Championship
- 2006 - Czech Champion
- Individual New Zealand Championship
- 2006 - Bronze medal
- Speedway Series in New Zealand
- 2006 - 3rd place
- Ivan Mauger Golden Helmet
- 2006 - Winner
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Clubs Sit up to take note". Daily Mirror. 26 October 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Sitera stays away". Speedway World. 27 November 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Filip Sitera". WWOS Back up. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Filip Šitera Czechy". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Filip Sitera completes King's Lynn Stars' 2011 team". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Teams". King's Lynn Speedway. Retrieved 4 April 2023.