Jan Kvěch
| Born | 18 October 2001 (age 24) Strakonice, Czech Republic |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Czech |
| Career history | |
| Czech Republic | |
| 2024 | Prague |
| Poland | |
| 2020–2024 | Zielona Góra |
| 2021 | Krosno |
| 2023 | Rybnik |
| 2025 | Toruń |
| Sweden | |
| 2022 | Masarna |
| 2023 | Lejonen |
| Great Britain | |
| 2024–2025 | King's Lynn Stars |
| Speedway Grand Prix statistics | |
| SGP Number | 201 |
| Starts | 26 |
| Finalist | 0 times |
| Winner | 0 times |
| Individual honours | |
| 2024, 2025 | Czech Republic champion |
| 2022 | World Under-21 runner-up |
| 2019, 2020 | European U19 Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2024 | European U23 Championship silver |
| 2025 | Polish champions |
Jan Kvěch (born 18 October 2001) is a Czech international speedway rider. He is a member of the Czech Republic national speedway team.
Career
[edit | edit source]Kvěch won the bronze medal at the Czech Republic Championship in 2019. He qualified for the 2021 Speedway Grand Prix[1] and won the 2020 European Individual Speedway Under 19 Championship.[2]
He won the silver medal at the World Under-21 Championship in the 2022 SGP2[3] and a silver medal at the 2022 Czech National Championship.[4]
In 2023, he was part of the Czech team that competed at the 2023 Speedway World Cup in Poland.[5] Also in 2023, by finishing fifth in the Grand Prix Challenge, he sealed a place in the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix.[6]
In 2024, he made his British debut riding for King's Lynn Stars in the SGB Premiership 2024,[7] rode for the Czech Republic during the 2024 Speedway of Nations (world team championship)[8] and won the silver medal at the 2024 European Under 23 Team Speedway Championship.[9] He finished the season in style after becoming the champion of his country, winning the 2024 Czech Republic title.[10]
Kvěch re-signed for King's Lynn Stars for the SGB Premiership 2025[11] and successfully defended his Czech title in May 2025.[12] In 2025 he finished 13th in the World Championship.
Major results
[edit | edit source]World individual Championship
[edit | edit source]- 2023 Speedway Grand Prix – =31st
- 2024 Speedway Grand Prix – 15th
- 2025 Speedway Grand Prix – 13th
References
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