Antal Kocso (born 22 December 1962) is a former international speedway rider from Hungary.[1]
Born | Szeged, Hungary | 22 December 1962
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Nationality | Hungarian |
Career history | |
Great Britain | |
1989, 1992, 1993 | Bradford Dukes |
Poland | |
1991-1993 | Gorzów |
Individual honours | |
1988 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
Speedway career
editKocso reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1988 Individual Speedway World Championship.[2]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1989-1993,[3][4] riding for Bradford Dukes.[5] Bradford signed him following an impressive showing at the 1988 Speedway World Pairs Championship at Odsal,[6] where he scored 15 points.[7]
He has been on the podium three times during the Hungarian National Championships.
World final appearances
editIndividual World Championship
edit- 1988 - Vojens, Speedway Center - 11th - 6pts
World Pairs Championship
edit- 1988 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium (with Zoltán Adorján) - 6th - 25pts
- 1989 - Leszno, Alfred Smoczyk Stadium (with Zoltán Adorján) - 6th - 22pts
- 1993 - Vojens, Speedway Center (with József Petrikovics / Zoltán Adorján) - 7th - 10pts
References
edit- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Iron Curtain Stars for Dukes?". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 16 February 1989. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "It happened this week". Speedway Star. 13 August 2022. p. 11.
- ^ "The World Pairs Final 1988". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 5 January 2023.