Filip Šitera

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]

Filip Šitera

Born	(1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 (age 37) 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

Career

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

His uncles, Jan Verner and Václav Verner are both former Czech international riders. His grandfather and manager Miloslav Verner also rode.

Results

World Championships

• 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
• Team U-21 World Championship (Under-21 Speedway World Cup)
  • 2005 - Pardubice - 4th place (4 pts)
  • 2006 - 2nd place in Qualifying Round 2
  • 2007 - Abensberg - Bronze medal (11 pts)
  • 2008 - 2nd place in Qualifying Round 1
  • 2009 - Gorzów Wlkp. - 4th place (3 pts)

European Championships

• Individual European Championship
  • 2008 - Lendava - 14th place (2 pts)
• Individual U-19 European Championship
  • 2004 - Rybnik - 12th place (5 pts)
  • 2006 - Goričan - 9th place (8 pts)
  • 2007 - Częstochowa - Bronze medal (10+3 pts)
• 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

• 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

• Czech Republic speedway team