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Marián Jirout
Czech speedway rider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marian Jirout (born 21 July 1976 in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia)[1] is a former motorcycle speedway from the Czech Republic.[2][3] He earned 5 international caps for the Czech Republic national speedway team.[4]
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Career
Jirout first rode in the British leagues in 1995 for Peterborough Panthers.[5]
Jirout rode in the 1999 Speedway Grand Prix.[6] In Britain, he raced with the Peterborough Panthers for five seasons from 1995 to 2001.[4]
Following a car accident in January 2003 he was almost left paralysed. However, he recovered well enough to start riding again for Newcastle Diamonds during the 2004 season.[7]
In October 2007, during the Zlatá přilba race in Pardubice, he broke three vertebrae in a fall and decided to end career of rider.[8]
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Family
His father Jiří Jirout (1953–2000), also a speedway rider, won a silver medal in the 1979 Team Ice Racing World Championship.[9]
Results
Speedway Grand Prix
| permanent speedway rider | |
| wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve | |
| rider not classified (track reserve who did not start) |
World Championships
- Team World Championship (Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup)
European Championships
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References
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