Václav_Milík,_Jr.
Václav Milík Jr.
Czech speedway rider
Václav Milík Jr. (born 22 May 1993)[1] is a speedway rider from the Czech Republic. He is a son of former Czechoslovakian and Czech speedway rider Václav Milík Sr.
| Born | (1993-05-22) 22 May 1993 (age 30) |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Czech |
| Career history | |
| Czech Rep | |
| 2009–2011, 2013–2022 | Pardubice |
| Poland | |
| 2012 | Kraków |
| 2013–2014 | Rybnik |
| 2015–2016 | Wrocław |
| 2022–2024 | Krosno |
| Great Britain | |
| 2014 | Poole |
| 2015 | King's Lynn |
| 2024 | Birmingham |
| Sweden | |
| 2017 | Indianerna |
| 2022–2024 | Piraterna |
| Speedway Grand Prix statistics | |
| Starts | 10 |
| Podiums | 1 (0-0-1) |
| Finalist | 1 time |
| Winner | 0 times |
| Individual honours | |
| 2012, 2014 2015, 2016 2019, 2021 2022, 2023 | Czech Republic Individual Champion |
| 2017 | Golden Helmet of Pardubice |
| Team honours | |
| 2014 | Czech Under-21 Pairs Champion |
He is an eight times champion of the Czech Republic, after winning the Czech Republic Championship in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023.[2][3] With Krystian Pieszczek he won the Czech Under-21 Pairs Final in 2014.[4]
In 2022, he helped Wilki Krosno win the 2022 1.Liga.[5] In 2023, he was part of the Czech team that competed at the 2023 Speedway World Cup in Poland[6] and later in the season he won his eighth individual national Championship and third in succession.[7]
Milík returned to British speedway in 2024, after signing for Birmingham Brummies.[8]
His father Václav Milík Sr. was also a speedway rider.
World individual Championship
- 2023 Speedway Grand Prix - =26th
World U21 Championships
- Individual U-21 World Championship
- 2010 - nominated as wild card for the final Three
- lost in the Qualifying round Three also
- 2010 - nominated as wild card for the final Three
- Team U-21 World Championship
- 2009 -
Gorzów Wielkopolski - 4th placed (2 pts) - 2010 - lost in the qualifying round One
- 2009 -
European Championships
- Individual U-19 European Championship
- 2010 - lost in the semi-final One
- Team U-19 European Championship
- "Indvidual [sic] Czechoslovakian Championship - Individual Czechoslovakian Championship at Zuzla". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- "Speedway from around the globe". Speedway Star page 46. 22 October 2022.
- "International News", Speedway Star, 20 September 2014, p. 38
- "2022 ewinner Liga 1 season". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- "WELCOME TO SWC". FIM. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- "VÁCLAV MILÍK WON THE CZECH CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED CLIMAX". Speeedway A-Z. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- "Brummies Team Complete". British Speedway. Retrieved 23 January 2024.