Antal Kocso
| Born | 22 December 1962 Szeged, Hungary |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Career history | |
| Great Britain | |
| 1989, 1992, 1993 | Bradford Dukes |
| Poland | |
| 1991-1993 | Gorzów |
| Individual honours | |
| 1988 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
Antal Kocso (born 22 December 1962) is a former international speedway rider from Hungary.[1] He earned 18 caps for the Hungary national speedway team.[2]
Speedway career
[edit]Kocso reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1988 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1989-1993,[4][5] riding for Bradford Dukes.[6][7] Bradford signed him following an impressive showing at the 1988 Speedway World Pairs Championship at Odsal,[8] where he scored 15 points.[9]
He was a member of the Hungarian national team that toured the United Kingdom in 1991[10] and competed in the last Speedway World Pairs Championship] at the 1993 Speedway World Pairs Championship in Vojens, Denmark.[11]
He has been on the podium three times during the Hungarian National Championships.
World final appearances
[edit]Individual 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.
- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kocso signs to boost Dukes' title challenge". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 30 June 1992. Retrieved 3 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Hungary Challenge". The Scotsman. 19 April 1991. Retrieved 3 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Speedway". Western Daily Press. 2 August 1993. Retrieved 3 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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