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Antal Kocso

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Antal Kocso
Born (1962-12-22) 22 December 1962 (age 61)
Szeged, Hungary
NationalityHungarian
Career history
Great Britain
1989, 1992, 1993Bradford Dukes
Poland
1991-1993Gorzów
Individual honours
1988Speedway 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

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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

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Individual World Championship

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World Pairs Championship

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References

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  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  3. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Kocso signs to boost Dukes' title challenge". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 30 June 1992. Retrieved 3 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Iron Curtain Stars for Dukes?". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 16 February 1989. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "It happened this week". Speedway Star. 13 August 2022. p. 11.
  9. ^ "The World Pairs Final 1988". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Hungary Challenge". The Scotsman. 19 April 1991. Retrieved 3 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "Speedway". Western Daily Press. 2 August 1993. Retrieved 3 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.