Jan Verner

Jan Verner (born 3 March 1951) is a former international speedway rider from the Czech Republic. He earned 9 international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team.

Speedway career
Verner reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1977 Individual Speedway World Championship.

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1978-1982, riding for various clubs.

Individual World Championship

 * 1977 – 🇸🇪 Gothenburg, Ullevi – 15th – 1pt
 * 1978 - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, Wembley Stadium - 12th - 5pts

World Pairs Championship

 * 1977 - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Manchester, Hyde Road (with Jiří Štancl) - 4th - 17pts (6)
 * 1978 - 🇵🇱 Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Jiří Štancl) - 4th - 18pts
 * 1981 - 🇵🇱 Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Aleš Dryml Sr.) - 4th - 18pts

World Team Cup

 * 1977 - 🇵🇱 Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Jiří Štancl / Václav Verner / Aleš Dryml) - 3rd - 23pts (5)
 * 1978 - Landshut, Ellermühle Stadium (with Jiří Štancl / Václav Verner / Aleš Dryml) - 4th - 16+2pts (5)

World Longtrack Championship

 * 1976 – Marianske Lazne 19th 0pts
 * 1977 – Aalborg 14th 4pts
 * 1978 – Mühldorf 13th 9pts

Individual Ice Speedway World Championship

 * 1972 – 🇸🇪 Nässjö 14th 4pts
 * 1973 – Inzell 11th 11pts
 * 1975 – Moscow 13th 8pts
 * 1976 – Assen 9th 12pts
 * 1977 – Inzell 6th 16pts
 * 1985 - Assen, 9th

Family
His brother Václav Verner and his uncle Miloslav Verner were also international speedway riders.