Slovenia national speedway team

Slovenia
Nation colourRed, White and Green
SWC Wins0
Best result
European Pairs silver medal

The Slovenia national speedway team are one of the teams that compete in international team motorcycle speedway.

History

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As Yugoslavia

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The Yugoslavian speedway team (which featured riders from Slovenia) first competed in the Speedway World Team Cup during the 1962 Speedway World Team Cup, finishing second in the central European round.[1] Throughout the history of World Team Cup, the team were regular World Cup competitors from 1962 until their final World Cup in 1992.[2] However, they were one of the weaker nations and failed to reach the latter stages of the competition.[3][4] Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, the riders then competed for their new speedway nations, primarily Croatia and Slovenia.

As Slovenia

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The Slovenian speedway team first competed in the World Team Cup at the 1994 Speedway World Team Cup, winning Group C (the third tier of the World Cup).[5] In 1997, they gained promotion to Group A and just missed out on their first World final.

Since 2001, Slovenia have performed well in the World Cup and the Speedway of Nations (introduced in 2018) but have yet to qualify for their first final. Their best international result to date has been winning two medals at the European Pairs Speedway Championship (a bronze in 2005 and a silver in 2006), the medallists were Matej Žagar, Izak Šantej and Jernej Kolenko respectively.

International caps (as of 2022)

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Since the advent of the Speedway Grand Prix era, international caps earned by riders is largely restricted to international competitions, whereas previously test matches between two teams were a regular occurrence. This means that the number of caps earned by a rider has decreased in the modern era.[6]

Rider Caps
Čonda, Aleksander 6
Doilnar, Aleš
Duh, Matija
Ferjan, Matej 8
Gregorič, Maks 7
Grmek, Anže
Ivačič, Matic
Klenovsek, Primoz
Klimkovsky, Primož
Kolenko, Jernej 11
Kovacić, Ziga
Kraljic, Ales
Legan, Primož
Leske, Gerhard
Omerzel, Krešo
Pečnik, Jernej
Peterca, Martin 5
Pintar, Gregor
Šantej, Izak
Škorja, Nick
Štojs, Denis
Šustersič, Tomas
Voldrih, Matic
Žagar, Matej 16

References

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  1. ^ "1962 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  3. ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 99. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  4. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  5. ^ "1994 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

See also

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