Antal Kocso

Antal Kocso

Born	(1962-12-22) 22 December 1962 (age 62) 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

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

Individual World Championship

• 1988 - Vojens, Speedway Center - 11th - 6pts

World Pairs Championship

• 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

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.