Marián Jirout is a former Czech

Czech people

Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...

 motorcycle speedway

Motorcycle speedway

Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...

 rider who rode in the 1999 Speedway Grand Prix

1999 Speedway Grand Prix

The 1999 Speedway Grand Prix season was the fifth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and was used to determine the Speedway World Champion.- Event format :The system first used in 1998 continued to be adopted with 24 riders, divided into two classes...

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Car accident in January 2003 almost left Jirout crippled but he eventually recovered. In October 2007, during the Zlatá přilba race in Pardubice

Pardubice

Pardubice is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the river Elbe, 65 miles east of Prague. Pardubice has an antique centre square and old town, with many restaurants that stay open until late in the evening. There is an old Tower and a recently renovated Castle...

, he broke three vertebrae in a fall and decided to end career of rider.

His father Jiří Jirout (1953–2000), also a speedway rider, was member of the second team in the Team Ice Racing World Championship

Team Ice Racing World Championship

The Team Ice Racing World Championship is an international ice speedway competition, first held in Kalingrad, USSR, in 1979. Since its establishment, the tournament has been noted by a continued Russian dominance: the Soviet Union, Commonwealth of Independent States and Russia have won all but...

 in 1979.

Speedway Grand Prix results

World Championships

• Team World Championship (Speedway World Team Cup
  Speedway World Team Cup
  The Speedway World Team Cup was an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The competition started in 1960 and was replaced with the Speedway World Cup in 2001.-Format:From 1960 until 1985 each team consisted of four riders and a reserve...
  
   and Speedway World Cup
  Speedway World Cup
  The Speedway World Cup is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The first edition of the competition in the current format was in 2001 and it replaced the old World Team Cup competition.-Format:...
  
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  • 1998
    1998 Speedway World Team Cup
    -Group B - Venue : Daugavpils, Latvia:Latvia and Ukraine to Group A-Group A - Venue : Togliatti, Russia:Czech Republic and Hungary to Final-Venue : Vojens, Denmark:...
    
     -   Vojens
    Vojens
    Vojens Municipality , was a municipality in the former South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality, which existed from 1970 to 2006, covered an area of 298 km², and had a total population of 16,792...
    
     - 5th place (5 points)
  • 2000
    2000 Speedway World Team Cup
    -Venue : Blijham, Holland:Norway to Semi-Final-Venue : Lonigo, Italy:Italy to Semi-Final-Venue : Częstochowa, Poland:Sweden to World Final-Venue : Landshut, Germany:USA to World Final-Venue : Coventry, England:...
    
     - 3rd place in Semi-Final A
  • 2001
    2001 Speedway World Cup
    The 2001 Speedway World Cup was the 1st FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on 7 July 2008 in Wrocław, Poland. The tournament was won by Australia and they beat host team Poland , Sweden , Denmark and United States in the Final.-Qualification:The two group winners and runners-up...
    
     -   - 7th place (4th place in Race-off
    2001 Speedway World Cup Race-off
    The 2001 Speedway World Cup Race-off was the fourth race of the 2001 Speedway World Cup season. It took place on July 5, 2001 in the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław, Poland.- Results :- Heat details :- Heat after heat :...
    
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European Championships

• European Club Champions' Cup
  European Speedway Club Champions' Cup
  The European Speedway Club Champions' Cup is an annual speedway event held each year in different clubs organized by the European Motorcycle Union since 1998.-Previous winners:-Medals classification:-See also:* motorcycle speedway...
  
  
  • 2000
    2000 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup
    The 2000 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup.-Group B:-Group A:-Final:...
    
     -   Piła - 4th place (3 points)
  • 2002
    2002 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup
    The 2002 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup.-Group A:-Final:...
    
     -   Pardubice
    Pardubice
    Pardubice is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the river Elbe, 65 miles east of Prague. Pardubice has an antique centre square and old town, with many restaurants that stay open until late in the evening. There is an old Tower and a recently renovated Castle...
    
    - Runner-up (6 points)