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Josef Kamper

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Josef Kamper
Born3 April 1925 (1925-04-03)
Prellenkirchen, Austria
Died2 February 1984(1984-02-02) (aged 58)
Donnerskirchen, Austria
NationalityAustrian
Individual honours
1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959Austrian Champion

Josef Kamper (3 April 1925 – 2 February 1984) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Austria.[1][2] He was a member of the Austria national speedway team.[3]

Speedway career

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He rode for the first time during the Spring of 1940 but then became an aircraft manufacturer during World War II.[2]

Kamper was a five times champion of Austria after winning the Austrian Individual Speedway Championship in 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958 and 1959.[4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "INTERNATIONALS - AUSTRIA". International Speedway. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Austria's best motorcycle racers on sand, grass and cinder tracks until 1960". Reisemosaik. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Odsal riders aid England in speedway double". radford Observer. 26 September 1955. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Indvidual [sic] Austrian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Austria National Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Austrii". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 1 August 2021.