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Björn Knutson won the world title scoring 14 points out of a possible 15 in the final at Wembley with Russian Igor Plekhanov defeating four times champion Ove Fundin in the silver medal run-off. [ 7 ]
He was a two times Polish champion after he won gold at the Polish Individual Speedway Championship in 1958 and 1965. [3] Tkocz reached the 1958 European Final as part of the 1958 Individual Speedway World Championship. [4] Tkocz was part of the Górnik/ROW Rybnik team that dominated the Team Speedway Polish Championship during the 1960s and ...
This is the complete list of official Individual Speedway World Championship and Speedway Grand Prix medalists from 1936 to 2020. (n.b: Winners of Speedway World Championships between 1931 and '35, staged prior to FIM accreditation in 1936 are given elsewhere.) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Plekhanov was the first Soviet rider to appear in a Speedway World Championship world final during the 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship. [2] He would go on to finish runner-up in the world championship in both 1964 [3] and in 1965, when he defeated four times champion Ove Fundin in the silver medal run-off.
1965 Speedway World Team Cup was the sixth edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The final took place at the Illerstadion in Kempten , West Germany.
When the British League was formed in 1965 Ken was allocated to the West Ham Hammers, and as captain led them to winning the 1965 treble of League Championship, KO Cup and London KO Cup trophies. [6] He was renowned for his team-riding with younger riders and his contribution throughout his five seasons with the Hammers was immeasurable.
The previous, single meeting World Final, was held in the UK or Europe, except in 1982 when it was in the USA. The Speedway Grand Prix series events have to date been staged in the UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. It was Sweden, represented by Tony Rickardsson, the 1994 champion, who took over.
At the inaugural Speedway World Championship Final at London's Empire (Wembley) Stadium in 1936, Wilkinson was undefeated to score a 15-point maximum. However, as the championship also counted bonus points from the Semi-finals, Bluey finished with a total of 25 points, one behind fellow Aussie Lionel Van Praag and Englishman Eric Langton .