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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 ]
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 were rewarded with United Kingdom tours in 1965 [5] and 1966. [6]
The Final was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II. Championship suspended 1940-1948 due to World War II: 1949 details: London Wembley Stadium: Tommy Price (15 pts) Jack Parker (14 pts) Louis Lawson (13 pts) 1950 details: London Wembley Stadium: Freddie Williams (14 pts) Wally Green (13 pts) Graham Warren (12 pts) 1951 details: London ...
Briggs retired from British league racing in 1972 after an accident during Heat 5 of the World Final at Wembley Stadium with Swedish rider Bernt Persson. [9] As a result of the accident, Briggs lost the index finger of his left hand, [ 10 ] but returned in 1974, then announcing in 1975 that this would be his last season [ 11 ] but actually ...
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.
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. The World Champion title was won by Poland. [4] [5]
He also finished on the rostrum of the British Speedway Championship finals twice, second in 1964 and third in 1965. 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 ]