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The 1965 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 20th edition of the official World Championship to determine the ... First 8 to World Final plus 1 reserve;
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 ...
Earlier on, only Ole Olsen had won World titles, in 1971, 1975 and 1978, but a new generation was growing up, led by Erik Gundersen and Hans Nielsen who occupied the first two places at Gothenburg in 1984. There were two Danes on top of the table in each and every World final from 1984 to 1989 - a somewhat extraordinary record.
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]
Gooch reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1965 Individual Speedway World Championship. [4] In 1966, he was runner up in the Australian Championship. [5] He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1950 to 1970, riding for various clubs. [6]
The event was first run during July 1961, as compensation to the British public for losing the rights to host the Speedway World Championship every year. The first final of the event was awarded to Harringay Stadium [3] by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme but passed to Wimbledon permanently from 1962. The event was significant ...
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.
Bryan Elliott reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1960 Individual Speedway World Championship. [3]He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1954 to 1965, riding for various clubs; between June 1957 and September 1961 he rode in 148 consecutive matches.