1962 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1962 Individual Speedway World Championship.
World final
- September 8, 1962 LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Wembley Stadium - Referee: ( ) C. H. King
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
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1 | Peter Craven Peter Craven Peter Theodore Craven was an English motorcycle racer. He was a finalist in each FIM Speedway World Championship from 1954 to 1963 and he won the title twice . He was British Champion in 1962-63.... |
(3,2,3,3,3) | 14 |
2 | Barry Briggs Barry Briggs Barry Briggs MBE from Christchurch, New Zealand is a former Speedway rider.He won the World Individual Championship title four times - in 1957, 1958, 1964 and 1966. He appeared in a record 17 consecutive World Individual finals , and a record 18 in all, during which he scored a record 201 points... |
(1,3,3,3,3) | 13 |
3 | Ove Fundin Ove Fundin Ove Fundin is a former speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship five times... |
(3,0,1,3,3) | 10+3 |
4 | Björn Knutsson Björn Knutsson Björn Knutsson is a former speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1965.-World Final Appearances:* 1961 - Malmö, Malmö Stadion - 2nd - 12pts + 3pts* 1962 - London, Wembley Stadium - 4th - 10pts + 2pts... |
(3,1,0,3,3) | 10+2 |
5 | Ronnie Moore Ronnie Moore (speedway rider) Ronnie Moore MBE is a former international Speedway rider. His family moved to New Zealand when he was still a child and although Moore was born in Australia, he has always considered himself to be a New Zealander.... |
(3,3,0,2,1) | 9 |
6 | Bob Andrews | (0,3,2,2,2) | 9 |
7 | Ken McKinlay Ken McKinlay John Robert Vickers McKinlay was an international speedway rider, captaining Scotland, England, Great Britain and Europe teams. He also finished on the rostrum of the British Speedway Championship finals twice, second in 1964 and third in 1965... |
(2,2,3,2,0) | 9 |
8 | Göte Nordin | (2,2,2,1,2) | 9 |
9 | Sören Sjösten Sören Sjösten Sören Willy Ernfrid Sjösten was a motorcycle speedway rider. He won the world pairs championship in 1974 with Anders Michanek and became world team champion three times representing Sweden, in 1962, 1964 and 1970. Sjösten also appeared in six individual World Championship Finals with two bronze... |
(0,3,2,1,2) | 8 |
10 | Igor Plechanov Igor Plechanov Igor Alexandrovich Plechanov is a former Soviet speedway rider who finished second in the Speedway World Championship in 1964 and 1965. He was the first Soviet rider to appear in a World Final. He was the USSR National Champion in 1960, 1963, 1965 and 1968... |
(1,1,3,1,1) | 7 |
11 | Rune Sörmander | (2,1,0,2,2) | 7 |
12 | Ron How | (2,2,2,0,0) | 6 |
13 | Arne Carlsson | (0,0,1,1,1) | 3 |
14 | Paweł Waloszek | (1,0,1,0,0) | 2 |
15 | Mike Broadbank Mike Broadbank Michael Broadbank is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who made 560 appearances for the Swindon Robins, scoring over 4,200 points.-Rye House:... |
(1,0,0,0,1) | 2 |
16 | Ron Mountford | (0,1,1,0,0) | 2 |
R1 | Nigel Boocock Nigel Boocock Nigel Boocock is a former speedway rider who appeared in eight Speedway World Championship finals and was a reserve in one other .-Career:... |
did not ride | |
R2 | Henryk Żyto | did not ride | |