1966 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1966 Individual Speedway World Championship.
World final
- September 23, 1966 Göteborg, UlleviUlleviUllevi is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. The stadium was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then Ullevi has also hosted the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 2006 European Championships in Athletics, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1983 and 1990, the UEFA Euro 1992...
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
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1 | 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... |
(3,3,3,3,3) | 15 |
2 | Sverre Harrfeldt | (3,3,2,3,3) | 14 |
3 | Antoni Woryna Antoni Woryna Antoni Woryna was an international motorcycle speedway rider who appeared in the Speedway World Championship finals five times, and was the first Polish rider to win a medal at that level when he won the bronze medal in 1966... |
(3,3,1,3,3) | 13 |
4 | Ivan Mauger Ivan Mauger Ivan Mauger, OBE, MBE, is a retired motorcycle speedway rider. He won a record six World Championships, a feat only equalled by Tony Rickardsson of Sweden... |
(2,1,3,3,2) | 11 |
5 | Torbjörn Harrysson | (2,2,2,2,2) | 10 |
6 | Göte Nordin | (3,2,3,0,1) | 9 |
7 | Leif Enecrona Leif Enecrona Leif Enecrona is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship three times. He rode for Gamarna from 1961 to 1966 and then for Getingarna from 1967 to 1976 as well as a brief spell in the UK for the Long Eaton Archers in 1966. He won the... |
(2,1,2,2,1) | 8 |
8 | 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... |
(1,2,1,2,2) | 8 |
9 | Stanislav Tkocz | (1,3,2,1,0) | 7 |
10 | 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... |
(0,1,1,0,3) | 5 |
11 | Marian Kaiser | (0,0,3,1,1) | 5 |
12 | Andrzej Pogorzelski | (2,2,0,1,0) | 5 |
13 | 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:... |
(1,1,0,0,2) | 4 |
14 | Leif Larsson | (1,0,0,2,0) | 3 |
15 | 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:... |
(0,0,1,0,1) | 2 |
16 | Per Olof Söderman | (0,0,0,1,0) | 1 |
R1 | 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... |
did not ride | |
R2 | Bengt Brannefors | did not ride | |