1968 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1968 Individual Speedway World Championship.
World final
- September 6, 1968 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 | 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... |
(3,3,3,3,3) | 15 |
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... |
(2,2,3,3,2) | 12 |
3 | Edward Jancarz Edward Jancarz Edward 'Ed' Jancarz was an international speedway rider.-Career:Jancarz rode in the UK for the Wimbledon Dons between 1977–1982 and in Poland for Stal Gorzów... |
(1,3,1,3,3) | 11+3 |
4 | Gennadij Kurilenko | (2,3,3,1,2) | 11+2 |
5 | Paweł Waloszek | (F,2,3,2,3) | 10 |
6 | Torbjörn Harrysson | (3,3,2,1,1) | 10 |
7 | Anders Michanek Anders Michanek Anders Michanek is a Speedway rider. In 1974 he won the Speedway World Championship in his Swedish homeland with a maximum score of 15 points. He also won the World Pairs Championship with the late Tommy Jansson in 1973 and 1975 and with Sören Sjösten in 1974.Michanek had a very successful career... |
(3,1,2,2,1) | 9 |
8 | Hasse Holmqvist | (1,2,2,2,2) | 9 |
9 | Ove Fundin Ove Fundin Ove Fundin is a former speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship five times... |
(3,0,1,0,3) | 7 |
10 | Gunnar Malmqvist | (0,2,1,3,1) | 7 |
11 | Martin Ashby Martin Ashby Martin Ashby is a former international speedway rider who reached the final of theSpeedway World Championship in 1968... |
(2,1,0,2,0) | 5 |
12 | 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... |
(2,1,-,1,1) | 5 |
13 | Reidar Eide | (0,0,2,1,F) | 3 |
14 | Jerzy Trzeszkowski | (F,1,0,0,2) | 3 |
15 | Bernt Persson Bernt Persson Bernt Eveart Persson is a former Swedish international speedway rider who finished runner up in the 1972 Speedway World Championship final.... |
(0,0,1,0,0) | 2 |
16 | 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:... |
(1,0,0,Fx,R) | 1 |
R1 | 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... |
did not ride | |
R2 | Bengt Jansson Bengt Jansson Bengt Gustaf Jansson is a former Swedish international speedway rider."Banger" was runner up in the 1967 World Final to fellow countryman Ove Fundin after losing a race-off and finished third in 1971, again after a run-off.He rode in Britain for West Ham Hammers, Edinburgh Monarchs, Hackney Hawks,... |
did not ride | |