1951 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1951 Individual Speedway World Championship.
Speedway riders from Sweden
, Scotland
and Republic of South Africa
was started in World Championship first time. Australia
's Jack Young
became the first British second division rider to win the World Championship.
1951 Podium:
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Speedway riders from Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and Republic of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
was started in World Championship first time. Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
's Jack Young
Jack Young (speedway rider)
Jack Ellis Young was a Motorcycle speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1951 and 1952...
became the first British second division rider to win the World Championship.
1951 Podium:
- Jack YoungJack Young (speedway rider)Jack Ellis Young was a Motorcycle speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1951 and 1952...
(Australia) - Split WatermanSplit WatermanSquire Francis Waterman is a former international speedway rider who finished twice finished second in the Speedway World Championship final.-Career summary:...
(Great Britain) - Jack Biggs (Australia)
Qualification
8 events in Great BritainGreat Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
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World final
- 20 September 1951 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
Pos. | Rider | Points | Heats |
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1 | Jack Young Jack Young (speedway rider) Jack Ellis Young was a Motorcycle speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1951 and 1952... |
12+3 | (2,2,3,3,2) |
2 | Split Waterman Split Waterman Squire Francis Waterman is a former international speedway rider who finished twice finished second in the Speedway World Championship final.-Career summary:... |
12+2 | (1,3,3,2,3) |
3 | Jack Biggs | 12+1 | (3,3,3,3,0) |
4 | 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.... |
11 | (2,2,2,2,3) |
5 | Jack Parker Jack Parker (speedway rider) Jack Parker was an international speedway rider who made his debut at the Whitsun meeting at High Beech in 1928. He was born in Birmingham England.-Brief career summary:... |
10 | (0,1,3,3,3) |
6 | Louis Lawson Louis Lawson Louis Lawson is a former international motorcycle speedway motorcyclist who finished third in the 1949 Speedway World Championship final.-Career summary:... |
10 | (2,0,2,3,3) |
7 | Eddie Rigg Eddie Rigg Edward Rigg was a former international speedway who finished twice finished seventh in the Speedway World Championship final.-Career summary:... |
8 | (3,3,1,1,0) |
8 | Bob Leverenz Bob Leverenz Bob Leverenz was an international speedway rider who featured in the 1951 Speedway World Championship final.Leverenz was born in Findon, South Australia, Australia.-Career:... |
7 | (3,2,1,0,1) |
9 | Freddie Williams Freddie Williams (speedway rider) Freddie Williams is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Wales who was World Champion on two occasions. He was the winner of the Speedway World Championship in 1950 and 1953 and runner-up in 1952.-Career:... |
7 | (3,1,0,2,1) |
10 | Aub Lawson Aub Lawson Aubrey "Aub" Lawson was an Australian international speedway rider who featured in ten World Championship finals including the 1939 final which was never run due to the outbreak of World War II.-Career:Lawson first came to the UK in 1939 and rode for the Wembley Lions but at his mother's... |
7 | (1,2,2,0,2) |
11 | Jeff Lloyd Jeff Lloyd Alfred Jeffrey Lloyd was a former international speedway who qualified for the Speedway World Championship finals three times.-Career summary:... |
6 | (1,3,1,0,1) |
12 | Eric Williams | 6 | (0,1,1,2,2) |
13 | Cyril Brine Cyril Brine Cyril Harry Brine was a former international speedway who qualified for the Speedway World Championship finals twice.-Career summary:... |
3 | (1,E,2,0,0) |
14 | Norman Parker Norman Parker (speedway rider) Norman Parker was an international speedway rider who rode in the inaugural Speedway World Championship in 1936 as a reserve.-Brief career summary:... |
3 | (0,1,1,1,0) |
15 | Ernie Roccio | 2 | (2,0,0,0,-) |
16 | Alan Hunt Alan Hunt (speedway rider) Alan Hunt was an international motorcycle speedway rider who qualified for the Speedway World Championship final four times.-Career:... |
2 | (F,F,0,1,1) |
Dick Bradley | 2 | (2) | |
Geoff Mardon Geoff Mardon Geoff Mardon is a former speedway rider. He rode for the Aldershot Shots, the Wimbledon Dons and the Southampton Saints.-Career:Mardon began riding at the Aranui Speedway in Christchurch in 1949, the same track that would later start the career of six time World Champion and fellow Christchurch... |
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