
1985 Individual Speedway World Championship
    
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        The 1985 Individual Speedway World Championship.
        
    
World final
- August 31, 1985 BradfordBradfordBradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
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| Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Erik Gundersen Erik Gundersen Erik Gundersen  was a speedway rider in the late 1970s and 1980s. Gundersen was the Speedway World Championship on three occasions, a two time Long Track World Champion and  a seven time World Team Cup winner with Denmark.-Career:Gundersen rode for the Cradley Heath Heathens from 1979 until 1989... | (1,3,3,3,3) | 13+3 | 
| 2 |  Hans Nielsen Hans Nielsen (speedway rider) Hans Hollen Nielsen  - a prominent speedway rider active from the 1970s to the late 1990s; a former World Champion.... | (3,3,3,1,3) | 13+2 | 
| 3 |  Sam Ermolenko Sam Ermolenko Guy Allen 'Sudden Sam' Ermolenko  is a former Speedway rider. In 1993 he won the  Speedway World Championship in Pocking, Germany.   He is the older brother of Charles 'Dukie' Ermolenko who also rode in the UK.... | (2,3,3,2,3) | 13+1 | 
| 4 |  Kai Niemi Kai Niemi Kai Juhani Niemi  is  former international motorcycle speedway rider who represented Finland in the World Team Cup... | (2,3,2,3,0) | 10 | 
| 5 |  Shawn Moran Shawn Moran Shawn Moran  is a retired former professional speedway rider who was one of the most popular and talented riders ever to race for Sheffield Tigers who also represented USA.... | (3,1,1,3,2) | 10 | 
| 6 |  Tommy Knudsen Tommy Knudsen Tommy Knudsen  is a former Speedway rider who became Speedway World Pairs Champion in 1995 with Erik Gundersen. Tommy was also World Under-21 Champion in 1980... | (2,2,1,2,3) | 10 | 
| 7 |  John Cook John Cook (speedway rider) John Kenneth 'Cowboy' Cook  is a former American international motorcycle speedway rider. He was represented the USA in several World Team Cup Finals.-Career:... | (0,2,3,3,1) | 9 | 
| 8 |  Kelvin Tatum Kelvin Tatum Kelvin Martin Tatum MBE  is a former British international motorcycle speedway and Grasstrack rider.-Career:... | (3,0,1,2,2) | 8 | 
| 9 |  Jan O. Pedersen Jan O. Pedersen Jan Osvald Pedersen  is a former Speedway rider who became Speedway World Champion in 1991 after finishing runner-up in 1986 and in third place in 1988 behind fellow Danes Erik Gundersen and Hans Nielsen... | (3,1,1,1,1) | 7 | 
| 10 |  Jan Andersson | (1,1,2,1,2) | 7 | 
| 11 |  Lance King | (0,2,2,1,1) | 6 | 
| 12 |  Egon Müller Egon Müller Egon Muller   is a former international motorcycle speedway rider and was winner of the Speedway World Championship in 1983, winning the title in his homeland with a maximum score of 15 points.  He was also German Champion eight times... | (2,1,0,2,0) | 5 | 
| 13 |  Armando Castagna Armando Castagna Armando Castagna  is a former Italian international motorcycle speedway rider. He was a member of the Italy national team and has represented them in several World Team Cup competitions.-Career:... | (0,2,2,0,0) | 4 | 
| 14 |  Zoltán Adorján Zoltán Adorján Zoltán Adorján  is former international motorcycle speedway rider who appeared in two Speedway World Championship finals and finished third in the World Pairs Championship in 1990.-World Final Appearances:... | (0,0,0,0,2) | 2 | 
| 15 |  Viktor Kuzniecov | (1,0,0,0,1) | 2 | 
| 16 |  Karl Maier | (1,0,0,0,0) | 1 | 
| R1 |  Grzegorz Dzikowski | did not ride | |
| R2 |  Phil Collins Phil Collins (speedway rider) Philip David 'Phil' Collins  is a former Speedway rider. He once finished runner-up with England in the World Team Cup final in 1984 and third in 1985. He was British Under-21 Champion in 1978... | did not ride | |


