Billy Sanders
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William Robert Sanders 'Billy Sanders' (born 9 September 1955 in Sydney
, Australia
– 23 April 1985) was an Australian international Speedway
rider who won six Australian Championships
and was a five time Speedway World Championship
finalist with a career best second place in Germany
1983
.
and Sanders used it to hone his skills at the Nepean Speedway in Sydney's north-west during 1969/70. He then went on to make his competition debut at the Liverpool Speedway
in Sydney in early 1971, quickly becoming a crowd favourite. He also competed at Sydney's other major speedway, the famous Sydney Showground Speedway
.
Sanders first made Australian speedways fans take notice by finishing in third place in the 1973 Australian Championship held at the Sydney Showground when he was only 18 years old behind winner John Boulger
from Adelaide
and fellow Sydney rider John Langfield. He again finished third in both 1976 and 1977 before winning the first of a then record six Australian Championships at Claremont Speedway
in Perth
. He would also win the Aussie title in 1980 (Sydney Showground), 1981 (Brisbane Exhibition Ground
), 1982 (Claremont) and 1983 (Speedway Park
, Adelaide). His run ended in 1984 when he finished second to local hero Phil Crump
at Olympic Park in Mildura, a track Sanders had previously admitted was the one Aussie track he never quite came to grips with.
Billy Sanders regained his Australian crown and won his sixth and last Australian Championship in 1985 at the Pioneer Park Speedway in Ayr, Queensland
where he would reverse the previous years result by defeating Crump with Queensland
's Stan Bear finishing third. Sadly this was Sanders last Australian championship as he died in England
three months later. The Australian Speedway Championship now incorporates the Billy Sanders Memorial Trophy in recognition of his six championship wins. His record of six championships stood until 2003 when Victoria's Leigh Adams
won his seventh title. Adams would go on to record another 3 title wins taking the record number to 10 wins.
Sanders also had a virtual stranglehold on the NSW State Championship
and would win all of his record eight titles from 1977 until 1985, with the exception of 1983 when the title wasn't held. He also won the 1984 and 1985 Australian Masters titles at his home track of Liverpool Speedway
. Both Masters finals were held over 10 laps and included all riders at the meetings.
in both 1975
and 1976
and finished in third place in 1974
. He was also British League KO Cup winner
in both 1976 and 1978 and was the British League Pairs Champion
in 1976 and 1977 paired with John Louis.
In 1979 Sanders not only rode for the Witches but also for the Birmingham Brummies
. He would leave Ipswich in 1981, signing for the Hull Vikings
. In 1982 he rode for the King's Lynn Stars
before returning to Ipswich from in 1983 helping the Witches to finish runners up in the 1983 British League
before going one better for his third and final British Speedway League Championship in 1984
. He would also win a third and final League KO Cup title in 1984 with Ipswich.
Sanders continued to ride for the Ipswitch Witches until his untimely death in April 1985 at the age of just 29.
held in Eskilstuna
, Sweden
. He would then represent Australia
at the 1976 Speedway World Team Cup. Teaming with Crump, Phil Herne and John Boulger
, Sanders would win his first and only World championship as Australia outscored Poland
and Sweden
at London
's White City Stadium
.
He first qualified for the Speedway World Championship final in 1977
in Gothenburg
, Sweden finishing in ninth place. He also again teamed with Crump in the 1977 World Pairs Championship
finishing in seventh and last place.
He missed out on qualifying for the 1978
final but qualified for the 1979
World Final in Poland
and finished in a strong fourth place, two points in front of defending champion Ole Olsen of Denmark
who finished fifth.
Sanders finished in third place in the 1980 Individual Speedway World Championship
, again in Gothenburg, behind English
pair Michael Lee
and Dave Jessup
. Unfortunately Sanders would fail to qualify for either the 1981
or 1982
world finals.
In 1982 Sanders would again represent Australia in the World Pairs Championship
, this time held at his home track of Liverpool Speedway in Sydney. Teaming with fellow Liverpool hotshot Gary Guglielmi
, Sanders finished in a disappointing fourth place after being among the favourites before the meeting.
Sanders finished in a best ever second place at the 1983 Individual World Championship held in Norden
, Germany
behind local favourite and home track specialist Egon Müller
. He also represented Australia again at the World Pairs Final
held in Gothenburg and again teaming with Guglielmi, Sanders finished in second place giving him a rare second place double in the 1983 Speedway World Finals.
Billy Sanders qualified for the 1984 Individual World Final
, again held in Gothenburg. This was to be his last World Final and it ended in disappointment as Sanders finished in eleventh place scoring just five points from his five rides. For the third year in a row he would team with Guglielmi in the World Pairs Final
, this time held in Lonigo
, Italy
, but they were unable to repeat their 1983 result and slipped to fifth place.
suffering from personal and serious financial difficulties. The lesson at his funeral was read by former world champion Bruce Penhall
, who was a close personal friend.
His ashes were flown back to Australia where they are buried in Sydney.
The Australian national under-23s speedway championship is named the Bill Sanders Trophy in his memory.
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, 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...
– 23 April 1985) was an Australian international Speedway
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
rider who won six Australian Championships
Individual Speedway Australian Championship
The Australian Individual Speedway Championship is a Motorcycle speedway championship held each year to determine the Australian national champion...
and was a five time Speedway World Championship
Speedway World Championship
The World Championship of Speedway is an international competition between the highest ranked motorcycle speedway riders of the world. Today, it is organised as a series of Speedway Grand Prix events, where points are awarded according to performance in the event and tallied up at the end of each...
finalist with a career best second place in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
1983
1983 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1983 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*September 4, 1983 Norden, Motodrom Halbemond*Referee: Rolf RandborgKarl Maier replaced the injured Petr Ondrašík-Classification:...
.
Australian Speedway
Billy Sanders bought his first speedway bike from a man named Bruce Gardner. The bike was one previously owned by five time Australian champion Aub LawsonAub 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...
and Sanders used it to hone his skills at the Nepean Speedway in Sydney's north-west during 1969/70. He then went on to make his competition debut at the Liverpool Speedway
Liverpool Speedway
Liverpool Speedway was located in Green Valley, Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Liverpool was opened by Frank Oliveri, the mayor of Liverpool at the time, and ran until its sudden and unexpected closure in 1989...
in Sydney in early 1971, quickly becoming a crowd favourite. He also competed at Sydney's other major speedway, the famous Sydney Showground Speedway
Sydney Showground Speedway
Sydney Showground Speedway, originally known as the Speedway Royal and later the Speedway Royale but often referred to as just The Royale or The Showground, was a dirt Dirt track racing venue at the old Sydney Showground used from 1926 until 1996....
.
Sanders first made Australian speedways fans take notice by finishing in third place in the 1973 Australian Championship held at the Sydney Showground when he was only 18 years old behind winner John Boulger
John Boulger
John Boulger is a former international motorcycle speedway rider. After he retired from riding Solo's, Boulger raced in Speedcars from the mid-1980s until the mid-1990s...
from Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
and fellow Sydney rider John Langfield. He again finished third in both 1976 and 1977 before winning the first of a then record six Australian Championships at Claremont Speedway
Claremont Showgrounds
The Claremont Showgrounds were built in 1905 in the Perth suburb of Claremont. The Showgrounds are home to the annual Perth Royal Show. They were also the original home of Claremont-Cottesloe in its first year in the WAFL before moving to Claremont Oval....
in Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
. He would also win the Aussie title in 1980 (Sydney Showground), 1981 (Brisbane Exhibition Ground
Brisbane Exhibition Ground
The Brisbane Exhibition Ground , is a showground established in Brisbane during 1875 especially for Ekka . The Exhibition ground is owned and operated by the Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland...
), 1982 (Claremont) and 1983 (Speedway Park
Speedway City
Speedway City is a Dirt track racing venue located 26 km north of Adelaide in Virginia, South Australia, adjacent to the Adelaide International Raceway...
, Adelaide). His run ended in 1984 when he finished second to local hero Phil Crump
Phil Crump
Philip John "Phil" Crump in Mildura, Victoria is a retired Australian Motorcycle speedway rider who attained 3rd place in the 1976 World Championship...
at Olympic Park in Mildura, a track Sanders had previously admitted was the one Aussie track he never quite came to grips with.
Billy Sanders regained his Australian crown and won his sixth and last Australian Championship in 1985 at the Pioneer Park Speedway in Ayr, Queensland
Ayr, Queensland
Ayr is a town in Queensland, Australia near the delta of the Burdekin River, named after the Scottish town of Ayr by the settlers from the United Kingdom...
where he would reverse the previous years result by defeating Crump with Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
's Stan Bear finishing third. Sadly this was Sanders last Australian championship as he died in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
three months later. The Australian Speedway Championship now incorporates the Billy Sanders Memorial Trophy in recognition of his six championship wins. His record of six championships stood until 2003 when Victoria's Leigh Adams
Leigh Adams
Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion...
won his seventh title. Adams would go on to record another 3 title wins taking the record number to 10 wins.
Sanders also had a virtual stranglehold on the NSW State Championship
New South Wales Individual Speedway Championship
The New South Wales Individual Speedway Championship is a Motorcycle speedway championship held annually in New South Wales to determine the NSW State champion...
and would win all of his record eight titles from 1977 until 1985, with the exception of 1983 when the title wasn't held. He also won the 1984 and 1985 Australian Masters titles at his home track of Liverpool Speedway
Liverpool Speedway
Liverpool Speedway was located in Green Valley, Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Liverpool was opened by Frank Oliveri, the mayor of Liverpool at the time, and ran until its sudden and unexpected closure in 1989...
. Both Masters finals were held over 10 laps and included all riders at the meetings.
England
Billy Sanders was signed by Ipswich Witches Manager/promoter John Berry in 1972 at the age of 16 and stayed with them until 1980. There he was British League ChampionSpeedway British League
The British League was the top division of Speedway in the United Kingdom from 1965 until 1995 when it became known as the Premier League. Prior to 1965 the division had been known as the National League....
in both 1975
1975 British Speedway League
The 1975 British Speedway League was the eleventh season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. Reading Racers returned after a one season absence to increase the size of the league back to eighteen teams. The Ipswich Witches won their first title.-Final table:M = Matches; W =...
and 1976
1976 British Speedway League
The 1976 British Speedway League was the twelfth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. The White City Rebels made their debut as did 1975 National League champions Birmingham Brummies. Oxford dropped down a division with White City inheriting both their riders and...
and finished in third place in 1974
1974 British Speedway League
The 1974 British Speedway League was the tenth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. 1973 Champions Reading didn't compete as they no longer had a stadium. Hull Vikings replaced them. The league was reduced to seventeen teams when the Coatbridge Tigers dropped down to...
. He was also British League KO Cup winner
Elite League Knockout Cup
The Elite League Knockout Cup is a speedway cup competition in the United Kingdom governed by the Speedway Control Board in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . The teams from the top division of league racing, the Elite League, take part...
in both 1976 and 1978 and was the British League Pairs Champion
Speedway Elite League Pairs Championship
The Elite League Pairs Championship is a contest between the top two riders from each club competing in the Speedway Elite League in the UK. The meetings comprise ten teams of two riders drawn into two qualifying groups.-Gate positions:...
in 1976 and 1977 paired with John Louis.
In 1979 Sanders not only rode for the Witches but also for the Birmingham Brummies
Birmingham Brummies
Birmingham Brummies are a British speedway team, who were reformed in 2006 and then accepted into the Premier League in 2007. The club race at Perry Barr Stadium ....
. He would leave Ipswich in 1981, signing for the Hull Vikings
Hull Vikings
Hull Vikings, were a speedway team from Hull, England. The team began life as the 'Hull Angels', based at Hedon on the outskirts of Hull between 1947 and mid 1949. Speedway came back to Hull after a long gap and were known as the Vikings, racing at The Boulevard, the former ground of rugby league...
. In 1982 he rode for the King's Lynn Stars
King's Lynn Stars
King's Lynn Stars are a motorcycle speedway team who compete in the British Elite League. The nickname "Stars" comes from the defunct Norwich Stars team...
before returning to Ipswich from in 1983 helping the Witches to finish runners up in the 1983 British League
1983 British Speedway League
M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points...
before going one better for his third and final British Speedway League Championship in 1984
1984 British Speedway League
-Final table:M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points...
. He would also win a third and final League KO Cup title in 1984 with Ipswich.
Sanders continued to ride for the Ipswitch Witches until his untimely death in April 1985 at the age of just 29.
International career
Sanders teamed with fellow Aussie Phil Crump to finish in fourth place in his first ever World Final appearance at the 1976 Speedway World Pairs Championship1976 Speedway World Pairs Championship
The 1976 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the seventh FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Eskilstuna, Sweden. The championship was won by host England who beat Denmark and Sweden ....
held in Eskilstuna
Eskilstuna
Eskilstuna is a city and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 60,185 inhabitants in 2005. Eskilstuna has a large Sweden Finn population....
, 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....
. He would then represent Australia
Australia national speedway team
Australia are one of the major teams in international speedway. The team is managed by former rider, three time Australian Champion and 1994 World #3 Craig Boyce and captained by three time Speedway World Champion Jason Crump...
at the 1976 Speedway World Team Cup. Teaming with Crump, Phil Herne and John Boulger
John Boulger
John Boulger is a former international motorcycle speedway rider. After he retired from riding Solo's, Boulger raced in Speedcars from the mid-1980s until the mid-1990s...
, Sanders would win his first and only World championship as Australia outscored Poland
Poland national speedway team
The Poland national speedway team is the national motorcycle speedway team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Motor Union . The team is one of the major teams in international speedway and they won the Team World Championship nine times . The team has won 1971 Speedway World Pairs...
and Sweden
Sweden national speedway team
Sweden are one of the major teams in international speedway. They have been managed by Mats Olsson, who is currently in his 2nd spell, since 2005 after he quit in 2000...
at London
London
London 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...
's White City Stadium
White City Stadium
White City Stadium was built in White City, London, for the 1908 Summer Olympics, often seen as the precursor to the modern seater stadium and noted for hosting the finish of the first modern distance marathon. It also hosted speedway and a match at the 1966 World Cup, before the stadium was...
.
He first qualified for the Speedway World Championship final in 1977
1977 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1977 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*September 2, 1977 Göteborg, Ullevi*Referee: Torrie Kittelsen-Classification:...
in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden finishing in ninth place. He also again teamed with Crump in the 1977 World Pairs Championship
1977 Speedway World Pairs Championship
The 1977 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the eighth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Manchester, England. The championship was won by host England who beat Sweden and West Germany ....
finishing in seventh and last place.
He missed out on qualifying for the 1978
1978 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1978 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*September 2, 1978 London, Wembley Stadium...
final but qualified for the 1979
1979 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1979 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*September 2, 1979 Chorzów, Silesian Stadium-Heat Results:...
World Final in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and finished in a strong fourth place, two points in front of defending champion Ole Olsen of Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
who finished fifth.
Sanders finished in third place in the 1980 Individual Speedway World Championship
1980 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1980 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*September 5, 1980 Göteborg, Ullevi...
, again in Gothenburg, behind English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
pair Michael Lee
Michael Lee (speedway rider)
Michael Andrew Lee is a former international speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1980...
and Dave Jessup
Dave Jessup
David John Jessup is a former speedway rider who finished runner-up the Speedway World Championship in 1980 to fellow countryman Michael Lee. The same season he won the World Pairs Championship with Peter Collins and became British Speedway Champion after finishing runner-up in 1978 and third in...
. Unfortunately Sanders would fail to qualify for either the 1981
1981 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1981 Individual Speedway World Championship.1981 was the last of a record 26 times that London's famous Wembley Stadium hosted the World Final.-World final:*September 5, 1981 London, Wembley Stadium*Referee: Sam Bass-Heat Results:...
or 1982
1982 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1982 Individual Speedway World Championship.1982 was the only time the Individual World Final was held outside of the United Kingdom or Europe before the advent of the Speedway Grand Prix series in 1995.-World final:...
world finals.
In 1982 Sanders would again represent Australia in the World Pairs Championship
1982 Speedway World Pairs Championship
The 1982 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the thirteenth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Sydney, Australia, at the Liverpool Speedway. The championship was won by Dennis Sigalos and Bobby Schwartz of the United States who were undefeated on the night...
, this time held at his home track of Liverpool Speedway in Sydney. Teaming with fellow Liverpool hotshot Gary Guglielmi
Gary Guglielmi
Gary Graham Christopher Guglielmi is a former Australian international Speedway rider who represented Australia in both test matches and in the World Pairs Championship....
, Sanders finished in a disappointing fourth place after being among the favourites before the meeting.
Sanders finished in a best ever second place at the 1983 Individual World Championship held in Norden
Norden, Lower Saxony
Norden is a town in the district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the North Sea shore, in East Frisia.-External links:* *...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
behind local favourite and home track specialist 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...
. He also represented Australia again at the World Pairs Final
1983 Speedway World Pairs Championship
The 1983 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the fourteenth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Gothenburg, Sweden...
held in Gothenburg and again teaming with Guglielmi, Sanders finished in second place giving him a rare second place double in the 1983 Speedway World Finals.
Billy Sanders qualified for the 1984 Individual World Final
1984 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1984 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*September 1, 1984 Göteborg, Ullevi...
, again held in Gothenburg. This was to be his last World Final and it ended in disappointment as Sanders finished in eleventh place scoring just five points from his five rides. For the third year in a row he would team with Guglielmi in the World Pairs Final
1984 Speedway World Pairs Championship
The 1983 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the fifteenth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Lonigo, Italy. The championship was won by England...
, this time held in Lonigo
Lonigo
Lonigo is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy, its population counts around 16.000 inhabitants.In its frazione of Bagnolo is the Villa Pisani, a Renaissance patrician villa designed by Andrea Palladio, which is part of a World Heritage Site...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, but they were unable to repeat their 1983 result and slipped to fifth place.
Death
Sanders committed suicideSuicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
suffering from personal and serious financial difficulties. The lesson at his funeral was read by former world champion Bruce Penhall
Bruce Penhall
Bruce Lee Penhall is a retired American motorcycle speedway racer who also starred in television and in film. He was the World Speedway Champion in 1981 and 1982 and rode for the successful Cradley Heath Heathens speedway team in the United Kingdom...
, who was a close personal friend.
His ashes were flown back to Australia where they are buried in Sydney.
The Australian national under-23s speedway championship is named the Bill Sanders Trophy in his memory.
World Final Appearances
- 19771977 Individual Speedway World ChampionshipThe 1977 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*September 2, 1977 Göteborg, Ullevi*Referee: Torrie Kittelsen-Classification:...
-
Sweden 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...
- 9th - 6pts - 19791979 Individual Speedway World ChampionshipThe 1979 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*September 2, 1979 Chorzów, Silesian Stadium-Heat Results:...
-
Poland ChorzówChorzówChorzów is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central districts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a population of 2 million...
, Silesian Stadium - 5th - 11pts + 1pt - 19801980 Individual Speedway World ChampionshipThe 1980 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*September 5, 1980 Göteborg, Ullevi...
- Sweden 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...
- 3rd - 12pts + 2pts - 19831983 Individual Speedway World ChampionshipThe 1983 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*September 4, 1983 Norden, Motodrom Halbemond*Referee: Rolf RandborgKarl Maier replaced the injured Petr Ondrašík-Classification:...
-
Germany NordenNorden, Lower SaxonyNorden is a town in the district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the North Sea shore, in East Frisia.-External links:* *...
, Motodrom Halbemond - 2nd - 12pts - 19841984 Individual Speedway World ChampionshipThe 1984 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*September 1, 1984 Göteborg, Ullevi...
- Sweden 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...
- 11th - 5pts