1977 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship

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European Under-21 Championship
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The new Vojens Speedway Center hosted the inaugural Championship
Venue Vojens Speedway Center
Location Vojens, Denmark
Start date24 July 1977
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1978  

The 1977 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship was the inaugural edition of the European Under-21 Championships. [1] [2] [3] [4]

The Championship was won by Alf Busk. [5]

European Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Denmark.svg (16) Alf Busk 933391
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (1) Joe Owen 833282
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (13) Les Collins 722373
4 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg (3) Zaytun Gafurov 612364
5 Flag of Denmark.svg (2) Hans Nielsen 621365
6 Flag of Germany.svg (8) Peter Lempenhauer 631266
7 Flag of Sweden.svg (10) Lars Ericsson 632167
8 Flag of Poland.svg (14) Mariusz Okoniewski 403148
9 Flag of Sweden.svg (4) Lillebror Johansson 402249
10 Flag of Poland.svg (11) Andrzej Huszcza 3030310
11 Flag of Germany.svg (12) Franz Kreimoser 3102311
12 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg (6) Aleksandr Halyavin 32X1312
13 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (9) Jiri Svoboda 3210313
14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg (15) Rudy Muts 211X214
15 Flag of Bulgaria.svg (5) Nikolaj Manev 2101215
16 Flag of Italy.svg (7) Paulo Noro 0000016
R1 Flag of England.svg (R1) Neil Middleditch 00R1
R2 Flag of England.svg (R2) Keith White 00R2
PlacingRiderTotal12345678910111213141516171819 20 PtsPos

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - insidegate Bgate Cgate D - outside

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References

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  2. Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 31. ISBN   0-86215-017-5.
  3. "European Under 21 Championship 1977-1987". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. "Spurven from Silkborg". Vojens Speedway Center. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2024.