1979 Individual Long Track World Championship

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1979 Individual Long Track World Championship
Venue Mariánské Lázně
LocationFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Start dateSeptember 9, 1979 (1979-09-09)
Competitors18 from 7 nations
Winning score21
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
  1978
1980  

The 1979 Individual Long Track World Championship was the ninth edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship. [1] [2] The event was held on 9 September 1979 in Mariánské Lázně in the Czech Republic, which was Czechoslovakia at the time. [3]

The world title was won by Alois Wiesböck of West Germany. [4] [5]

Final Classification

PosRiderHeat PtsHeat PtsHeat PtsHeat PtsHeat PtsTotal Pts
1 Flag of Germany.svg Alois Wiesböck 5455221
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Michanek 4555120
3 Flag of Denmark.svg Ole Olsen 2543519
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Štancl 4333417
5 Flag of Germany.svg Georg Hack 2434316
6 Flag of Germany.svg Karl Maier 4522013
7 Flag of Germany.svg Egon Müller 5430E12
8 Flag of Denmark.svg Kristian Præstbro 3044E11
9 Flag of England.svg Michael Lee 0342E9
10 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ivan Mauger 1151E8
11 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Aleš Dryml Sr. 52ef1E7
12 Flag of England.svg Peter Collins 3220E7
13 Flag of Germany.svg Christoph Betzl 321EE6
14 Flag of Germany.svg Wilhelm Duden 132EE6
15 Flag of Denmark.svg Alf Busk 201EE3
16 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeněk Kudrna 110EE2
17 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Biginato 001EE1
18 Flag of Germany.svg Walter Grubmuller 010EE1

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