1980 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship

European Under-21 Championship
Tommy Knudsen won the 1980 event
Venue	Rottalstadion
Location	Pocking, West Germany
Start date	20 July 1980
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The 1980 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship was the fourth edition of the European Under-21 Championships. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The Championship was won by Tommy Knudsen. ^{[4] [5]}

European final

• 20 July 1980
• Rottalstadion, Pocking

Placing	Rider	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pts	Pos	21
	(14) Tommy Knudsen	14				3		3					2		3							3	14	1
	(1) Tony Briggs	12	3				3				2				2				2				12	2
	(15) Dennis Sigalos	11				X			2			3						3	3				11	3	3
4	(11) Erik Gundersen	11			3				3		1					3						1	11	4	2
5	(10) Ari Koponen	9			1			2						3			3		0				9	5
6	(16) Marek Kępa	9				2				1	3						0			3			9	6
7	(4) Neil Evitts	9	2							2				1				2				2	9	7
8	(12) Nigel Flatman	8			0					3		2			1						2		8	8
9	(8) Antonín Kasper Jr.	6		E						0			3			2			1				6	9
10	(3) Josef Aigner	6	F						0				1				2				3		6	10
11	(5) Lars Hammarberg	5		3			1					X					0					1	5	11
12	(13) Christian Brandt	5				1	2							0		1					1		5	12
13	(2) Rif Saitgareev	5	1					1				1				0				2			5	13
14	(6) Mirosław Berliński	3		2				E			0							1			X		3	14
15	(9) Shawn Moran	2			2		0						0					E		-			2	15
16	(7) Klaus Lohmann	0		F					-					-	-					-			0	16
17	(17) Hans Albert Klinge	4		1					1					2	0					X			4	17
18	(18) Zoltan Hajdu	0																		E			0	18
Placing	Rider	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pts	Pos	21

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 - inside

gate B

gate C

gate D - outside

References

1. Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 31. ISBN   0-86215-017-5.
2. "European Under 21 Championship 1977-1987". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
3. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
4. "1980 results". Speedway.org. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
5. "Euro glory for Briggs" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 21 July 1980. Retrieved 29 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.