1984 Individual Long Track World Championship

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1984 Individual Long Track World Championship
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The 1984 Individual Long Track World Championship was the 14th edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship. [1] The event was held on 16 September 1984 at the Sandbahn Rennen Herxheim in Herxheim, Germany, which was West Germany at the time. [2]

The world title was won by Erik Gundersen of Denmark. [3] [4]

Final Classification

PosRiderHeat PtsHeat PtsHeat PtsHeat PtsHeat PtsTotal Pts
1 Flag of Denmark.svg Erik Gundersen 5545423
2 Flag of Germany.svg Egon Müller 4433519
3 Flag of Germany.svg Karl Maier 545x317
4 Flag of England.svg Peter Collins 5542x16
5 Flag of Denmark.svg Finn Rune Jensen 4514216
6 Flag of Germany.svg Gerd Riss 3144113
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Aleš Dryml Sr. 0055E10
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Štancl 33ef3E9
9 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marcel Gerhard 4212E9
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Titman 035efE8
11 Flag of England.svg Jeremy Doncaster 223efE7
12 Flag of Denmark.svg Hans Nielsen 24ef1E7
13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ivan Mauger 131EE5
14 Flag of Germany.svg Josef Aigner 122EE5
15 Flag of Germany.svg Hans Otto Pingel 31efEE4
16 Flag of Finland.svg Kai Niemi 202EE4
17 Flag of England.svg Les Collins 112EE4
18 Flag of the United States.svg Shawn Moran ef03EE3

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