1984 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship

European Under-21 Championship
Marvyn Cox won the marred 1984 Championship
Venue	Norfolk Arena
Location	King's Lynn, England
Start date	28 July 1984
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The 1984 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship was the eighth edition of the European motorcycle speedway Under-21 Championships. ^{[1] [2]} All participants under the age of 21.

The title was won by Marvyn Cox ^[3] but the meeting was blighted by the death of Leif Wahlman. During heat 13 his engine seized, causing him to fall and then he was hit from behind. The 19-year-old Swede suffered catastrophic brain injuries and died later at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn. ^{[4] [5]}

European final

• 28 July 1984
• Norfolk Arena, King's Lynn,

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
	(5) Marvyn Cox	12		3			3					2					3					1	12	1
	(9) Neil Evitts	11			2		2						3					2		2			11	2	3
	(16) Steve Lucero	11				2				3	2						1			3			11	3	2
4	(11) Hans Wahlstrom	11			3				3		F					3						2	11	4	1
5	(4) József Petrikovics	10	3							1				3				0				3	10	5
6	(12) Andy Smith	10			0					2		3			2						3		10	6
7	(14) Frank Andersen	10				3		2					2		3							X	10	7
8	(10) Armando Castagna	8			1			0						2			2		3				8	8
9	(6) Lars Andersson	8		1				3			1							1			2		8	9
10	(2) Oleg Volokhov	6	2					1				0				2				1			6	10
11	(1) Leif Wahlman	5	1				1				3				X				-				5	11
12	(15) Giorgio Zaramella	5				1			0			1						3	0				5	12
13	(7) Valentino Furlanetto	4		2					2					0	F					0			4	13
14	(8) Flemming Rasmussen	4		0						0			1			1			2				4	14
15	(13) Wojciech Załuski	2				0	0							1		0					1		2	15
16	(3) Klaus Lausch	1	X						1				-				-				-		1	16
R1	(R1) Kurt Hansen	1											0						1				1	R1
R2	(R2) Jiri Broz	0															0				0		0	R2
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

See also

Rider deaths in motorcycle speedway

References

1. "European Under 21 Championship 1977-1987". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
2. "1984". Speedway.org. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
3. "Injured Evitts is second" . Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 30 July 1984. Retrieved 9 March 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Leif Wahlman". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
5. "Rider 19, dies" . Western Daily Press. 30 July 1984. Retrieved 9 March 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.