World Final appearances
World Pairs Championship
- 1977 -
Manchester, Hyde Road (with Egon Müller) - 3rd - 18pts - 1978 -
Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Georg Hack) - 6th - 13pts
| Born | 1 September 1953 Kraftisried, West Germany |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Career history | |
| Germany | |
| 1971 | Krumbach |
| Great Britain | |
| 1977-1978 | Reading Racers |
| Individual honours | |
| 1975, 1976, 1977 | World Long Track finalist |
| Team honours | |
| 1977 | World Pairs bronze medal |
| 1977 | Spring Gold Cup Winner |
Hans Wassermann (born 1 September 1953) is a former international speedway rider from West Germany. [1] He earned 15 international caps for the West German national speedway team. [2]
Wassermann won a bronze medal at the Speedway World Pairs Championship in the 1977 Speedway World Pairs Championship. [3] He has also reached the final of the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship on three occasions in 1975, 1976 and 1977. [4]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1977 to 1978, riding for Reading Racers. [5] [6] [1]
Manchester, Hyde Road (with Egon Müller) - 3rd - 18pts
Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Georg Hack) - 6th - 13pts
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