Harald Simon

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Harald Simon
0641 Finallauf in der Eisspeedway-Weltmeisterschaft 2013 in Sanok.JPG
Harald Simon trails Franz Zorn
Born (1967-03-14) March 14, 1967 (age 56)
Austria
NationalityAustrian
Individual honours
2023 World Championship bronze medal
2022 European Champion
Team honours
6 x silver, 5 x bronze Ice Speedway of Nations

Harald Simon (born 14 March 1967 in Austria) is an Austrian ice speedway rider. [1] [2]

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Career

Simon was part of the Austrian team that won 6 silver medals and 5 bronze medals in the Team Ice Racing World Championship from 1998 to 2020.

In 2022, he became the European champion at the age of 55. [3]

In 2023, He won the bronze medal behind Martin Haarahiltunen and Franz Zorn in the 2023 Individual Ice Racing World Championship. [4] [5]

Major results

Individual World Championship (Ice Racing Grand Prix)

Team World Championship

Individual European Championship

See also

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References

  1. "Harald Simon: Impossible does not exist". ice speedway euro. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. "Harald Simon: Just missed the medals at the European Championships". NON. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. "European Individual Ice Speedway Championship:Harald Simon is the new champion". FIM. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  4. "OFFICIAL RESULTS - 2023 FIM ICE SPEEDWAY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). FIM. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  5. "All Photo - 2023 FIM ICE SPEEDWAY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Final 1, Inzell (Germany)". EIS Speedway. Retrieved 3 April 2023.