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 57)
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]

Contents

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. [3] [4]

In 2022, he became the European champion at the age of 55. [5] [6]

In 2023, He won the bronze medal behind Martin Haarahiltunen and Franz Zorn in the 2023 Individual Ice Racing World Championship. [7] [8]

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. "Austria narrowly misses sensation at Team World Cup". Red Bull. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  4. "Harald Simon". Les Sports Info. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  5. "European Individual Ice Speedway Championship:Harald Simon is the new champion". FIM. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  6. "Harald Simon Mistrzem Europy w żużlu na lodzie. Za nami mistrzostwa w Tomaszowie Mazowieckim". Opoczno Nasze Miasto. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  7. "OFFICIAL RESULTS - 2023 FIM ICE SPEEDWAY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). FIM. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  8. "All Photo - 2023 FIM ICE SPEEDWAY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Final 1, Inzell (Germany)". EIS Speedway. Retrieved 3 April 2023.