List of Individual Speedway World Championship medalists

Last updated January 21, 2025

This is the complete list of official Individual Speedway World Championship and Speedway Grand Prix medalists from 1936 to 2020. (n.b: Winners of Speedway World Championships between 1931 and '35, staged prior to FIM accreditation in 1936 are given elsewhere.)^[1]^[2]^[3]

Medalists

Year	Venue	Winner	Runner-up	3rd place
1936 details	London Wembley Stadium	Lionel Van Praag (26+3 pts)	Eric Langton (26+2 pts)	Bluey Wilkinson (25 pts)
1937 details	London Wembley Stadium	Jack Milne (28 pts)	Wilbur Lamoreaux (25 pts)	Cordy Milne (23 pts)
1938 details	London Wembley Stadium	Bluey Wilkinson (22 pts)	Jack Milne (21 pts)	Wilbur Lamoreaux (20 pts)
1939 details	London Wembley Stadium	The Final was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II.
Championship suspended 1940-1948 due to World War II
1949 details	London Wembley Stadium	Tommy Price (15 pts)	Jack Parker (14 pts)	Louis Lawson (13 pts)
1950 details	London Wembley Stadium	Freddie Williams (14 pts)	Wally Green (13 pts)	Graham Warren (12 pts)
1951 details	London Wembley Stadium	Jack Young (12+3 pts)	Split Waterman (12+2 pts)	Jack Biggs (12+1 pts)
1952 details	London Wembley Stadium	Jack Young (14 pts)	Freddie Williams (13 pts)	Bob Oakley (12 pts)
1953 details	London Wembley Stadium	Freddie Williams (14 pts)	Split Waterman (13 pts)	Geoff Mardon (12+3 pts)
1954 details	London Wembley Stadium	Ronnie Moore (15 pts)	Brian Crutcher (13+3 pts)	Olle Nygren (13+2 pts)
1955 details	London Wembley Stadium	Peter Craven (13 pts)	Ronnie Moore (12+3 pts)	Barry Briggs (12+2 pts)
1956 details	London Wembley Stadium	Ove Fundin (13 pts)	Ronnie Moore (12 pts)	Arthur Forrest (11+3 pts)
1957 details	London Wembley Stadium	Barry Briggs (14+3 pts)	Ove Fundin (14+2 pts)	Peter Craven (11+3 pts)
1958 details	London Wembley Stadium	Barry Briggs (15 pts)	Ove Fundin (13 pts)	Aub Lawson (11+3 pts)
1959 details	London Wembley Stadium	Ronnie Moore (15 pts)	Ove Fundin (13 pts)	Barry Briggs (11+3 pts)
1960 details	London Wembley Stadium	Ove Fundin (14+3 pts)	Ronnie Moore (14+2 pts)	Peter Craven (14+1 pts)
1961 details	Malmö Malmö Stadion	Ove Fundin (14 pts)	Björn Knutson (12+3 pts)	Göte Nordin (12+2 pts)
1962 details	London Wembley Stadium	Peter Craven (14 pts)	Barry Briggs (13 pts)	Ove Fundin (10+3 pts)
1963 details	London Wembley Stadium	Ove Fundin (14 pts)	Björn Knutson (13 pts)	Barry Briggs (12 pts)
1964 details	Göteborg Ullevi	Barry Briggs (15 pts)	Igor Plekhanov (13+3 pts)	Ove Fundin (13+2 pts)
1965 details	London Wembley Stadium	Björn Knutson (14 pts)	Igor Plekhanov (13+3 pts)	Ove Fundin (13+2 pts)
1966 details	Göteborg Ullevi	Barry Briggs (15 pts)	Sverre Harrfeldt (14 pts)	Antoni Woryna (13 pts)
1967 details	London Wembley Stadium	Ove Fundin (14+3 pts)	Bengt Jansson (14+2 pts)	Ivan Mauger (13 pts)
1968 details	Göteborg Ullevi	Ivan Mauger (15 pts)	Barry Briggs (12 pts)	Edward Jancarz (11+3 pts)
1969 details	London Wembley Stadium	Ivan Mauger (14 pts)	Barry Briggs (11+3 pts)	Sören Sjösten (11+2 pts)
1970 details	Wrocław Olympic Stadium	Ivan Mauger (15 pts)	Paweł Waloszek (14 pts)	Antoni Woryna (13 pts)
1971 details	Göteborg Ullevi	Ole Olsen (15 pts)	Ivan Mauger (12+3 pts)	Bengt Jansson (12+2 pts)
1972 details	London Wembley Stadium	Ivan Mauger (13+3 pts)	Bernt Persson (13+2 pts)	Ole Olsen (12 pts)
1973 details	Chorzów Silesian Stadium	Jerzy Szczakiel (13+3 pts)	Ivan Mauger (13+F pts)	Zenon Plech (12 pts)
1974 details	Göteborg Ullevi	Anders Michanek (15 pts)	Ivan Mauger (11+3 pts)	Sören Sjösten (11+2 pts)
1975 details	London Wembley Stadium	Ole Olsen (15 pts)	Anders Michanek (13 pts)	John Louis (12+3 pts)
1976 details	Chorzów Silesian Stadium	Peter Collins (14 pts)	Malcolm Simmons (13 pts)	Phil Crump (12 pts)
1977 details	Göteborg Ullevi	Ivan Mauger (14 pts)	Peter Collins (13 pts)	Ole Olsen (12+3 pts)
1978 details	London Wembley Stadium	Ole Olsen (13 pts)	Gordon Kennett (12 pts)	Scott Autrey (11+3 pts)
1979 details	Chorzów Silesian Stadium	Ivan Mauger (14 pts)	Zenon Plech (13 pts)	Michael Lee (11+3 pts)
1980 details	Göteborg Ullevi	Michael Lee (14 pts)	Dave Jessup (12+3 pts)	Billy Sanders (12+2 pts)
1981 details	London Wembley Stadium	Bruce Penhall (14 pts)	Ole Olsen (12+3 pts)	Tommy Knudsen (12+2 pts)
1982 details	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Bruce Penhall (14 pts)	Les Collins (13 pts)	Dennis Sigalos (12 pts)
1983 details	Norden Motodrom Halbemond	Egon Müller (15 pts)	Billy Sanders (12 pts)	Michael Lee (11 pts)
1984 details	Göteborg Ullevi	Erik Gundersen (14 pts)	Hans Nielsen (13+3 pts)	Lance King (13+2 pts)
1985 details	Bradford Odsal Stadium	Erik Gundersen (13+3 pts)	Hans Nielsen (13+2 pts)	Sam Ermolenko (13+1 pts)
1986 details	Chorzów Silesian Stadium	Hans Nielsen (14 pts)	Jan O. Pedersen (13 pts)	Kelvin Tatum (12 pts)
1987 details	Amsterdam Olympic Stadium	Hans Nielsen (27 pts)	Erik Gundersen (24+3 pts)	Sam Ermolenko (24+2 pts)
1988 details	Vojens Speedway Center	Erik Gundersen (14+3 pts)	Hans Nielsen (14+2 pts)	Jan O. Pedersen (13 pts)
1989 details	Munich Olympic Stadium	Hans Nielsen (15 pts)	Simon Wigg (12+3 pts)	Jeremy Doncaster (12+2 pts)
1990 details	Bradford Odsal Stadium	Per Jonsson (13+3 pts)	Shawn Moran (13+2 pts) Void - disqualified	Todd Wiltshire (12 pts)
1991 details	Göteborg Ullevi	Jan O. Pedersen (15 pts)	Tony Rickardsson (12 pts)	Hans Nielsen (11+3 pts)
1992 details	Wrocław Olympic Stadium	Gary Havelock (14 pts)	Per Jonsson (11 pts)	Gert Handberg (10 pts)
1993 details	Pocking Rottalstadion	Sam Ermolenko (12 pts)	Hans Nielsen (11+3 pts)	Chris Louis (11+2 pts)
1994 details	Vojens Speedway Center	Tony Rickardsson (12+3 pts)	Hans Nielsen (12+2 pts)	Craig Boyce (12+1 pts)

Grand Prix Series (since 1995)

Year	Venue	Winner	Runner-up	3rd place
1995 details	6 events	Hans Nielsen (103 pts)	Tony Rickardsson (88 pts)	Sam Ermolenko (83 pts)
1996 details	6 events	Billy Hamill (113 pts)	Hans Nielsen (111 pts)	Greg Hancock (88 pts)
1997 details	6 events	Greg Hancock (118 pts)	Billy Hamill (111 pts)	Tomasz Gollob (92 pts)
1998 details	6 events	Tony Rickardsson (111 pts)	Jimmy Nilsen (99 pts)	Tomasz Gollob (97 pts)
1999 details	6 events	Tony Rickardsson (111 pts)	Tomasz Gollob (98 pts)	Hans Nielsen (76 pts)
2000 details	6 events	Mark Loram (102 pts)	Billy Hamill (95 pts)	Tony Rickardsson (94 pts)
2001 details	6 events	Tony Rickardsson (121 pts)	Jason Crump (113 pts)	Tomasz Gollob (89 pts)
2002 details	10 events	Tony Rickardsson (181 pts)	Jason Crump (162 pts)	Ryan Sullivan (158 pts)
2003 details	9 events	Nicki Pedersen (152 pts)	Jason Crump (144 pts)	Tony Rickardsson (127 pts)
2004 details	9 events	Jason Crump (158 pts)	Tony Rickardsson (155 pts)	Greg Hancock (137 pts)
2005 details	9 events	Tony Rickardsson (196 pts)	Jason Crump (154 pts)	Leigh Adams (107 pts)
2006 details	10 events	Jason Crump (188 pts)	Greg Hancock (144 pts)	Nicki Pedersen (134 pts)
2007 details	11 events	Nicki Pedersen (196 pts)	Leigh Adams (153 pts)	Jason Crump (124 pts)
2008 details	11 events	Nicki Pedersen (174 pts)	Jason Crump (152 pts)	Tomasz Gollob (148 pts)
2009 details	11 events	Jason Crump (159 pts)	Tomasz Gollob (144 pts)	Emil Sayfutdinov (138 pts)
2010 details	11 events	Tomasz Gollob (166 pts)	Jarosław Hampel (137 pts)	Jason Crump (135 pts)
2011 details	11 events	Greg Hancock (164 pts)	Andreas Jonsson (124 pts)	Jarosław Hampel (122 pts)
2012 details	12 events	Chris Holder (160 pts)	Nicki Pedersen (152 pts)	Greg Hancock (148 pts)
2013 details	12 events	Tai Woffinden (151 pts)	Jarosław Hampel (142 pts)	Niels-Kristian Iversen (132 pts)
2014 details	12 events	Greg Hancock (140 pts)	Krzysztof Kasprzak (132 pts)	Nicki Pedersen (121 pts)
2015 details	12 events	Tai Woffinden (163 pts)	Greg Hancock (147 pts)	Nicki Pedersen (131 pts)
2016 details	11 events	Greg Hancock (139 pts)	Tai Woffinden (130 pts)	Bartosz Zmarzlik (128 pts)
2017 details	12 events	Jason Doyle (161 pts)	Patryk Dudek (143 pts)	Tai Woffinden (131 pts)
2018 details	10 events	Tai Woffinden (139 pts)	Bartosz Zmarzlik (129 pts)	Fredrik Lindgren (109 pts)
2019 details	10 events	Bartosz Zmarzlik (132 pts)	Leon Madsen (130 pts)	Emil Sayfutdinov (126 pts)
2020 details	8 events	Bartosz Zmarzlik (133 pts)	Tai Woffinden (117 pts)	Fredrik Lindgren (117 pts)
2021 details	11 events	Artem Laguta (192 pts)	Bartosz Zmarzlik (189 pts)	Emil Sayfutdinov (149 pts)
2022 details	10 events	Bartosz Zmarzlik (166 pts)	Leon Madsen (133 pts)	Maciej Janowski (106 pts)
2023 details	10 events	Bartosz Zmarzlik (158 pts)	Fredrik Lindgren (150 pts)	Martin Vaculík (125 pts)
2024 details	11 events	Bartosz Zmarzlik (179 pts)	Robert Lambert (144 pts)	Fredrik Lindgren (141 pts)

In 2021, Artem Laguta and Emil Sayfutdinov were neutral competitors using the designation MFR (Motorcycle Federation of Russia), as the World Anti-Doping Agency implemented a ban on Russia competing at World Championships.

Medal table

Winners by country

Country	Wins	Winner(s)
Denmark	14	Hans Nielsen (4), Ole Olsen (3), Erik Gundersen (3), Nicki Pedersen (3), Jan O. Pedersen (1)
Sweden	14	Tony Rickardsson (6), Ove Fundin (5), Björn Knutson (1), Anders Michanek (1), Per Jonsson (1)
New Zealand	12	Ivan Mauger (6), Barry Briggs (4), Ronnie Moore (2)
England	10	Tai Woffinden (3), Peter Craven (2), Tommy Price (1), Peter Collins (1), Michael Lee (1), Gary Havelock (1), Mark Loram (1)
United States	9	Greg Hancock (4), Bruce Penhall (2), Jack Milne (1), Sam Ermolenko (1), Billy Hamill (1)
Australia	9	Jason Crump (3), Jack Young (2), Lionel Van Praag (1), Bluey Wilkinson (1), Chris Holder (1), Jason Doyle (1)
Poland	7	Bartosz Zmarzlik (5), Jerzy Szczakiel (1), Tomasz Gollob (1)
Wales	2	Freddie Williams (2)
Germany	1	Egon Müller (1)
Russia	1	Artem Laguta (1)

Medals by winners


Name	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Tony Rickardsson	6	3	2	11
Ivan Mauger	6	3	1	10
Ove Fundin	5	3	3	11
Bartosz Zmarzlik	5	2	1	8
Hans Nielsen	4	6	2	12
Barry Briggs	4	3	3	10
Greg Hancock	4	2	3	9
Jason Crump	3	5	2	10
Tai Woffinden	3	2	1	6
Nicki Pedersen	3	1	3	7
Ole Olsen	3	1	2	6
Erik Gundersen	3	1	0	4
Ronnie Moore	2	3	0	5
Freddie Williams	2	1	0	3
Peter Craven	2	0	2	4
Bruce Penhall	2	0	0	2
Jack Young	2	0	0	2
Tomasz Gollob	1	2	4	7
Billy Hamill	1	2	0	3
Björn Knutson	1	2	0	3
Jan O. Pedersen	1	1	1	3
Anders Michanek	1	1	0	2
Jack Milne	1	1	0	2
Per Jonsson	1	1	0	2
Peter Collins	1	1	0	2
Sam Ermolenko	1	0	3	4
Michael Lee	1	0	2	3
Bluey Wilkinson	1	0	1	2
Artem Laguta	1	0	0	1
Chris Holder	1	0	0	1
Egon Müller	1	0	0	1
Gary Havelock	1	0	0	1
Jason Doyle	1	0	0	1
Jerzy Szczakiel	1	0	0	1
Lionel Van Praag	1	0	0	1
Mark Loram	1	0	0	1
Tommy Price	1	0	0	1
Totals (37 entries)	79	47	36	162

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References

↑ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
↑ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. pp. 97–98. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
↑ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.

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[1] "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

[2] Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. pp. 97–98. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.

[3] Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.

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v t e Individual Speedway World Championship and Speedway Grand Prix seasons
Speedway World Championship	1936 1937 1938 1939 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Speedway Grand Prix (SGP)	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
See also	Medalists Medal Classification Grands Prix SGP riders Super Prix SGP Statistics

v t e International speedway competitions
World	Individual (Grand Prix) (Qualification) Pairs (Speedway of Nations) World Team Cup (World Cup) Individual U-21 Team U-21 Individual U-16
Europe	Individual Pairs Team U21 U19 Junior (team)
National Championships	Argentina Australia / (U-21) Austria Czech/Czech Rep Denmark / (U-21) Finland France Germany/East/West Great Britain / (U-21) / (U-19) Hungary Italy Latvia New Zealand Norway Poland / (U-21) Romanian Russia/Soviet Slovenia Sweden / (U-21) USA (AMA) / USA (SRA)
National Leagues	Denmark Great Britain Poland Sweden Czech/Czech Rep Germany/East/West Hungary Russia/Soviet
Ice speedway	World Championships: Individual Team European: Individual
Long track	World Championships: Individual Team
Former Championships	Australasian British Nordic Champions Cup (indiv) Champions' Cup (teams) Commonwealth Continental Estonian Intercontinental Nordic Overseas Star Riders'
Governing Bodies	World (FIM) FIM Europe