Speedway World Championship Classification

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The table below is a classified table of every speedway rider to have finished in the top three of a Speedway World Championship competition. [1]

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Classification

Riders

No.RiderNationalityTotal Gold medal icon.svg Silver medal icon.svg Bronze medal icon.svg
1. Tony Rickardsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 11632
2. Ivan Mauger Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10631
3. Ove Fundin Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 11533
4. Bartosz Zmarzlik Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 8521
5. Hans Nielsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 12462
6. Barry Briggs Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10433
7. Greg Hancock Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9423
8. Jason Crump Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10352
9. Tai Woffinden Flag of England.svg  England 6321
10. Nicki Pedersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 7313
11. Ole Olsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6312
12. Erik Gundersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 431
13. Ronnie Moore Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 523
14. Freddie Williams Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 321
15. Peter Craven Flag of England.svg  England 422
16. Jack Young Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 22
Bruce Penhall Flag of the United States.svg  United States 22
18. Tomasz Gollob Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7124
19. Björn Knutson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 312
Billy Hamill Flag of the United States.svg  United States 312
21. Jan O. Pedersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3111
22. Jack Milne Flag of the United States.svg  United States 211
Anders Michanek Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 211
Peter Collins Flag of England.svg  England 211
Per Jonsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 211
26. Sam Ermolenko Flag of the United States.svg  United States 413
27. Michael Lee Flag of England.svg  England 312
28. Bluey Wilkinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 211
29. Lionel Van Praag Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11
Tommy Price Flag of England.svg  England 11
Jerzy Szczakiel Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 11
Egon Müller Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11
Gary Havelock Flag of England.svg  England 11
Mark Loram Flag of England.svg  England 11
Chris Holder Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11
Jason Doyle Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11
Artem Laguta Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 11
38. Jarosław Hampel Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 321
39. Split Waterman Flag of England.svg  England 22
Igor Plekhanov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 22
Leon Madsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 22
42. Fredrik Lindgren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 413
43. Wilbur Lamoreaux Flag of the United States.svg  United States 211
Bengt Jansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 211
Zenon Plech Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 211
Billy Sanders Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 211
Leigh Adams Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 211
48. Eric Langton Flag of England.svg  England 11
Jack Parker Flag of England.svg  England 11
Wally Green Flag of England.svg  England 11
Sverre Harrfeldt Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 11
Brian Crutcher Flag of England.svg  England 11
Paweł Waloszek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 11
Bernt Persson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 11
Malcolm Simmons Flag of England.svg  England 11
Gordon Kennett Flag of England.svg  England 11
Dave Jessup Flag of England.svg  England 11
Les Collins Flag of England.svg  England 11
Simon Wigg Flag of England.svg  England 11
Jimmy Nilsen Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 11
Andreas Jonsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 11
Krzysztof Kasprzak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 11
Patryk Dudek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 11
Robert Lambert Flag of England.svg  England 11
65. Emil Sayfutdinov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 33
66. Antoni Woryna Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 22
Sören Sjösten Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 22
68. Cordy Milne Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11
Louis Lawson Flag of England.svg  England 11
Graham Warren Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11
Jack Biggs Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11
Bob Oakley Flag of England.svg  England 11
Geoff Mardon Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11
Olle Nygren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 11
Arthur Forrest Flag of England.svg  England 11
Aub Lawson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11
Gote Nordin Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 11
Edward Jancarz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 11
John Louis Flag of England.svg  England 11
Phil Crump Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11
Scott Autrey Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11
Tommy Knudsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 11
Dennis Sigalos Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11
Lance King Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11
Kelvin Tatum Flag of England.svg  England 11
Jeremy Doncaster Flag of England.svg  England 11
Todd Wiltshire Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11
Gert Handberg Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 11
Chris Louis Flag of England.svg  England 11
Craig Boyce Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11
Ryan Sullivan Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11
Niels-Kristian Iversen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 11
Maciej Janowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 11
Martin Vaculík Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 11
No.RiderNationalityTotal Gold medal icon.svg Silver medal icon.svg Bronze medal icon.svg

Countries

No.CountryTotal Gold medal icon.svg Silver medal icon.svg Bronze medal icon.svg
1.Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 42141513
2.Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 37141211
3.Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 261295
4.Flag of England.svg  England 37101512
5.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 289712
6.Flag of the United States.svg  United States 269611
7.Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2871011
8.Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 321
9.Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 413
10.Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11
11.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 22
12.Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 11
13.Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1-1
No.CountryTotal Gold medal icon.svg Silver medal icon.svg Bronze medal icon.svg

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References

  1. Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN   0-7524-2402-5