Josef Aigner

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Josef Aigner
Born19 June 1959 (1959-06-19) (age 64)
Olching, West Germany
NationalityGerman
Career history
West Germany
1980 Olching
Individual honours
1982 West German Champion
1980 World Long Track bronze medal
1981, 1982, 1984 World Long Track finalist

Josef Aigner (born 19 June 1959) is a former international speedway rider from West Germany. [1] [2]

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Speedway career

Aigner was a champion of West Germany, winning the West German Championship in 1982. [3] [4]

He has also reached the final of the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship on four occasions in 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1984. He won a bronze medal in the 1980 final. [2]

World final appearances

World Longtrack Championship

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References

  1. "Josef Aigner profile". Speed week.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Josef Aigner". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 87–91. ISBN   0-86215-017-5.
  4. "West Germany National Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 25 July 2021.