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West Germany national speedway team

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The West Germany national speedway team were one of the teams that competed in international team motorcycle speedway.

History

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The West German speedway team competed in the inaugural Speedway World Team Cup in 1960, finishing second in the Central European Round.[1][2] The following year in 1961, the East Germany national speedway team competed in their first World Cup and competed as a separate nation from West Germany.[3][4]

In 1977, West Germany won a bronze medal in the Speedway World Pairs Championship but they struggled to progress through the World Cup rounds and it was not until the 1981 Speedway World Team Cup that they finally reached a final.[5] Another appearance in the final came the following year in 1982.[6]

The team became part of the Germany national speedway team in 1991, following the events that led to the German reunification between 1989 and 1991.

Major tournament finals

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World Team Championships

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Year Venue Standings (Pts) Riders Pts
1981 West Germany
Olching
Olching Speedwaybahn
1. Denmark Denmark (36)
2. England England (29)
3. West Germany West Germany (28)
4. Soviet Union Soviet Union (3)
Egon Müller 10
Karl Maier 8
Georg Hack 5
Georg Gilgenreiner 5
Alois Wiesböck 0
1982 England
London
White City Stadium
1. United States United States (37)
2. Denmark Denmark (24)
3. West Germany West Germany (18)
4. Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (17)
Karl Maier 7
Egon Müller 5
Georg Hack 5
Georg Gilgenreiner 1
Alois Wiesböck 0

World Pairs Championship

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Year Venue Standings (Pts) Riders Pts
1968 West Germany
Kempten
Kempten Speedway
1. Sweden Sweden (24)
2. United Kingdom Great Britain (12)
3. Norway Norway (16)
4. West Germany West Germany B (12)
5.West Germany West Germany A (10)
6. Denmark Denmark (6)
Peter Barth 9 (B)
Rudolf Kastl 3 (B)
Manfred Poschenreider 8 (A)
Fred Aberl 2 (A)
1975 Poland
Wrocław
Stadion Olimpijski
1. Sweden Sweden (24)
2. Poland Poland (23)
3. Denmark Denmark (20)
4. England England (20)
5. Australia Australia (19)
6. West Germany West Germany (10)
7. Austria Austria (10)
Christoph Betzl 6
Fritz Baur 4
1977 England
Manchester
Hyde Road
1. England England (28)
2. Sweden Sweden (18)
3. West Germany West Germany (18)
4.Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (17)
5. New Zealand New Zealand (17)
6. Finland Finland (14)
7.Australia Australia (12)
Egon Müller 11
Hans Wassermann 7
1978 Poland
Chorzów
Stadion Śląski
1. England England (24)
2. New Zealand New Zealand (24)
3. Denmark Denmark (21)
4. Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (18)
5. Poland Poland (15)
6. West Germany West Germany (13)
7. Sweden Sweden (11)
Georg Hack 8
Hans Wassermann 5
1981 Poland
Chorzów
Stadion Śląski
1. United States United States (28)
2. New Zealand New Zealand (22)
3. Poland Poland (21)
4. Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (18)
5. Denmark Denmark (17)
6. England England (9)
7. West Germany West Germany (3)
Egon Müller 2
Georg Gilgenreiner 1
1983 Sweden
Göteborg
Ullevi
1. England England (25)
2. Australia Australia (24)
3. Denmark Denmark (19)
4. United States United States (18)
5. Sweden Sweden (16)
6. West Germany West Germany (12)
7. New Zealand New Zealand (11)
Karl Maier 6
Egon Müller 6
1986 West Germany
Pocking
Rottalstadion
1. Denmark Denmark (46)
2. United States United States (46)
3. Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (32)
4. Sweden Sweden (32)
5. New Zealand New Zealand (32)
6. West Germany West Germany (27)
7. England England (23)
8. Italy Italy (15)
9. Australia Australia (15)
Karl Maier 22
Klaus Lausch 5
1988 England
Bradford
Odsal Stadium
1. Denmark Denmark (45)
2. England England (41)
3. United States United States (39)
4. New Zealand New Zealand (32)
5. Sweden Sweden (26)
6. Hungary Hungary (25)
7. Italy Italy (21)
8. West Germany West Germany (21)
9. Poland Poland (17)
Gerd Riss 17
Tommy Dunker 4
1989 Poland
Leszno
Alfred Smoczyk Stadium
1. Denmark Denmark (48)
2. Sweden Sweden (44)
3. England England (37)
4. West Germany West Germany (36)
5. Finland Finland (31)
6. Hungary Hungary (22)
7. Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (25)
8. Italy Italy (15)
9. Poland Poland (11)
Karl Maier 22
Gerd Riss 14
1990 West Germany
Landshut
Ellermühle Stadium
1. Denmark Denmark (43)
2. Australia Australia (41)
3. Hungary Hungary (33)
4. Sweden Sweden (33)
5. New Zealand New Zealand (32)
6. United States United States (28)
7. Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (21)
8. England England (20)
9. West Germany West Germany (15)
Klaus LauschZ 15
Gerd Riss 0

International caps

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Caps limited to West Germany only (East Germany and unified Germany not included).[7]

Rider Caps
Angermüller, Josef 14
Betzl, Chritophh 24
Deser, Stefan 2
Hack, Georg 26
Lausch, Klaus 27
Maier, Karl 38
Mouncer, Rob 1
Muller, Egon 44
Pelzmann, Carsten 1
Pollehn, Andre 4
Riss, Gerd 22
Schroeck, Peter 1
Wassermann, Hans 15
Wiesböck, Alois 24
Würtele, Peter 6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1960 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  2. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  3. ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 99. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  4. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  5. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  6. ^ "1982 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  7. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 10 October 2023.