1979 Individual Long Track World Championship

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1979 Individual Long Track World Championship
VenueMariánské Lázně
Location Czechoslovakia
Start dateSeptember 9, 1979 (1979-09-09)
Competitors18 from 7 nations
Winning score21
Medalists
gold medal    West Germany
silver medal    Sweden
bronze medal    Denmark
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The 1979 Individual Long Track World Championship was the ninth edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship.[1][2] The event was held on 9 September 1979 in Mariánské Lázně in the Czech Republic, which was Czechoslovakia at the time.[3]

The world title was won by Alois Wiesböck of West Germany.[4][5]

Final Classification

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Pos Rider Heat Pts Heat Pts Heat Pts Heat Pts Heat Pts Total Pts
1 West Germany Alois Wiesböck 5 4 5 5 2 21
2 Sweden Anders Michanek 4 5 5 5 1 20
3 Denmark Ole Olsen 2 5 4 3 5 19
4 Czechoslovakia Jiří Štancl 4 3 3 3 4 17
5 West Germany Georg Hack 2 4 3 4 3 16
6 West Germany Karl Maier 4 5 2 2 0 13
7 West Germany Egon Müller 5 4 3 0 E 12
8 Denmark Kristian Præstbro 3 0 4 4 E 11
9 England Michael Lee 0 3 4 2 E 9
10 New Zealand Ivan Mauger 1 1 5 1 E 8
11 Czechoslovakia Aleš Dryml Sr. 5 2 ef 1 E 7
12 England Peter Collins 3 2 2 0 E 7
13 West Germany Christoph Betzl 3 2 1 E E 6
14 West Germany Wilhelm Duden 1 3 2 E E 6
15 Denmark Alf Busk 2 0 1 E E 3
16 Czechoslovakia Zdeněk Kudrna 1 1 0 E E 2
17 Italy Francesco Biginato 0 0 1 E E 1
18 West Germany Walter Grubmuller 0 1 0 E E 1
  • E = eliminated (no further ride)
  • ef = engine failure

References

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  1. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). Daily Mirror 1981 Speedway Yearbook, page 30. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  2. ^ "SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org.
  3. ^ "World Longtrack World Champions". Grasstrack GB.
  4. ^ "WORLD LONGTRACK FINALS 1971 – 1996 Tracy Holmes" (PDF). Speedway Plus.com.
  5. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A To Z of Sport, page 512. Little Brown. ISBN 0-316-72946-9.

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