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1969 Speedway World Pairs Championship
The 1969 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the unofficial World Best Pairs Championship FIM. The final took place in Stockholm, Sweden. The championship was won by New Zealand (28 points) who beat Sweden (27 points) and England (21 points). Although unofficial at the time it is now regarded as being a major event and is listed in all speedway lists. Western Zone Semifinal * London * August 14 European Semifinal * Meissen * August 31 Final * Stockholm, Gubbängens IP * September 25 See also * 1969 Individual Speedway World Championship * 1969 Speedway World Team Cup * motorcycle speedway * 1969 in sports References {{International speedway 1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Janu ... World Pairs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speedway World Pairs Championship
The Speedway World Pairs Championship was an annual speedway (motorcycling) event held each year in different countries. The first competition was held in 1968 and the final competition was held in 1993. From 1994 it was merged with the World Team Cup to create the Speedway World Cup, which held its final edition in 2017. The concept of an international pairs championship was reestablished in the form of the Speedway of Nations, which was held for the first time in 2018. Rules The final was competed between seven national teams, and each national team was represented by two riders. Each pairing rode against each other once. The pair with the highest combined score were declared the Champions. From 1991, a third rider could act as reserve. Winners Medal classification See also * Motorcycle speedway * Speedway of Nations, the current incarnation of the World Pairs Championship References {{International speedway Pairs Concentration, also known as Memory, Shink ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken McKinlay
John Robert Vickers (Ken) McKinlay (7 June 1928 – 9 February 2003) was an international speedway rider, captaining Scotland, England, Great Britain and Europe teams. He also finished on the rostrum of the British Speedway Championship finals twice, second in 1964 and third in 1965. His nickname Hurri-Ken was given to him by famous speedway promoter Johnnie Hoskins. Career summary McKinlay took up speedway while serving with the British Army in Germany, riding for the Neumünster forces team.Davies, Trevor (2008) ''Warzone Speedway'', Trevor Davies Publishing, , p. 137 He went on to captain the team and finished in joint sixth place in the 1948 Combined Services Speedway Championship. On his return to Britain, he started his career with the Glasgow Tigers in 1949 and had five successful seasons there. However, in 1954 the track closed and Ken transferred to the Leicester Hunters for a club record fee.Jones, Alan (2004) ''Speedway in Leicester: The Hunters Era'', Automedia, p. 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Andrews (speedway Rider)
Bob Andrews (born 27 October 1935) is a former international speedway rider from England and New Zealand. Speedway career Andrews was a leading rider in the 1960s and reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on four occasions in 1960, 1961, 1962 and 1964. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1956-1970, riding for various clubs. Andrews was capped by England 21 times and Great Britain 12 times. He later emigrated to New Zealand and gained 27 caps for the country and rode the last of his World finals in New Zealand colours. World final appearances Individual World Championship * 1960 - London, Wembley Stadium - 17th - 2pts * 1961 - Gothenburg, Malmö Stadion - 5th - 10pts * 1962 - London, Wembley Stadium - 6th - 9pts * 1964 - Gothenburg, Ullevi - 13th - 4pts World Pairs Championship * 1969* – Stockholm, Gubbängens IP (with Ivan Mauger) – Winner – 28pts (10) ''* Unofficial World Championships.'' World Team Cup * 1961* - Wrocław, Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petar Iliev
Petar ( sr, Петар, bg, Петър) is a South Slavic masculine given name, their variant of the Biblical name Petros cognate to Peter. Derivative forms include Pero, Pejo, Pera, Perica, Petrica, Periša. Feminine equivalent is Petra. People mononymously known as Petar include: * Petar of Serbia ( – 917), early Prince of the Serbia * Petar of Duklja (), early archont in Dioclea * Petar Krešimir (died 1074/1075), King of Croatia and Dalmatia * * Notable people with the name are numerous: * See also * Sveti Petar (other) * Petrić * Petričević Petričević ( sr-cyr, Петричевић) is a Serbo-Croatian surname, a patronymic derived from ''Petrič'', a diminutive of Petar. It may refer to: *Bogdan Petričević (born 1989), Montenegrin handball player *Luka Petričević (born 1992), M ... References {{reflist Serbian masculine given names Bulgarian masculine given names Croatian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petr Petkov
Petr is a Czech given name for males and a Czech surname. Petr is the Czech form of ''Peter''. For information on Petr as a first name, see Peter (given name). Given name * Petr Aven (born 1955), Russian billionaire banker, economist and politician * Petr Čech (born 1982), Czech footballer * Petr Čech (hurdler) (born 1944), Czech hurdler * Petr Chelčický (c. 1390 – c. 1460), Czech Christian spiritual leader and author in Bohemia * Petr Cornelie (born 1996), French basketball player * Petr Duchoň (born 1956), Czech politician * Petr Fiala (born 1964), Czech politician and Prime Minister of the Czech Republic * Petr Ginz (1928–1944), Czechoslovak half-Jewish writer, diarist and publisher, victim of the Holocaust * Petr Kellner (1964–2021), Czech billionaire businessman * Petr Korda (born 1968), Czech tennis player * Petr Mitrichev (born 1985), Russian competitive programmer under the handle "Petr" * Petr Mrázek (born 1992), Czech ice hockey goaltender * Petr Nedvěd (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerhard Uhlenbrock
Gerhard is a name of Germanic origin and may refer to: Given name * Gerhard (bishop of Passau) (fl. 932–946), German prelate * Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (1292–1340), German prince, regent of Denmark * Gerhard Barkhorn (1919–1983), German World War II flying ace * Gerhard Berger (born 1959), Austrian racing driver * Gerhard Boldt (1918–1981), German soldier and writer * Gerhard de Beer (born 1994), South African football player * Gerhard Diephuis (1817–1892), Dutch jurist * Gerhard Domagk (1895–1964), German pathologist and bacteriologist and Nobel Laureate * Gerhard Dorn (c.1530–1584), Flemish philosopher, translator, alchemist, physician and bibliophile * Gerhard Ertl (born 1936), German physicist and Nobel Laureate * Gerhard Fieseler (1896–1987), German World War I flying ace * Gerhard Flesch (1909–1948), German Nazi Gestapo and SS officer executed for war crimes * Gerhard Gentzen (1909–1945), German mathematician and logician * Gerhard Armauer H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jochen Dinse
Jochen Dinse (1941-2016) was an international speedway rider from East Germany. Speedway career Dinse reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1967 Individual Speedway World Championship. He was six times champion of East Germany after winning the German Individual Speedway Championship and East German Longtrack Champion in 1974 and 1975. World final appearances Individual World Championship * 1967 – London, Wembley Stadium – 16th – 0pts World Pairs Championship * 1969 - Stockholm (with Gerhard Uhlenbrock Gerhard is a name of Germanic origin and may refer to: Given name * Gerhard (bishop of Passau) (fl. 932–946), German prelate * Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (1292–1340), German prince, regent of Denmark * Gerhard Barkhorn (1919–19 ...) - 6th - 9pts (1) References 1941 births 2016 deaths German speedway riders {{Speedway-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdeněk Majstr
Zdeněk Majstr (born 11 February 1948) was a speedway rider from the Czech Republic. Speedway career Majstr partnered Jan Holub I to the World Pairs final at the 1969 Speedway World Pairs Championship. He was also part of the Czechoslovakian team that reached the final of the 1970 Speedway World Team Cup. World Final appearances World Pairs Championship * 1969 - Stockholm (with Jan Holub I) - 5th - 12pts (4) World Team Cup * 1970 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Jan Holub I / Jiří Štancl / Miloslav Verner / Václav Verner) - 4th World Longtrack Championship * 1973 - Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ... (13th) 3pts References 1948 births Living people Czech speedway riders {{Speedway-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Holub I
Jan Holub I (1942 – 2018) was a speedway rider from the Czech Republic. Speedway career Holub was a two times champion of the Czechoslovakia, winning the 1968 and 1969 Czechoslovakian Individual Speedway Championship. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for Exeter Falcons from 1969 until 1970. World Final appearances World Pairs Championship * 1969 - Stockholm (with Zdeněk Majstr) - 5th - 12pts (8) * 1972 - Borås (with Jiří Štancl) - 6th - 12pts (5) * 1974 – Manchester, Hyde Road (with Jan Hadek) – 7th – 6pts (3) World Team Cup * 1968 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Antonín Kasper Sr. / Luboš Tomíček Sr. / Jaroslav Volf) - 4th - 7pts * 1970 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Zdeněk Majstr / Jiří Štancl / Miloslav Verner / Václav Verner Václav Verner (1949-2018) was an international speedway rider. Speedway career He was the individual champion of Czechoslovakia, after winning the Czechoslovakian Championship in 1971, finishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meissen
Meissen (in German orthography: ''Meißen'', ) is a town of approximately 30,000 about northwest of Dresden on both banks of the Elbe river in the Free State of Saxony, in eastern Germany. Meissen is the home of Meissen porcelain, the Albrechtsburg castle, the Gothic Meissen Cathedral and the Meissen Frauenkirche. The ''Große Kreisstadt'' is the capital of the Meissen district. Names * german: Meißen * french: Meissen, ou, selon l'orthographe allemande: ''Meißen''; en français suranné: ''Misnie'' * la, Misnia, Misena, Misnensium * pl, Miśnia * cs, Míšeň * hsb, Mišno * dsb, Mišnjo * zh, 迈森 (pinyin: ) History Meissen is sometimes known as the "cradle of Saxony". It grew out of the early West Slavic settlement of ''Misni'' inhabited by Glomatians and was founded as a German town by King Henry the Fowler in 929. In 968, the Diocese of Meissen was founded, and Meissen became the episcopal see of a bishop. The Catholic bishopric was suppressed in 1581 after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Øyvind S
Øyvind or Oyvind may refer to: * Oyvind Aasland (born 1967), Norwegian darts player * Øyvind Alapnes (born 1976), Norwegian football referee *Jon Øyvind Andersen (born 1965), Norwegian black metal guitarist * Carl Øyvind Apeland (born 1964), Norwegian musician plays bass, guitar and keyboard in the Norwegian band ''Vamp'' *Øyvind Asbjørnsen (born 1963), Norwegian film producer and director *Øyvind Berg (born 1971), Norwegian ski jumper *Øyvind Berg (lyric poet) (1959–1982), Norwegian lyric poet, playwright, actor and translator * Øyvind Bjørnson (1950–2007), Norwegian historian specialising in labour history and the history of the welfare state *Øyvind Bjorvatn (1931–2015), Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party and later the Liberal People's Party *Øyvind Bolthof (born 1977), Norwegian football goalkeeper *Øyvind Brandtsegg Øyvind Brandtsegg (born 16 February 1971 in Steinkjer, Norway) is a Norwegian musician (percussion, electronica), programmer and com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
