Austria National Speedway Team
The Austria national speedway team are one of the teams that compete in international team motorcycle speedway. History The Austrian speedway team competed in the inaugural Speedway World Team Cup in 1960, finishing third in the central European round. With the exception of a three year spell from 1967 to 1969, Austria were ever present in the World Team Cup from 1960 to 2000. However, they were one of the weaker nations and struggled to qualify for the latter stages of the competition. The team faired better in the World Pairs Championship, reaching finals in 1971 and 1975. Since 2001, Austria have struggled further and have in the majority of cases failed to qualify for the World Cup or the Speedway of Nations (introduced in 2018). Their last significant appearance was in the final of the European Pairs Speedway Championship in 2016. Major world finals World Pairs Championships International caps (as of 2022) Since the advent of the Speedway Grand Prix era, inter ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dany Gappmaier
Daniel Gappmaier known as Dany Gappmaier (born 26 September 1991) is a speedway rider from Austria. He is a six time champion of Austria. Career Gappmaier signed for Berwick Bandits for the 2016 Premier League speedway season season. The following season he was retained by Berwick but also signed for Swindon Robins in the top tier of British Speedway riding for the in the SGB Premiership 2017. In 2019, he secured his sixth Austrian Individual Speedway Championship. He continued to ride for the Berwick Bandits from and entered his fifth season with the club in the SGB Championship 2021 The SGB Championship 2021 was the second tier division, called the SGB Championship, of the British speedway championship in 2021. Changes from the last edition of the Championship (held in 2019) were the addition of three teams and the loss of .... References 1991 births Living people Austrian speedway riders Belle Vue Aces riders Berwick Bandits riders Swindon Robins riders Sp ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Johannes Fiala
Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yehochanan'', meaning "Yahweh is gracious". The name became popular in Northern Europe, especially in Germany because of Christianity. Common German variants for Johannes are ''Johann'', ''Hannes'', '' Hans'' (diminutized to ''Hänschen'' or ''Hänsel'', as known from "''Hansel and Gretel''", a fairy tale by the Grimm brothers), '' Jens'' (from Danish) and ''Jan'' (from Dutch, and found in many countries). In the Netherlands, Johannes was without interruption the most common masculine birth name until 1989. The English equivalent for Johannes is John. In other languages *Joan, Jan, Gjon, Gjin and Gjovalin in Albanian *'' Yoe'' or '' Yohe'', uncommon American form''Dictionary of American Family Names'', Oxford University Press, 2013. *Yaḥy ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fritz Dirtl
Friedrich "Fritz" Dirtl (1928–1956) was an international speedway rider from Austria. Speedway career Dirtl was a two times champion of Austria after winning the Austrian Individual Speedway Championship in 1949 and 1951. He was also a six times Longtrack champion of Austria. Dirtl was tragically killed competing in the 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship, at the Continental final stage. He was involved in a crash with fellow Austrian rider Josef Kamper and then fell into the path of Mieczysław Połukard. See also * Rider deaths in motorcycle racing This article lists motorcycle riders who have died competing at motorcycle racing events. This article lists rider deaths in all series, at any level. Isle of Man TT, Manx Grand Prix and Southern 100 There have been over 275 recorded competitor ... References 1928 births 1956 deaths Austrian speedway riders Sportspeople from Vienna Motorcycle racers who died while racing Sport deaths in Germany {{S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Josef Bössner
Josef Bössner (–2005), also known as Bubi Bössner, was an international speedway rider from Austria. Speedway career Bössner was a three times champion of Austria after winning the Austrian Individual Speedway Championship The Austrian Individual Speedway Championship is a Motorcycle speedway championship held each year to determine the Austrian national champion. Winners See also * Sport in Austria Sports are widely practiced in Austria, both in professio ... in 1962, 1963 and 1973. After his death in 2005 he had a race named in his memory. References 1930s births 2005 deaths Austrian speedway riders {{Austria-speedway-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Andreas Bössner
Andreas Bössner (born 19 August 1968) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Austria. Career In 1987, Bössner represented the Austria national speedway team during the 1987 Speedway World Team Cup. He continued to participate in multiple World Cups and would go on to ride for Austria 20 times in total. Bössner became a multiple Austrian national champion after winning the Austrian Individual Speedway Championship for three consecutive years. The wins came in 1991, 1992 and 1993. He made his British leagues debut during the 1994 British League Division Two season, where he rode for Exeter Falcons The Exeter Falcons were a speedway team based in the city of Exeter. The Falcons operated from 1947 to 2005 at the County Ground Stadium in Exeter. History In 1947, the Falcons competed in a league for the first time when they finished four .... Bössner then won three more Austrian national titles in 1996, 1997 and 1998, to bring his total to six wins and set a reco ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Speedway Grand Prix
Speedway Grand Prix are a series of stand-alone motorcycle speedway events over the course of a season used to determine the Speedway World Champion. The series started in 1995 replacing the previous format of a single event final. The first winner was Hans Nielsen of Denmark. Event format The format for a Grand Prix changed for the 2007 season onwards. Sixteen riders take part in each Grand Prix and over the course of twenty heats each rider will race against every other rider once. The top eight scorers advance to a semi-final and from each semi-final the 1st and 2nd placed riders will advance to the GP final. In this format all rides counted towards Grand Prix points totals, including the semi-final and final, the maximum points for a single GP is 21 (5x heat wins, semi final win and final win). This scoring revision was introduced as a result of comments made during 2006 that the 4 finalists received too many points compared to the losing semi-finalists who in turn receiv ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Herbert Szerecs
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Adi Funk
Adolf "Adi" Funk (1 July 1951 – 27 January 2010) was an Austrian motorcycle speedway rider who won the Austrian Championship four times. Biography Born in Klosterneuburg, Funk rose to prominence in the early 1970s, and by 1974 had the highest average in Austrian speedway.Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) ''Who's Who of World Speedway'', Studio Publications, , p. 141 He finished in fourth place in the Austrian Championship in 1974 and won it for the first time the following year, also winning the Austrian Pairs Championship (with Alex Taudtmann). In 1976 he rode in Britain for King's Lynn Stars but struggled to score well, averaging only 2.8 over the season. The following year he rode for Leicester Lions, and while his average improved, it was still below three points per match. He went on to win the Austrian Championship for three successive seasons between 1980 and 1982. Funk also represented Austria several times.Jones, Alan (2010) ''Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar'', ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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West Germany National Speedway Team
The Germany national speedway team are motorcycle speedway national team from Germany. 2009 Team A members of 2009 Teams was approval in March 2009 by Deutscher Motor Sport Bund. * Seniors: ** Martin Smolinski ** Kevin Wölbert ** Tobias Kroner ** Christian Hefenbrock ** Richard Speiser ** Thomas Stange * U-21 Juniors: ** Kevin Wölbert ** Max Dilger ** Tobias Busch ** Frank Facher ** Erik Pudel ** Sonke Petersen * U-19 Juniors: ** Erik Pudel ** Kai Huckenbeck ** René Deddens ** Marcel Helfer ** Franz Winklhofer Speedway World Cup Riders Świat Żużla, No 3 (75) /2008, pages 24-25, Team U-21 World Championship European Pairs Championship Team U-19 European Championship Honours World Championships European Championships References See also * motorcycle speedway {{National sports teams of Germany National speedway teams Speedway Team A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Australia National Speedway Team
Australia is one of the major teams in international motorcycle speedway with the country regarded as the birthplace of the sport in the 1920s. The current team is managed by former rider Mark Lemon, and captained by 2012 World Champion Chris Holder. Australia finished 3rd in the 2014 Speedway World Cup Final on 2 August in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Speedway World Cup The Australian national speedway team has won both the Speedway World Team Cup (1960–2000) and the Speedway World Cup (2001–present) on two occasions respectively, and were a major force at the turn of the 21st century. The team won its first World Team Cup in 1976 with captain John Boulger, Phil Crump, Billy Sanders, Phil Herne and reserve Garry Middleton, but had to wait over 30 years before winning three tournaments out of four, between 1999 and 2002. Key riding members of the title wins since 1999 include Jason Crump (undefeated through the 2001 World Cup rounds and Final), Leigh Adams, Ryan Sullivan and Todd ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |