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Rolf Westerberg
Rolf Westerberg is a former speedway rider from Norway. He won the silver medal on three occasions at the Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship in 1954, 1956 and 1959. He reached the final of the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship in 1957 and 1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (K .... References Norwegian speedway riders Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Speedway-stub ...
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Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship
This is the complete list of Individual Long Track World Championship medalists from 1971. Also included are the medalists from 1957 to 1970 when the championship was known as the European Individual Long Track Championship. Medalists European Long Track Championship (*) Shows position was gained after a run-off. World Long Track Championship Grand Prix Series (since 1997) Riders There have been 369 competitors from 22 countries. Records * Most Appearances in Final: Gerd Riss 25. * Most Overall Points: Theo Pijper 1340. * Most One Day Finals: Egon Müller 20. * Most One Day Points: Karl Maier 329. * Most Grand-Prix Series Appearances: Theo Pijper 23. * Most Grand-Prix Appearances: Theo Pijper 98. * Most Grand-Prix Points: Theo Pijper 1340. * Most Grand-Prix Podiums Mathieu Trésarrieu 34. * Most Grand-Prix Wins Gerd Riss & Joonas Kylmäkorpi 16 See also * Motorcycle speedway * Team Long Track World Championship The FIM Team Long Track World Championship, known offic ...
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Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship
The Individual Speedway Norwegian Championship is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the Norges Motorsportforbund (NMF). The first championship was held in 1938 in Trondheim and saw Ragnar C. Erichsen as winner. Lars Gunnestad has won the highest number of championships with ten victories between 1988 and 2003. Previous winners ''The list is incomplete'' See also * Norway national speedway team * Speedway Grand Prix of Norway References {{Reflist Speedway in Norway Norway Speedway Speedway may refer to: Racing Race tracks *Edmonton International Speedway, also known as Speedway Park, a former motor raceway in Edmonton, Alberta *Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a motor raceway in Speedway, Indiana Types of races and race cours ...
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Motorcycle Speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only one gear and have no brakes. Racing takes place on a flat oval track usually consisting of dirt, loosely packed shale, or crushed rock (mostly used in Australia and New Zealand). Competitors use this surface to slide their machines sideways, powersliding or broadsiding into the bends. On the straight sections of the track, the motorcycles reach speeds of up to . There are now both domestic and international competitions in a number of countries, including the Speedway World Cup, whilst the highest overall scoring individual in the Speedway Grand Prix events is pronounced the world champion. Speedway is popular in Central and Northern Europe and to a lesser extent in Australia and North America. A variant of track racing, speedway is adm ...
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1957 Individual Long Track European Championship
The 1957 Individual Long Track European Championship was the first edition of the Individual Long Track World Championship, Long Track European Championship. The event was held on 15 September 1957 in Stockholm, Sweden. The title was won by Basse Hveem of Norway. Venues *1st semi-final - Plattling , August 4, 1957 *2nd semi-final - Vaasa on August 11, 1957 *Final - Stockholm , September 15, 1957 Final Classification References

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1961 Individual Long Track European Championship
The 1961 Individual Long Track European Championship was the fifth edition of the Individual Long Track World Championship, Long Track European Championship. The final was held on 7 September 1961 in Oslo, Norway. The title was won by Timo Laine of Finland. Venues *qualifying rounds - Marianske Lazne, 14 May 1961 *1st semi-final - Scheeßel, 4 June 1961 *Semi Final - Mühldorf am Inn, 11 June 1961 *Scandinavian final - Örebro, 18 June 1961 *Final - Oslo, 7 September 1961 Final Classification References

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Norwegian Speedway Riders
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the two official written forms: **Bokmål, literally "book language", used by 85–90% of the population of Norway **Nynorsk, literally "New Norwegian", used by 10–15% of the population of Norway *The Norwegian Sea Norwegian or may also refer to: Norwegian *Norwegian Air Shuttle, an airline, trading as Norwegian **Norwegian Long Haul, a defunct subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, flying long-haul flights *Norwegian Air Lines, a former airline, merged with Scandinavian Airlines in 1951 *Norwegian coupling, used for narrow-gauge railways *Norwegian Cruise Line, a cruise line *Norwegian Elkhound, a canine breed. *Norwegian Forest cat, a domestic feline breed *Norwegian Red, a breed of dairy cattle *Norwegian Township, Schuylkill County, ...
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Living People
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