The 1950 Individual Speedway World Championship was the fifth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. Speedway riders from

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and

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appeared in the World Championship for the first time. The title was won by Welshman Freddie Williams with the pivotal heat being the heat against Australian

Graham Warren Graham Warren (1926 in Suva, Fiji – 2005)Buck, B (2007) ''Brummies Legends'', Pendragon Books. was an international motorcycle speedway rider who finished third in the 1950 Speedway World Championship final and was a member of the Australia ...

. Warren and Williams both unbeaten met in their third rides and as Warren challenged Williams for the lead he was forced to drop behind Williams. Warren then hit a bump and fell which cost him valuable points and the chance to win the title.

Ronnie Moore Ronald David Moore (born 29 January 1953) is an English football manager and former player. He has taken charge of several clubs including Rotherham United, Tranmere Rovers and Hartlepool United. He played for many different clubs in a car ...

became the youngest finalist at the age of just 17.

Qualification (Championship Round)

Venues

9 events in

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Scores

*Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final

World final

*22 September 1950 *

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*Change: Arthur Forrest → Mike Erskine

Podium

1950 Podium
# Freddie Williams #

Wally Green Walter Stanley Green (25 February 1918Addison J. (1948). ''The People Speedway Guide''. Odhams Press Limited – 11 December 2006) was an international motorcycle speedway rider who finished second in the World Championship final in 1950.Bamf ...

References

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1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 ...

Individual World Championship Individual Speedway

Individual Speedway World Championship The World Championship of Speedway is an international competition between the highest-ranked motorcycle speedway riders of the world, run under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). The first official championsh ...

Speedway competitions in the United Kingdom