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The Speedway Under-21 World Championship is an annual
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event held each year organized by the
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(FIM) since 1977. As of 2022, the title was awarded to the winner of the SGP2 category at the FIM Speedway World Championship.


History

Between 1977 and 1987 the Championship was the called Individual Speedway Junior European Championship (European Speedway Under 21 Championship), open only to European riders. In 1979, the Championship allowed riders from other continents to compete, but was renamed to the Speedway World Under 21 Championship in 1988. A new competition was named
Individual Speedway Junior European Championship The European Individual Speedway Junior Championship is an annual speedway event organized by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) since 1998. Championship History Between 1977 and 1988 the FIM) held the Speedway European Under 21 Championship ...
was founded by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) in 1998, only open to European competitors. Originally it was called the European Under-21 Championship (from 1977-1987) but changed its name in 1988 when it was made open to all nations. To confuse matters a new
European Individual Speedway Junior Championship The European Individual Speedway Junior Championship is an annual 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 ...
was created in 1998 by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) but this is not linked to former European Under-21 Championship.
Maksym Drabik Maksym Drabik (born 22 February 1998) is an international speedway rider from Poland. Speedway career Drabik won the gold medal at the World Under-21 Championship in the 2017 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship and the 2019 Individ ...
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Darcy Ward Darcy Stephen Ward (born 4 May 1992 in Nanango, Queensland) is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider who won the 2009, 2010 and 2011 Australian Under-21 Championships as well as the 2009 and 2010 World Under-21 Championships. His ...
from Australia ( 2009 and 2010) are the only double U-21 World Champions.


Age limits

The minimum age of a rider to compete is 16 years of age (starting on the date of the rider's birthday). The maximum age is 21 years of age (finishing at the end of the year in which the rider celebrates his 21st birthday).


World Champions

The following World Junior champions went on to win the
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Per Jonsson Per Jonsson (born 21 March 1966 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1990, and finished runner-up in 1992. Career In 1985, his second season with the Reading Racers, the team won six major ...
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Gary Havelock Robert Gary Havelock (born 4 November 1968, in Eaglescliffe, County Durham, England) is a former speedway rider who was World Champion in 1992. For several years he captained the Redcar Bears in the Premier League. He is the son of former speed ...
in 1992 *
Jason Crump Jason Philip Crump (born 6 August 1975) is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a three-time Speedway World Champion, a World Cup winner and a former World Under-21 Champion. In a 21-year career in Speedway, Jason ...
in 2004, 2006 and 2009 * Bartosz Zmarzlik in
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Past winners


European Championship (1977-1987)


World Championship (since 1988)


One-day final (1988–2009)


Final series (since 2010–2021)


SGP2 (2022–)


Medal winners per nation


See also

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Team Speedway Junior World Championship The Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship is a speedway competition to determine the World Championship for national Under-21 teams. The sport's equivalent of the Under-21 World Cup in football, as of 2022 the title is awarded to the winners ...
(U-21) * Individual Speedway World Championship,
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 win ...
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Individual Speedway Junior European Championship The European Individual Speedway Junior Championship is an annual speedway event organized by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) since 1998. Championship History Between 1977 and 1988 the FIM) held the Speedway European Under 21 Championship ...
(U-19)


References

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