This is the complete list of Individual
Long Track World Championship
medal
A medal or medallion is a small portable artistic object, a thin disc, normally of metal, carrying a design, usually on both sides. They typically have a commemorative purpose of some kind, and many are presented as awards. They may be int ...
ists 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
Gerd Riss (born 17 March 1965) is a German former professional motorcycle speedway rider.
Speedway career
He was a member of Germany team at 2001 Speedway World Cup and who was started in Speedway Grand Prix of Germany. Riss won the title a ...
25.
* Most Overall Points:
Theo Pijper
Theo Pijper (born 11 February 1980) is a Dutch motorcycle speedway rider.
Career
Born in Dokkum, Netherlands, Pijper first rode a motorbike at the age of five. He was a successful long track rider before starting his speedway career. He made his ...
1340.
* Most One Day Finals:
Egon Müller
Egon Müller (born 26 November 1948 in Kiel, Germany) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider and was winner of the Speedway World Championship in 1983, winning the title in his homeland with a maximum score of 15 points.
Career
Mo ...
20.
* Most One Day Points:
Karl Maier
Karl Maier (1901 – 25 July 2000) was a German Esperantist and member of the Universala Esperanto Asocio, for more than 50 years.
Maier learned Esperanto in 1924. After emigration from Germany in 1930, he was living with Esperanto enthusiasts am ...
329.
* Most Grand-Prix Series Appearances:
Theo Pijper
Theo Pijper (born 11 February 1980) is a Dutch motorcycle speedway rider.
Career
Born in Dokkum, Netherlands, Pijper first rode a motorbike at the age of five. He was a successful long track rider before starting his speedway career. He made his ...
23.
* Most Grand-Prix Appearances:
Theo Pijper
Theo Pijper (born 11 February 1980) is a Dutch motorcycle speedway rider.
Career
Born in Dokkum, Netherlands, Pijper first rode a motorbike at the age of five. He was a successful long track rider before starting his speedway career. He made his ...
98.
* Most Grand-Prix Points:
Theo Pijper
Theo Pijper (born 11 February 1980) is a Dutch motorcycle speedway rider.
Career
Born in Dokkum, Netherlands, Pijper first rode a motorbike at the age of five. He was a successful long track rider before starting his speedway career. He made his ...
1340.
* Most Grand-Prix Podiums
Mathieu Trésarrieu
Mathieu "Mat" Trésarrieu (born 2 March 1986) is a French motorcycle speedway rider who competes in Speedway, Longtrack and Grasstrack. He is a two times World Longtrack Champion and is a three-time speedway champion of France.
Biography
Trés ...
34.
* Most Grand-Prix Wins
Gerd Riss
Gerd Riss (born 17 March 1965) is a German former professional motorcycle speedway rider.
Speedway career
He was a member of Germany team at 2001 Speedway World Cup and who was started in Speedway Grand Prix of Germany. Riss won the title a ...
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Joonas Kylmäkorpi
Joonas Nikolai Kylmäkorpi (born 14 February 1980) is a Finnish former motorcycle speedway rider and is a four times Long Track World Champion.
Career
Nicknamed ''the Flying Finn'', he represented Finland in the Speedway World Cup and won a br ...
16
See also
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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 ...
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Team Long Track World Championship
The FIM Team Long Track World Championship, known officially as the ''Longtrack of Nations'', is an annual track racing event since 2007 organized by the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM). The championship has been won by Germany eight ...
References
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External links
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