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Sándor Tihanyi
Sándor Tihanyi (born 28 April 1963) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Hungary. He was a member of Hungary's national team during the 1980s and 1990s. Career Tihanyi qualified for the 1988 World Final in Vojens, Denmark, where he finished 15th with three points. He was also a reserve for the 1990 World Final at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England, but did not ride in the final. His greatest achievement was in 1990, when he teamed up with Zoltán Adorján to secure a first medal at world level for Hungary when they won a bronze at the 1990 Speedway World Pairs Championship in Germany. In 2005, he won his second Hungarian national championship. Tihanyi has been retired from professional racing since 2012. World Final Appearances Individual World Championship * 1988 - Vojens, Speedway Center - 15th - 3pts * 1990 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium - Reserve - did not ride World Pairs Championship * 1990 - Landshut Landshut (; ) is a town in Bavaria, Germany, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vojens
Vojens () is a railway town in Denmark with a population of 7,424 (1 January 2025).BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark It was the main town of the now abolished Vojens Municipality, now the second largest town of Haderslev Municipality in Region of Southern Denmark. Vojens is located 41 km east of Ribe, 33 km south of Vejen, 29 km north of Aabenraa and 14 km west of Haderslev. Church 
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1963 Births
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A January 1963 lunar eclipse, total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the January 1963 lunar eclipse, penumbral lunar eclipse and the Solar eclipse of January 25, 1963, annular solar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landshut
Landshut (; ) is a town in Bavaria, Germany, on the banks of the Isar, River Isar. Landshut is the capital of Lower Bavaria, one of the seven administrative regions of the Free state (government), Free State of Bavaria, and the seat of the surrounding district. With a population of more than 75,000, Landshut is the largest city in Lower Bavaria, followed by Passau and Straubing. The town, called City of the Three Helmets (), is known for its picturesque Gothic architecture, Gothic old town and the Landshut Wedding, a full-tilt medieval festival. The cityscape is dominated by the St. Martin's Church, Landshut, St. Martin's Basilica and Trausnitz Castle high above the old town. Close to Munich and Franz Josef Strauss International Airport, Landshut is industrialized (BMW, ebm-papst, Schott AG, Schott), has a low unemployment rate and is among the richest towns in Bavaria. Geography Landshut lies in the Alpine foothills. The River Isar runs through the city and splits in two in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vojens Speedway Center
The Vojens Speedway Center is a Motorcycle speedway track located in Vojens, Denmark. The track has been part-owned since its opening by Denmark's first three time Speedway World Champion Ole Olsen. Track The Speedway Center is a long track which opened in September 1975 and has a spectator capacity of approximately 15,000. Since its opening it has hosted numerous Danish national and international meetings including hosting the Danish Championship in 1977, 1979 and 1981. World Championship meetings The Speedway Center hosted the Speedway World Final in 1988 and again in 1994, the final time the World Championship was held in the single meeting format before the advent of the Speedway Grand Prix series in 1995. It hosted the Final of the World Pairs Championship in 1979 and 1993, the World Team Cup in 1983, 1986 (round 2 of 3), 1991 and 1998, as well as the World Cup in 2003, 2008 and 2010. The Center also hosted the Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark from 1995 until 2002 and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoltán Adorján
Zoltán Adorján (born 15 November 1961 in Debrecen, Hungary) is former international motorcycle speedway rider.Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. He is a 13 times Hungarian national champion and earned 51 caps for the Hungary national speedway team. Career Adorján came to prominence when he reached the 1985 Individual Speedway World Championship final. Four years later in 1989 he won the Continental Speedway Final on the way to reaching his second World final. The following year he teamed up with Sándor Tihanyi to secure a first medal at world level for Hungary when they won a bronze at the 1990 Speedway World Pairs Championship in Germany. He was a member of the Hungarian national team that toured the United Kingdom in 1991 and competed in the last Speedway World Pairs Championship] at the 1993 Speedway World Pairs Championship in Vojens, Denmark. On 30 July 1995, he won the Continental F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradford
Bradford is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in West Yorkshire, England. It became a municipal borough in 1847, received a city charter in 1897 and, since the Local Government Act 1972, 1974 reform, the city status in the United Kingdom, city status has belonged to the larger City of Bradford metropolitan borough. It had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 Census for England and Wales, 2011 census, making it the second-largest subdivision of the West Yorkshire Built-up Area after Leeds, which is approximately to the east. The borough had a population of , making it the List of English districts by population, most populous district in England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the city grew in the 19th century as an international centre of Textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution, textile manufacture, particularly wool. It was a boomtown of the Industrial Revolution, and amongst the earliest Industrialisation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odsal Stadium
Odsal Stadium (known as Bartercard Odsal Stadium for sponsorship reasons) is a multi-purpose stadium, multipurpose stadium in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The stadium is currently the home of Bradford Bulls rugby league football club and Yorstox Stock Cars who host regular monthly meetings of BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars, BriSCA F1 Stock Cars, and BriSCA Formula 2 Stock Cars, BriSCA F2 Stock Cars. The stadium, originally owned by Bradford City Council, had the lease hold purchased by the Rugby Football League in 2012 due to financial problems with in the council. In 2025, the stadium was bought by their long term tenants. Previously, the stadium has also been used by the Bradford Dukes motorcycle speedway, speedway team, hosting the 1997 Speedway Grand Prix, 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain and the Association football, football team Bradford City for a temporary groundshare following the Bradford City stadium fire, Valley Parade fire while their ground was rebuil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1990 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 45th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. The final was held at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England. It was the 28th and last time the world final would be held in England under the traditional single meeting format. Sweden's Per Jonsson won his only World Individual Championship to become the first Swedish World Champion since Anders Michanek in 1974 and became the first rider to win both the Under-21 and Senior World Championships, having previously won the 1985 Under-21 World Championship. Jonsson defeated Shawn Moran from the United States in a run-off after both finished the meeting on 13 points. Moran was later disqualified by the FIM for failing a drug test taken at the Overseas Final. After Moran's disqualification, the FIM did not adjust the rankings, leaving the second-place position vacant in official records for the 1990 World Final. Australian youngster Todd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1988 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 43rd edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. The final was held at the Vojens Speedway Center, owned by former World Champion Ole Olsen. Despite the country having won seven World Individual Championships between three riders since 1971 (Olsen, Erik Gundersen and Hans Nielsen), it was the first time Denmark hosted the World Final. Gundersen renewed his fierce rivalry with Nielsen as both finished on 14 points to tie for the lead of the Championship. However it was Gundersen that won the toss to choose his starting gate for the run-off. He chose the outside and on a wet track he won his third title by defeating Nielsen in the run-off. Fellow Dane Jan O. Pedersen completed a clean sweep for Denmark by taking the bronze medal. First round Qualification results. British qualification *Top 32 riders to British semi-finals Second round West German Final * 4 September '87 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debrecen
Debrecen ( ; ; ; ) is Hungary's cities of Hungary, second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain Regions of Hungary, region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the largest Hungarian city in the 18th century and it is one of the Hungarian people's most important cultural centres.Antal Papp: Magyarország (Hungary), Panoráma, Budapest, 1982, , p. 860, pp. 463-477 Debrecen was also the List of historical capitals of Hungary, capital city of Hungary during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, revolution in 1848–1849. During the revolution, the dethronement of the Habsburg dynasty was declared in the Reformed Great Church of Debrecen, Reformed Great Church. The city also served as the capital of Hungary by the end of World War II in 1944–1945. It is home to the University of Debrecen. Etymology There are at least three narratives of the origin of the city's name. The city is first documented in 1235, as ''De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
