Individual Speedway Junior World Championship

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Current World Champion Emil Saifutdinov (photo 2008).
Current World Champion Emil Saifutdinov (photo 2008).
2007 Final logo
2007 Final logo

The Individual Speedway Junior World Championship (usually referred to as the Speedway World Under 21 Championship) is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) since 1977. The current World Champion is Emil Saifutdinov from Russia. Next Final will be in 2008 season in Pardubice, Czech Republic.

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[edit] 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 and was renamed to the Speedway World Under 21 Championship.

A new competition was named Individual Speedway Junior European Championship was founded by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) in 1998, only open to European competitors.

[edit] 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).

[edit] Previous Winners

[edit] European Championship (1977-1987)

Year Venue Winners 2nd place 3rd place
1977 Flag of Denmark Vojens Flag of Denmark Alf Busk Flag of the United Kingdom Joe Owen Flag of the United Kingdom Les Collins
1978 Flag of Italy Lonigo Flag of Denmark Finn Rune Jensen Flag of the United Kingdom Kevin Jolly Flag of the United Kingdom Neil Middleditch
1979 Flag of the Soviet Union Leningrad Flag of the United States Ron Preston Flag of the Soviet Union Airat Faizulin Flag of Finland Ari Koponen
1980 Flag of Germany Pocking Flag of Denmark Tommy Knudsen Flag of New Zealand Tony Briggs Flag of the United States Dennis Sigalos
1981 Flag of Czechoslovakia Slaný Flag of the United States Shawn Moran Flag of Czechoslovakia Antonín Kasper, Jr. Flag of Czechoslovakia Jiri Hrdinak
1982 Flag of Germany Pocking Flag of Czechoslovakia Antonín Kasper, Jr. Flag of the United Kingdom Mark Courtney Flag of Denmark Peter Ravn
1983 Flag of Italy Lonigo Flag of Australia Steve Baker Flag of New Zealand David Bargh Flag of the United Kingdom Marvyn Cox
1984 Flag of the United Kingdom King's Lynn Flag of the United Kingdom Marvyn Cox Flag of the United Kingdom Neil Evitts Flag of the United States Steve Lucero
1985 Flag of Germany Abensberg Flag of Sweden Per Jonsson Flag of Sweden Jimmy Nilsen Flag of Denmark Ole Hansen
1986 Flag of the Soviet Union Rivne Flag of the Soviet Union Igor Marko Flag of Sweden Tony Olsson Flag of Denmark Brian Karger
1987 Flag of Poland Zielona Góra Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Havelock Flag of Poland Piotr Świst Flag of the United Kingdom Sean Wilson
Year Venue Winners 2nd place 3rd place

[edit] World Championship (since 1988)

Year Venue Winners 2nd place 3rd place
1988 Flag of Czechoslovakia Slaný Flag of Sweden Peter Nahlin Flag of Sweden Henrik Gustafsson Flag of Denmark Brian Karger
1989 Flag of Italy Lonigo Flag of Denmark Gert Handberg Flag of the United Kingdom Chris Louis Flag of Sweden Niklas Karlsson
1990 Flag of the Soviet Union Lviv Flag of the United Kingdom Chris Louis Flag of the Soviet Union Rene Aas Flag of Sweden Tony Rickardsson
1991 Flag of the United Kingdom Coventry Flag of Denmark Brian Andersen Flag of Denmark Morten Andersen Flag of Australia Jason Lyons
1992 Flag of Germany Pfaffenhofen Flag of Australia Leigh Adams Flag of the United Kingdom Mark Loram Flag of the United Kingdom Joe Screen
1993 Flag of the Czech Republic Pardubice Flag of the United Kingdom Joe Screen Flag of Sweden Mikael Karlsson Flag of Norway Rune Holta
1994 Flag of Norway Elgane Flag of Sweden Mikael Karlsson Flag of Norway Rune Holta Flag of Australia Jason Crump
1995 Flag of Finland Tampere Flag of Australia Jason Crump Flag of Sweden Daniel Andersson Flag of Australia Ryan Sullivan
1996 Flag of Germany Olching Flag of Poland Piotr Protasiewicz Flag of Australia Ryan Sullivan Flag of Denmark Jesper B. Jensen
1997 Flag of the Czech Republic Mšeno Flag of Denmark Jesper B. Jensen Flag of Poland Rafał Dobrucki Flag of the United Kingdom Scott Nicholls
1998 Flag of Poland Piła Flag of Poland Robert Dados Flag of Poland Krzysztof Jabłoński Flag of Slovenia Matej Ferjan
1999 Flag of Denmark Vojens Flag of the United Kingdom Lee Richardson Flag of the Czech Republic Aleš Dryml, Jr. Flag of Australia Nigel Sadler
2000 Flag of Poland Gorzów Wlkp. Flag of Sweden Andreas Jonsson Flag of Poland Krzysztof Cegielski Flag of Poland Jarosław Hampel
Year Venue Winners 2nd place 3rd place
2001 Flag of the United Kingdom Peterborough Flag of Poland Dawid Kujawa Flag of the Czech Republic Lukáš Dryml Flag of Poland Rafał Okoniewski
2002 Flag of the Czech Republic Slaný Flag of the Czech Republic Lukáš Dryml Flag of Poland Krzysztof Kasprzak Flag of the United Kingdom David Howe
2003 Flag of Sweden Kumla Flag of Poland Jarosław Hampel Flag of the United Kingdom Chris Harris Flag of Poland Rafał Szombierski
2004 Flag of Poland Wrocław Flag of Poland Robert Miśkowiak Flag of Denmark Kenneth Bjerre Flag of Slovenia Matej Žagar
2005 Flag of Austria Wiener Neustadt Flag of Poland Krzysztof Kasprzak Flag of the Czech Republic Tomáš Suchánek Flag of Sweden Fredrik Lindgren
2006 Flag of Italy Terenzano Flag of Poland Karol Ząbik Flag of Sweden Antonio Lindbäck Flag of Germany Christian Hefenbrock
2007 Flag of Poland Ostrów Wlkp. Flag of Russia Emil Saifutdinov Flag of Australia Chris Holder Flag of Poland Paweł Hlib
2008 Flag of the Czech Republic Pardubice
Year Venue Winners 2nd place 3rd place

[edit] Medals classification

Pos National Team Total Gold Silver Bronze
1. Flag of Poland Poland 16 7 5 4
2. Flag of Denmark Denmark 13 6 2 5
3. Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain 19 5 7 7
4. Flag of Sweden Sweden 13 4 6 3
5. Flag of Australia Australia 9 3 2 4
6. Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
7 2 4 1
7. Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
Flag of Russia Russia
4 2 2
8. Flag of the United States United States 4 2 2
9. Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 2 2
10. Flag of Norway Norway 2 1 1
11. Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 2 2
12. Flag of Finland Finland 1 1
Flag of Germany Germany 1 1

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