List of Individual Speedway World Championship medalists

This is the complete list of Individual Speedway World Championship and Speedway Grand Prix medalists from 1936 to 2011.

Medalists

Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place
1936
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London
Wembley Stadium
 AUS Lionel Van Praag (26+3 pts)  ENG Eric Langton (26+2 pts)  AUS Bluey Wilkinson (25 pts)
1937
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London
Wembley Stadium
 USA Jack Milne (28 pts)  USA Wilbur Lamoreaux (25 pts)  USA Cordy Milne (23 pts)
1938
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London
Wembley Stadium
 AUS Bluey Wilkinson (22 pts)  USA Jack Milne (21 pts)  USA Wilbur Lamoreaux (20 pts)
1939
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London
Wembley Stadium
The Final was canceled due to the outbreak of World War II.
Championship suspended 1940-1948
1949
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London
Wembley Stadium
 ENG Tommy Price (15 pts)  ENG Jack Parker (14 pts)  ENG Louis Lawson (13 pts)
1950
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London
Wembley Stadium
 WAL Freddie Williams (14 pts)  ENG Wally Green (13 pts) Graham Warren (12 pts)
1951
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London
Wembley Stadium
 AUS Jack Young (12+3 pts)  ENG Split Waterman (12+2 pts)  AUS Jack Biggs (12+1 pts)
1952
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London
Wembley Stadium
 AUS Jack Young (14 pts)  WAL Freddie Williams (13 pts)  ENG Bob Oakley (12 pts)
1953
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London
Wembley Stadium
 WAL Freddie Williams (14 pts)  ENG Split Waterman (13 pts)  NZL Geoff Mardon (12+3 pts)
1954
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London
Wembley Stadium
 NZL Ronnie Moore (15 pts)  ENG Brian Crutcher (13+3 pts)  SWE Olly Nygren (13+2 pts)
1955
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London
Wembley Stadium
 ENG Peter Craven (13 pts)  NZL Ronnie Moore (12+3 pts)  NZL Barry Briggs (12+2 pts)
1956
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London
Wembley Stadium
 SWE Ove Fundin (13 pts)  NZL Ronnie Moore (12 pts)  ENG Arthur Forrest (11+3 pts)
1957
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London
Wembley Stadium
 NZL Barry Briggs (14+3 pts)  SWE Ove Fundin (14+2 pts)  ENG Peter Craven (11+3 pts)
1958
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London
Wembley Stadium
 NZL Barry Briggs (15 pts)  SWE Ove Fundin (13 pts)  AUS Aub Lawson (11+3 pts)
1959
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London
Wembley Stadium
 NZL Ronnie Moore (15 pts)  SWE Ove Fundin (13 pts)  NZL Barry Briggs (11+3 pts)
1960
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London
Wembley Stadium
 SWE Ove Fundin (14+3 pts)  NZL Ronnie Moore (14+2 pts)  ENG Peter Craven (14+1 pts)
1961
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Malmö
Malmö Stadion
 SWE Ove Fundin (14 pts)  SWE Björn Knutsson (12+3 pts)  SWE Göte Nordin (12+2 pts)
1962
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London
Wembley Stadium
 ENG Peter Craven (14 pts)  NZL Barry Briggs (13 pts)  SWE Ove Fundin (10+3 pts)
1963
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London
Wembley Stadium
 SWE Ove Fundin (14 pts)  SWE Björn Knutsson (13 pts)  NZL Barry Briggs (12 pts)
1964
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Gothenburg
Ullevi
 NZL Barry Briggs (15 pts)  SUN Igor Plechanov (13+3 pts)  SWE Ove Fundin (13+2 pts)
1965
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London
Wembley Stadium
 SWE Björn Knutsson (14 pts)  SUN Igor Plechanov (13+3 pts)  SWE Ove Fundin (13+2 pts)
1966
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London
Wembley Stadium
 NZL Barry Briggs (15 pts)  NOR Sverre Harrfeldt (14 pts)  POL Antoni Woryna (13 pts)
1967
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London
Wembley Stadium
 SWE Ove Fundin (14+3 pts)  SWE Bengt Jansson (14+2 pts)  NZL Ivan Mauger (13 pts)
1968
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Gothenburg
Ullevi
 NZL Ivan Mauger (15 pts)  NZL Barry Briggs (12 pts)  POL Edward Jancarz (11+3 pts)
1969
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London
Wembley Stadium
 NZL Ivan Mauger (14 pts)  NZL Barry Briggs (11+3 pts)  SWE Sören Sjösten (11+2 pts)
1970
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Wrocław
Olympic Stadium
 NZL Ivan Mauger (15 pts)  POL Paweł Waloszek (14 pts)  POL Antoni Woryna (13 pts)
1971
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Gothenburg
Ullevi
 DEN Ole Olsen (15 pts)  NZL Ivan Mauger (12+3 pts)  SWE Bengt Jansson (12+2 pts)
1972
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London
Wembley Stadium
 NZL Ivan Mauger (13+3 pts)  SWE Bernt Persson (13+2 pts)  DEN Ole Olsen (12 pts)
1973
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Chorzów
Silesian Stadium
 POL Jerzy Szczakiel (13+3 pts)  NZL Ivan Mauger (13+F pts)  POL Zenon Plech (12 pts)
1974
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Gothenburg
Ullevi
 SWE Anders Michanek (15 pts)  NZL Ivan Mauger (11+3 pts)  SWE Sören Sjösten (11+2 pts)
1975
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London
Wembley Stadium
 DEN Ole Olsen (15 pts)  SWE Anders Michanek (13 pts)  ENG John Louis (12+3 pts)
1976
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Chorzów
Silesian Stadium
 ENG Peter Collins (14 pts)  ENG Malcolm Simmons (13 pts)  AUS Phil Crump (12 pts)
1977
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Gothenburg
Ullevi
 NZL Ivan Mauger (14 pts)  ENG Peter Collins (13 pts)  DEN Ole Olsen (12+3 pts)
1978
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London
Wembley Stadium
 DEN Ole Olsen (13 pts)  ENG Gordon Kennett (12 pts)  USA Scott Autrey (11+3 pts)
1979
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Chorzów
Silesian Stadium
 NZL Ivan Mauger (14 pts)  POL Zenon Plech (13 pts)  ENG Michael Lee (11+3 pts)
1980
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Gothenburg
Ullevi
 ENG Michael Lee (14 pts)  ENG Dave Jessup (12+3 pts)  AUS Billy Sanders (12+2 pts)
1981
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London
Wembley Stadium
 USA Bruce Penhall (14 pts)  DEN Ole Olsen (12+3 pts)  DEN Tommy Knudsen (12+2 pts)
1982
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Los Angeles, CA
Memorial Coliseum
 USA Bruce Penhall (14 pts)  ENG Les Collins (13 pts)  USA Dennis Sigalos (12 pts)
1983
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Norden, Lower Saxony
Motodrom Halbemond
 FRG Egon Müller (15 pts)  AUS Billy Sanders (12 pts)  ENG Michael Lee (11 pts)
1984
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Gothenburg
Ullevi
 DEN Erik Gundersen (14 pts)  DEN Hans Nielsen (13+3 pts)  USA Lance King (13+2 pts)
1985
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Bradford
Odsal Stadium
 DEN Erik Gundersen (13+3 pts)  DEN Hans Nielsen (13+2 pts)  USA Sam Ermolenko (13+1 pts)
1986
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Chorzów
Silesian Stadium
 DEN Hans Nielsen (14 pts)  DEN Jan O. Pedersen (13 pts)  ENG Kelvin Tatum (12 pts)
1987
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Amsterdam
Olympic Stadium
 DEN Hans Nielsen (27 pts)  DEN Erik Gundersen (24+3 pts)  USA Sam Ermolenko (24+2 pts)
1988
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Vojens
Speedway Center
 DEN Erik Gundersen (14+3 pts)  DEN Hans Nielsen (14+2 pts)  DEN Jan O. Pedersen (13 pts)
1989
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Munich
Olympic Stadium
 DEN Hans Nielsen (15 pts)  ENG Simon Wigg (12+3 pts)  ENG Jeremy Doncaster (12+2 pts)
1990
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Bradford
Odsal Stadium
 SWE Per Jonsson (13+3 pts)  USA Shawn Moran (13+2 pts)
Void - disqualified
 AUS Todd Wiltshire (12 pts)
1991
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Gothenburg
Ullevi
 DEN Jan O. Pedersen (15 pts)  SWE Tony Rickardsson (12 pts)  DEN Hans Nielsen (11+3 pts)
1992
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Wrocław
Olympic Stadium
 ENG Gary Havelock (14 pts)  SWE Per Jonsson (11 pts)  DEN Gert Handberg (10 pts)
1993
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Pocking
Rottalstadion
 USA Sam Ermolenko (12 pts)  DEN Hans Nielsen (11+3 pts)  ENG Chris Louis (11+2 pts)
1994
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Vojens
Speedway Center
 SWE Tony Rickardsson (12+3 pts)  DEN Hans Nielsen (12+2 pts)  AUS Craig Boyce (12+1 pts)
Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place

Grand Prix Series (since 1995)

Year Venues Winners Runner-up 3rd place
1995
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six events  DEN Hans Nielsen (103 pts)  SWE Tony Rickardsson (88 pts)  USA Sam Ermolenko (83 pts)
1996
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six events  USA Billy Hamill (113 pts)  DEN Hans Nielsen (111 pts)  USA Greg Hancock (88 pts)
1997
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six events  USA Greg Hancock (118 pts)  USA Billy Hamill (111 pts)  POL Tomasz Gollob (92 pts)
1998
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six events  SWE Tony Rickardsson (111 pts)  SWE Jimmy Nilsen (99 pts)  POL Tomasz Gollob (97 pts)
1999
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six events  SWE Tony Rickardsson (111 pts)  POL Tomasz Gollob (98 pts)  DEN Hans Nielsen (76 pts)
2000
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six events  ENG Mark Loram (102 pts)  USA Billy Hamill (95 pts)  SWE Tony Rickardsson (94 pts)
2001
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six events  SWE Tony Rickardsson (121 pts)  AUS Jason Crump (113 pts)  POL Tomasz Gollob (89 pts)
2002
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ten events  SWE Tony Rickardsson (181 pts)  AUS Jason Crump (162 pts)  AUS Ryan Sullivan (158 pts)
2003
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nine events  DEN Nicki Pedersen (152 pts)  AUS Jason Crump (144 pts)  SWE Tony Rickardsson (127 pts)
2004
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nine events  AUS Jason Crump (158 pts)  SWE Tony Rickardsson (155 pts)  USA Greg Hancock (137 pts)
2005
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nine events  SWE Tony Rickardsson (196 pts)  AUS Jason Crump (154 pts)  AUS Leigh Adams (107 pts)
2006
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ten events  AUS Jason Crump (188 pts)  USA Greg Hancock (144 pts)  DEN Nicki Pedersen (134 pts)
2007
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eleven events  DEN Nicki Pedersen (196 pts)  AUS Leigh Adams (153 pts)  AUS Jason Crump (124 pts)
2008
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eleven events  DEN Nicki Pedersen (174 pts)  AUS Jason Crump (152 pts)  POL Tomasz Gollob (148 pts)
2009
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eleven events  AUS Jason Crump (159 pts)  POL Tomasz Gollob (144 pts)  RUS Emil Sayfutdinov (138 pts)
2010
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eleven events  POL Tomasz Gollob (166 pts)  POL Jarosław Hampel (137 pts)  AUS Jason Crump (135 pts)
2011
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eleven events  USA Greg Hancock (164 pts)  SWE Andreas Jonsson (124 pts)  POL Jarosław Hampel (122 pts)
Year Venues Winners Runner-up 3rd place

See also