List of Individual Speedway World Championship medalists

This is the complete list of official Individual Speedway World Championship and Speedway Grand Prix medalists from 1936 to 2020.

(n.b: Winners of Speedway World Championships between 1931 and '35, staged prior to FIM accreditation in 1936 are given elsewhere.)

Medalists

Year Venue Winner Runner-up 3rd place
1936
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London
Wembley Stadium
Lionel Van Praag (26+3 pts) Eric Langton (26+2 pts) Bluey Wilkinson (25 pts)
1937
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London
Wembley Stadium
Jack Milne (28 pts) Wilbur Lamoreaux (25 pts) Cordy Milne (23 pts)
1938
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London
Wembley Stadium
Bluey Wilkinson (22 pts) Jack Milne (21 pts) Wilbur Lamoreaux (20 pts)
1939
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London
Wembley Stadium
The Final was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II.
Championship suspended 1940-1948
1949
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London
Wembley Stadium
Tommy Price (15 pts) Jack Parker (14 pts) Louis Lawson (13 pts)
1950
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London
Wembley Stadium
Freddie Williams (14 pts) Wally Green (13 pts) Graham Warren (12 pts)
1951
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London
Wembley Stadium
Jack Young (12+3 pts) Split Waterman (12+2 pts) Jack Biggs (12+1 pts)
1952
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London
Wembley Stadium
Jack Young (14 pts) Freddie Williams (13 pts) Bob Oakley (12 pts)
1953
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London
Wembley Stadium
Freddie Williams (14 pts) Split Waterman (13 pts) Geoff Mardon (12+3 pts)
1954
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London
Wembley Stadium
Ronnie Moore (15 pts) Brian Crutcher (13+3 pts) Olle Nygren (13+2 pts)
1955
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London
Wembley Stadium
Peter Craven (13 pts) Ronnie Moore (12+3 pts) Barry Briggs (12+2 pts)
1956
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London
Wembley Stadium
Ove Fundin (13 pts) Ronnie Moore (12 pts) Arthur Forrest (11+3 pts)
1957
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London
Wembley Stadium
Barry Briggs (14+3 pts) Ove Fundin (14+2 pts) Peter Craven (11+3 pts)
1958
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London
Wembley Stadium
Barry Briggs (15 pts) Ove Fundin (13 pts) Aub Lawson (11+3 pts)
1959
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London
Wembley Stadium
Ronnie Moore (15 pts) Ove Fundin (13 pts) Barry Briggs (11+3 pts)
1960
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London
Wembley Stadium
Ove Fundin (14+3 pts) Ronnie Moore (14+2 pts) Peter Craven (14+1 pts)
1961
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Malmö
Malmö Stadion
Ove Fundin (14 pts) Björn Knutsson (12+3 pts) Göte Nordin (12+2 pts)
1962
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London
Wembley Stadium
Peter Craven (14 pts) Barry Briggs (13 pts) Ove Fundin (10+3 pts)
1963
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London
Wembley Stadium
Ove Fundin (14 pts) Björn Knutsson (13 pts) Barry Briggs (12 pts)
1964
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Göteborg
Ullevi
Barry Briggs (15 pts) Igor Plekhanov (13+3 pts) Ove Fundin (13+2 pts)
1965
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London
Wembley Stadium
Björn Knutsson (14 pts) Igor Plekhanov (13+3 pts) Ove Fundin (13+2 pts)
1966
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Göteborg
Ullevi
Barry Briggs (15 pts) Sverre Harrfeldt (14 pts) Antoni Woryna (13 pts)
1967
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London
Wembley Stadium
Ove Fundin (14+3 pts) Bengt Jansson (14+2 pts) Ivan Mauger (13 pts)
1968
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Göteborg
Ullevi
Ivan Mauger (15 pts) Barry Briggs (12 pts) Edward Jancarz (11+3 pts)
1969
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London
Wembley Stadium
Ivan Mauger (14 pts) Barry Briggs (11+3 pts) Sören Sjösten (11+2 pts)
1970
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Wrocław
Olympic Stadium
Ivan Mauger (15 pts) Paweł Waloszek (14 pts) Antoni Woryna (13 pts)
1971
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Göteborg
Ullevi
Ole Olsen (15 pts) Ivan Mauger (12+3 pts) Bengt Jansson (12+2 pts)
1972
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London
Wembley Stadium
Ivan Mauger (13+3 pts) Bernt Persson (13+2 pts) Ole Olsen (12 pts)
1973
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Chorzów
Silesian Stadium
Jerzy Szczakiel (13+3 pts) Ivan Mauger (13+F pts) Zenon Plech (12 pts)
1974
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Göteborg
Ullevi
Anders Michanek (15 pts) Ivan Mauger (11+3 pts) Sören Sjösten (11+2 pts)
1975
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London
Wembley Stadium
Ole Olsen (15 pts) Anders Michanek (13 pts) John Louis (12+3 pts)
1976
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Chorzów
Silesian Stadium
Peter Collins (14 pts) Malcolm Simmons (13 pts) Phil Crump (12 pts)
1977
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Göteborg
Ullevi
Ivan Mauger (14 pts) Peter Collins (13 pts) Ole Olsen (12+3 pts)
1978
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London
Wembley Stadium
Ole Olsen (13 pts) Gordon Kennett (12 pts) Scott Autrey (11+3 pts)
1979
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Chorzów
Silesian Stadium
Ivan Mauger (14 pts) Zenon Plech (13 pts) Michael Lee (11+3 pts)
1980
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Göteborg
Ullevi
Michael Lee (14 pts) Dave Jessup (12+3 pts) Billy Sanders (12+2 pts)
1981
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London
Wembley Stadium
Bruce Penhall (14 pts) Ole Olsen (12+3 pts) Tommy Knudsen (12+2 pts)
1982
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Los Angeles, CA
Memorial Coliseum
Bruce Penhall (14 pts) Les Collins (13 pts) Dennis Sigalos (12 pts)
1983
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Norden
Motodrom Halbemond
Egon Müller (15 pts) Billy Sanders (12 pts) Michael Lee (11 pts)
1984
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Göteborg
Ullevi
Erik Gundersen (14 pts) Hans Nielsen (13+3 pts) Lance King (13+2 pts)
1985
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Bradford
Odsal Stadium
Erik Gundersen (13+3 pts) Hans Nielsen (13+2 pts) Sam Ermolenko (13+1 pts)
1986
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Chorzów
Silesian Stadium
Hans Nielsen (14 pts) Jan O. Pedersen (13 pts) Kelvin Tatum (12 pts)
1987
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Amsterdam
Olympic Stadium
Hans Nielsen (27 pts) Erik Gundersen (24+3 pts) Sam Ermolenko (24+2 pts)
1988
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Vojens
Speedway Center
Erik Gundersen (14+3 pts) Hans Nielsen (14+2 pts) Jan O. Pedersen (13 pts)
1989
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Munich
Olympic Stadium
Hans Nielsen (15 pts) Simon Wigg (12+3 pts) Jeremy Doncaster (12+2 pts)
1990
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Bradford
Odsal Stadium
Per Jonsson (13+3 pts) Shawn Moran (13+2 pts)
Void - disqualified
Todd Wiltshire (12 pts)
1991
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Göteborg
Ullevi
Jan O. Pedersen (15 pts) Tony Rickardsson (12 pts) Hans Nielsen (11+3 pts)
1992
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Wrocław
Olympic Stadium
Gary Havelock (14 pts) Per Jonsson (11 pts) Gert Handberg (10 pts)
1993
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Pocking
Rottalstadion
Sam Ermolenko (12 pts) Hans Nielsen (11+3 pts) Chris Louis (11+2 pts)
1994
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Vojens
Speedway Center
Tony Rickardsson (12+3 pts) Hans Nielsen (12+2 pts) Craig Boyce (12+1 pts)
Year Venue Winner Runner-up 3rd place

Grand Prix Series (since 1995)

Year Venue Winner Runner-up 3rd place
1995
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6 events Hans Nielsen (103 pts) Tony Rickardsson (88 pts) Sam Ermolenko (83 pts)
1996
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6 events Billy Hamill (113 pts) Hans Nielsen (111 pts) Greg Hancock (88 pts)
1997
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6 events Greg Hancock (118 pts) Billy Hamill (111 pts) Tomasz Gollob (92 pts)
1998
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6 events Tony Rickardsson (111 pts) Jimmy Nilsen (99 pts) Tomasz Gollob (97 pts)
1999
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6 events Tony Rickardsson (111 pts) Tomasz Gollob (98 pts) Hans Nielsen (76 pts)
2000
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6 events Mark Loram (102 pts) Billy Hamill (95 pts) Tony Rickardsson (94 pts)
2001
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6 events Tony Rickardsson (121 pts) Jason Crump (113 pts) Tomasz Gollob (89 pts)
2002
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10 events Tony Rickardsson (181 pts) Jason Crump (162 pts) Ryan Sullivan (158 pts)
2003
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9 events Nicki Pedersen (152 pts) Jason Crump (144 pts) Tony Rickardsson (127 pts)
2004
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9 events Jason Crump (158 pts) Tony Rickardsson (155 pts) Greg Hancock (137 pts)
2005
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9 events Tony Rickardsson (196 pts) Jason Crump (154 pts) Leigh Adams (107 pts)
2006
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10 events Jason Crump (188 pts) Greg Hancock (144 pts) Nicki Pedersen (134 pts)
2007
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11 events Nicki Pedersen (196 pts) Leigh Adams (153 pts) Jason Crump (124 pts)
2008
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11 events Nicki Pedersen (174 pts) Jason Crump (152 pts) Tomasz Gollob (148 pts)
2009
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11 events Jason Crump (159 pts) Tomasz Gollob (144 pts) Emil Sayfutdinov (138 pts)
2010
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11 events Tomasz Gollob (166 pts) Jarosław Hampel (137 pts) Jason Crump (135 pts)
2011
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11 events Greg Hancock (164 pts) Andreas Jonsson (124 pts) Jarosław Hampel (122 pts)
2012
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12 events Chris Holder (160 pts) Nicki Pedersen (152 pts) Greg Hancock (148 pts)
2013
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12 events Tai Woffinden (151 pts) Jarosław Hampel (142 pts) Niels-Kristian Iversen (132 pts)
2014
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12 events Greg Hancock (140 pts) Krzysztof Kasprzak (132 pts) Nicki Pedersen (121 pts)
2015
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12 events Tai Woffinden (163 pts) Greg Hancock (147 pts) Nicki Pedersen (131 pts)
2016
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11 events Greg Hancock (139 pts) Tai Woffinden (130 pts) Bartosz Zmarzlik (128 pts)
2017
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12 events Jason Doyle (161 pts) Patryk Dudek (143 pts) Tai Woffinden (131 pts)
2018
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10 events Tai Woffinden (139 pts) Bartosz Zmarzlik (129 pts) Fredrik Lindgren (109 pts)
2019
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10 events Bartosz Zmarzlik (132 pts) Leon Madsen (130 pts) Emil Sayfutdinov (126 pts)
2020
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8 events Bartosz Zmarzlik (133 pts) Tai Woffinden (117 pts) Fredrik Lindgren (117 pts)
Year Venue Winner Runner-up 3rd place

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Sweden (SWE)14141240
2 Denmark (DEN)14111136
3 New Zealand (NZL)129526
4 England (ENG)10141236
5 Australia (AUS)971228
6 United States (USA)961126
7 Poland (POL)491023
8 Wales (WAL)2103
9 Germany (GER)1001
10 Soviet Union (URS)0202
11 Norway (NOR)0101
12 Russia (RUS)0022
Totals (12 nations)757475224

Winners by country

Up to and including 2020

Country Wins Winner(s)
Denmark 14 Hans Nielsen (4), Ole Olsen (3), Erik Gundersen (3), Nicki Pedersen (3), Jan O. Pedersen (1)
Sweden 14 Tony Rickardsson (6), Ove Fundin (5), Björn Knutsson (1), Anders Michanek (1), Per Jonsson (1)
New Zealand 12 Ivan Mauger (6), Barry Briggs (4), Ronnie Moore (2)
England 10 Tai Woffinden (3), Peter Craven (2), Tommy Price (1), Peter Collins (1), Michael Lee (1), Gary Havelock (1), Mark Loram (1)
United States 9 Greg Hancock (4), Bruce Penhall (2), Jack Milne (1), Sam Ermolenko (1), Billy Hamill (1)
Australia 9 Jason Crump (3), Jack Young (2), Lionel Van Praag (1), Bluey Wilkinson (1), Chris Holder (1), Jason Doyle (1)
Poland 4 Bartosz Zmarzlik (2), Jerzy Szczakiel (1), Tomasz Gollob (1)
Wales 2 Freddie Williams (2)
Germany 1 Egon Müller (1)

Medals by winners

NameGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Tony Rickardsson63211
Ivan Mauger63110
Ove Fundin53311
Hans Nielsen46212
Barry Briggs43310
Greg Hancock4239
Jason Crump35210
Tai Woffinden3238
Nicki Pedersen3126
Ole Olsen3115
Erik Gundersen3104
Ronnie Moore2305
Bartosz Zmarzlik2114
Freddie Williams2103
Peter Craven2024
Bruce Penhall2002
Jack Young2002
Tomasz Gollob1247
Billy Hamill1203
Björn Knutsson1203
Jan O. Pedersen1113
Anders Michanek1102
Jack Milne1102
Per Jonsson1102
Peter Collins1102
Michael Lee1023
Sam Ermolenko1023
Bluey Wilkinson1012
Chris Holder1001
Egon Müller1001
Gary Havelock1001
Jason Doyle1001
Jerzy Szczakiel1001
Lionel Van Praag1001
Mark Loram1001
Tommy Price1001
Totals (36 names)754635156

See also

References

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