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West Germany national speedway team

{{Short description|West Germany national motorcycle speedway team}}

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{{Use British English|date=October 2023}}

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The West Germany national speedway team were one of the teams that competed in international team motorcycle speedway.

History

The West German speedway team competed in the inaugural Speedway World Team Cup in 1960, finishing second in the Central European Round.{{cite web|url=http://www.internationalspeedway.co.uk/wtc60.htm |title=1960 WORLD TEAM CUP |website=International Speedway |access-date=10 October 2023}}{{cite book|last=Rogers|first=Martin|title=The Illustrated History of Speedway|year=1978|page=134|publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd|isbn=0-904584-45-3}} The following year in 1961, the East Germany national speedway team competed in their first World Cup and competed as a separate nation from West Germany.{{cite book|last=Bott|first=Richard|title=The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4|year=1980|page=99|publisher=Stanley Paul & Co Ltd|isbn=0-09-141751-1}}{{cite book|last=Oakes|first=Peter|title=1981 Speedway Yearbook|year=1981|pages=27–28|publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd|isbn=0-86215-017-5}}

In 1977, West Germany won a bronze medal in the Speedway World Pairs Championship but they struggled to progress through the World Cup rounds and it was not until the 1981 Speedway World Team Cup that they finally reached a final.{{cite book|last=Matthews/Morrison|first=Peter/Ian|title=The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results|year=1987|page=290|publisher=Guinness Superlatives|isbn=0-85112-492-5}} Another appearance in the final came the following year in 1982.{{cite web|url=http://www.internationalspeedway.co.uk/wtc82.htm |title=1982 WORLD TEAM CUP |website=International Speedway |access-date=10 October 2023}}

The team became part of the Germany national speedway team in 1991, following the events that led to the German reunification between 1989 and 1991.

Major tournament finals

= World Team Championships =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; width: 70%; text-align: center;"
width=40|Year

!width=150|Venue

!width=150|Standings (Pts)

!width=120|Riders

!width=40|Pts

rowspan="5" |1981

| rowspan="5" |{{flagicon|FRG}}
Olching
Olching Speedwaybahn

| rowspan="5" style="text-align: left;"| 1. {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark (36)
2. {{flagicon|ENG}} England (29)
3. {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany (28)
4. {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union (3)

| Egon Müller

| 10

Karl Maier

| 8

Georg Hack

| 5

Georg Gilgenreiner

| 5

Alois Wiesböck

| 0

rowspan="5" |1982

| rowspan="5" |{{flagicon|ENG}}
London
White City Stadium

| rowspan="5" style="text-align: left;"| 1. {{flagicon|USA}} United States (37)
2. {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark (24)
3. {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany (18)
4. {{flagicon|TCH}} Czechoslovakia (17)

| Karl Maier

7
Egon Müller5
Georg Hack5
Georg Gilgenreiner1
Alois Wiesböck0

= World Pairs Championship =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; width: 70%; text-align: center;"
width=40|Year

!width=150|Venue

!width=150|Standings (Pts)

!width=120|Riders

!width=40|Pts

rowspan="4" |1968

| rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|FRG}}
Kempten
Kempten Speedway

| rowspan="4" style="text-align: left;"| 1. {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden (24)
2. {{flagicon|GBR}} Great Britain (12)
3. {{flagicon|NOR}} Norway (16)
4. {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany B (12)
5.{{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany A (10)
6. {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark (6)

| Peter Barth

9 (B)
Rudolf Kastl3 (B)
Manfred Poschenreider8 (A)
Fred Aberl2 (A)
rowspan="2" |1975

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|POL}}
Wrocław
Stadion Olimpijski

| rowspan="2" style="text-align: left;"|1. {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden (24)
2. {{flagicon|POL}} Poland (23)
3. {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark (20)
4. {{flagicon|ENG}} England (20)
5. {{flagicon|AUS}} Australia (19)
6. {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany (10)
7. {{flagicon|AUT}} Austria (10)

| Christoph Betzl

6
Fritz Baur4
rowspan="2" |1977

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|ENG}}
Manchester
Hyde Road

| rowspan="2" style="text-align: left;"| 1. {{flagicon|ENG}} England (28)
2. {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden (18)
3. {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany (18)
4.{{flagicon|TCH}} Czechoslovakia (17)
5. {{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand (17)
6. {{flagicon|FIN}} Finland (14)
7.{{flagicon|AUS}} Australia (12)

| Egon Müller

11
Hans Wassermann7
rowspan="2" |1978

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|POL}}
Chorzów
Stadion Śląski

| rowspan="2" style="text-align: left;"|1. {{flagicon|ENG}} England (24)
2. {{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand (24)
3. {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark (21)
4. {{flagicon|TCH}} Czechoslovakia (18)
5. {{flagicon|POL}} Poland (15)
6. {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany (13)
7. {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden (11)

| Georg Hack

8
Hans Wassermann5
rowspan="2" |1981

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|POL}}
Chorzów
Stadion Śląski

| rowspan="2" style="text-align: left;"|1. {{flagicon|USA}} United States (28)
2. {{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand (22)
3. {{flagicon|POL}} Poland (21)
4. {{flagicon|TCH}} Czechoslovakia (18)
5. {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark (17)
6. {{flagicon|ENG}} England (9)
7. {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany (3)

| Egon Müller

2
Georg Gilgenreiner1
rowspan="2" |1983

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|SWE}}
Göteborg
Ullevi

| rowspan="2" style="text-align: left;"|1. {{flagicon|ENG}} England (25)
2. {{flagicon|AUS}} Australia (24)
3. {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark (19)
4. {{flagicon|USA}} United States (18)
5. {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden (16)
6. {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany (12)
7. {{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand (11)

| Karl Maier

6
Egon Müller6
rowspan="2" |1986

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|FRG}}
Pocking
Rottalstadion

| rowspan="2" style="text-align: left;"|1. {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark (46)
2. {{flagicon|USA}} United States (46)
3. {{flagicon|TCH}} Czechoslovakia (32)
4. {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden (32)
5. {{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand (32)
6. {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany (27)
7. {{flagicon|ENG}} England (23)
8. {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy (15)
9. {{flagicon|AUS}} Australia (15)

| Karl Maier

22
Klaus Lausch5
rowspan="2" |1988

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|ENG}}
Bradford
Odsal Stadium

| rowspan="2" style="text-align: left;"|1. {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark (45)
2. {{flagicon|ENG}} England (41)
3. {{flagicon|USA}} United States (39)
4. {{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand (32)
5. {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden (26)
6. {{flagicon|HUN}} Hungary (25)
7. {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy (21)
8. {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany (21)
9. {{flagicon|POL}} Poland (17)

| Gerd Riss

17
Tommy Dunker4
rowspan="2" |1989

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|POL}}
Leszno
Alfred Smoczyk Stadium

| rowspan="2" style="text-align: left;"|1. {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark (48)
2. {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden (44)
3. {{flagicon|ENG}} England (37)
4. {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany (36)
5. {{flagicon|FIN}} Finland (31)
6. {{flagicon|HUN}} Hungary (22)
7. {{flagicon|TCH}} Czechoslovakia (25)
8. {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy (15)
9. {{flagicon|POL}} Poland (11)

| Karl Maier

22
Gerd Riss14
rowspan="2" |1990

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|FRG}}
Landshut
Ellermühle Stadium

| rowspan="2" style="text-align: left;"|1. {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark (43)
2. {{flagicon|AUS}} Australia (41)
3. {{flagicon|HUN}} Hungary (33)
4. {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden (33)
5. {{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand (32)
6. {{flagicon|USA}} United States (28)
7. {{flagicon|TCH}} Czechoslovakia (21)
8. {{flagicon|ENG}} England (20)
9. {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany (15)

| Klaus LauschZ

15
Gerd Riss0

International caps

Caps limited to West Germany only (East Germany and unified Germany not included).{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=10 October 2023}}

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width="180"|Rider

!width="50"|Caps

Angermüller, Josef14
Betzl, Chritophh24
Deser, Stefan2
Hack, Georg26
Lausch, Klaus27
Maier, Karl38
Mouncer, Rob1
Muller, Egon44
Pelzmann, Carsten1
Pollehn, Andre4
Riss, Gerd22
Schroeck, Peter1
Wassermann, Hans15
Wiesböck, Alois24
Würtele, Peter6

See also

References

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Category:Speedway in Germany