East Germany national speedway team
| East Germany | |
|---|---|
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| SWC Wins | 0 |
The East Germany national speedway team were one of the teams that competed in international team motorcycle speedway.
History[edit]
The East German speedway team competed in the second edition of the Speedway World Team Cup in 1961, finishing fourth in the East European Round.[1][2] This was one year after the West German team, who competed at the inaugural Speedway World Team Cup in 1960.[3]
East Germany would contest the every World Cup until 1972 but as one of the smaller speedway nations failed to progress to the later rounds.[4]
In 1969, East Germany reached the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship.[5]
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[edit]
World Pairs Championship[edit]
| Year | Venue | Standings (Pts) | Riders | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 |  Stockholm Gubbängens IP |
1.  New Zealand (28) 2. Sweden (27)3.  England (21)4.  Denmark (15)5.  Czechoslovakia (12)6.  East Germany (9)7.  Bulgaria (9)
|
Gerhard Uhlenbrock | 8 |
| Jochen Dinse | 1 |
International caps[edit]
Caps limited to East Germany only (West Germany and unified Germany not included).[6]
| Rider | Caps |
|---|---|
| Beckmeyer, Matthias | |
| Bever, Clemens | |
| Bocke, Andreas | |
| Bülau, Bruno | |
| Busch, Mario | |
| Diehr, Thomas | |
| Dinse, Jochen | |
| Engel, Thomas | |
| Ernst, Hartmut | |
| Frenzel, Walter | |
| Fritz, Hans Jürgen | |
| Fröbel, Thomas | |
| Gümmer, Norbert | |
| Gunther, Wilhelm | |
| Hegenbarth, Mathias | |
| Hehlert, Jürgen | |
| Hehlert, Peter | |
| Hey, Olaf | |
| Hopp, Thomas | |
| Jenning, Mike | |
| Koch, Thomas | |
| Kohl, Josef | |
| Lagoda, Tom | |
| Liebing, Peter | |
| Lieschk, Dietmar | |
| Mell, Joachim | |
| Mell, Werner | |
| Miessner, Bodo | |
| Mussehl, Herbert | |
| Nicolas, Bernhard | |
| Niemann, Heino | |
| Ott, Mike | |
| Peters, Ralf | |
| Raschke, Jürgen | |
| Rudolph, Jürgen | |
| Sass, Roland | |
| Schelenz, Gunther | |
| Schneider, Wilfried | |
| Schumann, Jürgen | |
| Suchland, Helmut | |
| Tetzlaff, Dieter | |
| Triemer, Diethlem | |
| Uhlenbrock, Gerhard | 8 |
See also[edit]
- German Individual Speedway Championship
- German Speedway Championship
- Germany national speedway team
- West Germany national speedway team
References[edit]
- ^ "1961 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 99. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
