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1964 Individual Speedway World Championship
Motorcycle speedway world championship season
Motorcycle speedway world championship season
The 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 19th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
The final was held on 11 September at the Ullevi in Sweden.
New Zealander Barry Briggs secured his third world title with a five race 15 point maximum. Igor Plekhanov the Soviet Union captain won the silver medal after winning the ride off against four times champion Ove Fundin.
First round
Qualification results.
Swedish qualifying
- Top 16 to Nordic qualifying
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 26 April | Vetlanda Motorstadion, Vetlanda | Björn Knutson | Sören Sjösten | Arne Carlsson |
| 1 May | Gamla Speedway Track, Visby | Göte Nordin | Bernt Nilsson | Ove Fundin |
| 14 May | Hammarby IP, Stockholm | Björn Knutson | Sören Sjösten | Göte Nordin |
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Finnish qualifying
- 19 July 1963
- FIN Kärpänen Speedway, Lahti
- Riders progress to Nordic qualification 1964
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Continental qualifying
- Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 1 May | GDR Gunter Harder Stadion, Neubrandenburg | POL Andrzej Pogorzelski | USSR Boris Samorodov | POL Edmund Migoś |
| 1 May | CSK Mšeno Speedway Stadium, Mšeno | CSK Antonín Kasper Sr. | POL Zbigniew Podlecki | CSK Rudolf Havelka |
| 10 May | HUN Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc | POL Marian Rose | POL Antoni Woryna | CSK Bohumír Bartoněk |
| 10 May | YUG Igralište na Kajzerici, Zagreb | POL Andrzej Wyglenda | USSR Witalij Szyło | USSR Gennady Kurilenko |
Second round
Nordic qualifying
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- 31 May
- FIN Kärpänen Speedway, Lahti
- Top 8 to Nordic final
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- 7 June
- POL Army Stadium, Warsaw
- Top 8 to Continental final
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Third round
British & Commonwealth Qualifying
- Top 16 to British & Commonwealth Final
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 21 June | Rye House Stadium, Hoddesdon | Les Owen | Tich Read | Sándor Lévai |
| 18 July | Abbey Stadium, Swindon | Brian Brett | Jimmy Gooch | Barry Briggs |
| 23 July | Oxford Stadium, Oxford | Ron How | Ken McKinlay | Jimmy Gooch |
| 25 July | Brandon Stadium, Coventry | Bryan Elliott | Mike Broadbank | Bob Andrews |
| 27 July | Wimbledon Stadium, London | Ron How | Bob Andrews | Nigel Boocock |
| 1 August | Hyde Road, Manchester | Barry Briggs | Cyril Maidment | Trevor Hedge |
| 1 August | The Firs Stadium, Norwich | Brian Brett | Nigel Boocock | Jim Lightfoot |
| 4 August | West Ham Stadium, London | Barry Briggs | Brian Brett | Nigel Boocock |
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Nordic Final
- 14 June 1964
- DEN Odense Athletics Stadium, Odense
- First 8 to European Final plus 1 reserve
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Continental Final
- 20 June 1964
- CSK Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slaný
- First 8 to European Final plus 1 reserve
Fourth round
British & Commonwealth Final
- Top 8 to World Final
- 29 August 1964
- ENG Wembley Stadium, London
- First 8 to World Final plus 1 reserve
European Final
- 28 June 1964
- POL Olympic Stadium, Wrocław
- First 8 to World Final plus 1 reserve
World Final
- 11 September 1964
- SWE Ullevi, Gothenburg
References
References
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- "World Championship 1936-1994".
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- "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK".
- "Speedway riders, history and results".
- "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX".
- (5 September 1964). "Knutsson can beat them all".
- (12 September 1964). "Barry Briggs new speedway champion". Coventry Evening Telegraph.
- "1964 World Championship".
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- Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN. 0-7524-2402-5
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