1984 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship Explained

The 1984 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship was the 19th edition of the World Championship [1] The Championship was held on 17 and 18 February 1984 at the Lenin Stadium in Moscow in the Soviet Union.[2] [3]

The winner was Erik Stenlund of the Sweden.[4] This was the first time since 1974 when the Championship was won by a rider not representing the Soviet Union.[5]

Anatoly Gladyshev was killed during the 23rd heat of the second day. After colliding with Vitaly Russkikh he fell into the path of Walter Wartbichler who ran over him. He suffered an artery rupture caused by the front tyre of the bike and died later in hospital.[6]

Classification

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1 29
2 28
3 27
4 22
5 20
6
7 16
8
9
10
11 7
12
13 6
14
15
16
17 Stanislav Dyk (res)
18 Eskil Jonsson (res)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ice Speedway World Championship Past Winners. Ice Speedway.co.uk. 2018-01-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20181130202414/http://www.icespeedway.co.uk/list-of-champions.html. 2018-11-30. dead.
  2. Web site: World Ice Racing Championships. Edinburgh Speedway. 17 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Ice Championships. Speedway.org . 11 April 2024.
  4. Book: Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian. The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. 1987. 290–291. Guinness Superlatives. 0-85112-492-5.
  5. Web site: 1984 Ice Speedway World Final . You Tube . 11 April 2024.
  6. Web site: Anatoly Gladyschev. motorsport memorial. 17 July 2021.