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1993 Individual Speedway World Championship
World motorcycle speedway competition
World motorcycle speedway competition
The 1993 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 48th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
"Sudden" Sam Ermolenko of the United States won his only Speedway World Championship to become the first American winner since Bruce Penhall in 1982. Triple World Champion Hans Nielsen finished second with England's Chris Louis finishing third.
First round
British qualifiers
Main article: 1993 British Speedway Championship
- Top 32 to British-Semi finals
Second round
British semi-finals
Main article: 1993 British Speedway Championship
- Top 16 to British final
Australian qualification
| Date | Championship | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| ? | Victorian | Olympic Park, Mildura | Mark Lemon | Leigh Adams | Jason Lyons |
| ? | Queensland | Townsville Speedway, Townsville | Troy Butler | Tony Langdon | Mark Carlson |
| ? | Northern Territory | Tennant Creek Speedway | Wayne Bridgeford | Glen Baxter | Wayne Lorymer |
| ? | South Australian | North Arm Speedway, Gillman | Scott Norman | Shane Bowes | Shane Parker |
| 12 Jan | New South Wales | Newcastle Motordrome, Tomago | Craig Boyce | Mick Poole | Stephen Davies |
| ? | West Australian | Claremont Speedway, Perth | Glenn Doyle | Craig Hodgson | David Cheshire |
Third round
Continental Preliminary round
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 25 April | SLO Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana | SLO Gregor Pintar | ITA Paolo Salvatelli | RUS Anatoly Khlynov |
| 25 April | POL Tarnów Municipal Stadium, Tarnów | POL Jacek Rempala | RUS Rif Saitgareev | POL Dariusz Stenka |
| 25 April | FRA Marmande Speedway, Marmande | GER Marvyn Cox | POL Marek Hucko | CZE Tomáš Topinka |
| 25 April | GER Ludwigslust Speedway, Ludwigslust | HUN Csaba Hell | ITA Armando Castagna | AUT Toni Pilotto |
British Final
Main article: 1993 British Speedway Championship
- Top 10 to Commonwealth final plus 1 reserve
Swedish qualification
- Top 8 in each heat to Swedish final
| (2 May, Gubbängens IP, Stockholm) | Pos | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Rickardsson | 15 | |
| 2 | Per Jonsson | 14 | |
| 3 | Mikael Karlsson | 12 | |
| 4 | Dennis Löfqvist | 11 | |
| 5 | Niklas Klingberg | 11 | |
| 6 | Robert Johansson | 9 | |
| 7 | Conny Ivarsson | 8+3 | |
| 8 | Stefan Dannö | 8+2 | |
| 9 | Christer Rohlén | 8+1 | |
| 10 | Jimmy Engman | 7 | |
| 11 | Mikael Teurnberg | 5 | |
| 12 | Joakim Karlsson | 4 | |
| 13 | Raymond Smedh | 4 | |
| 14 | Robert Eriksson | 2 | |
| 15 | Göran Flood | 2 | |
| 16 | Jörgen Hultgren | 0 | |
| 17 | Frank Richt (res) | 0 |
| (2 May, Ljungheden, Västervik) | Pos | Rider | Points |
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| 1 | Claes Ivarsson | 14 | |
| 2 | Henrik Gustafsson | 13 | |
| 3 | Kenneth Nyström | 11 | |
| 4 | Jimmy Nilsen | 11 | |
| 5 | Peter Karlsson | 10 | |
| 6 | Peter Nahlin | 10 | |
| 7 | Stefan Andersson | 8 | |
| 8 | Kenneth Lindby | 8 | |
| 9 | Marcus Andersson | 7 | |
| 10 | Tony Olsson | 7 | |
| 11 | Niklas Karlsson | 5 | |
| 12 | Stefan Ekberg | 3 | |
| 13 | Anders Kling | 3 | |
| 14 | Patrik Olsson | 3 | |
| 15 | Jonathan Forsgren | 3 | |
| 16 | Magnus Zetterström | 2 | |
| 17 | Tony Zetterström (res) | 2 | |
| 18 | Mikael Olsson (res) | 0 |
Australian Final
Main article: 1993 Australian Individual Speedway Championship
- First 4 to Commonwealth Final plus 1 reserve
New Zealand Final
- 31 Mar 1993
- NZL Ruapuna Speedway, Christchurch
- First 2 to Commonwealth Final
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Fourth round
Continental Quarter-finals
- Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 22 May | GER Ellermühle Speedway Stadium, Landshut | POL Jacek Krzyzaniak | HUN Antal Kocso | HUN Robert Nagy |
| 22 May | AUT Stadion Wiener Neustadt | ITA Armando Castagna | POL Dariusz Stenka | HUN Zoltán Adorján |
| 23 May | POL Speedway Stadium, Gorzów | POL Tomasz Gollob | POL Piotr Świst | CZE Antonín Kasper, Jr. |
| 23 May | HUN Cserénfa Speedway, Cserénfa | HUN Zoltán Hajdú | HUN László Bódi | ITA Paolo Salvatelli |
Commonwealth Final
Main article: 1993 Commonwealth final
- First 11 to Overseas Final plus 1 reserve
American Final
- USA top 5 to Overseas final plus 1 reserve
Danish Final
- DEN 2 rounds, top 5 to Nordic Final plus 1 reserve
- R1 (29 May, Fladbro Speedway, Randers)
- R2 (31 May, Fjelsted Speedway Stadium, Harndrup)
- Gert Handberg seeded to Nordic Final
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Norwegian Final
- NOR Elgane Speedway, Elgane
- 6 Sep '92, top 1 (+1 nomination) to Nordic final
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Finland Final
- FIN Vauhtipuisto, Hyvinkää
- 23 Aug '92, top 2 to Nordic final
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Swedish Final
- R1 (11 May, Grevby Motorstadion, Mariestad)
- R2 (12 May, Norrköping Motorstadion, Norrköping)
- R3 (13 May, Orionparken, Hallstavik)
- SWE - 3 rounds, top 5 to Nordic Final plus 1 reserve
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Fifth round
Overseas Final
Main article: 1993 Overseas final
- First 9 plus 1 reserve to World Semi-final
Nordic Final
- 13 June 1993
- FIN Seinäjoki Speedway, Seinäjoki
- First 9 plus 1 reserve to World Semi-final
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- 14 June
- POL Zielona Góra Speedway Stadium, Zielona Góra
- Top 7 to World semi-final
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Sixth round
World Semi-Finals
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- 6 August 1993
- SWE Vetlanda Motorstadion, Vetlanda
- First 8 to World final plus 1 reserve
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World Final
- 29 August 1993
- GER Rottalstadion, Pocking
References
References
- "World Championship 1936-1994".
- "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX".
- "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK".
- (30 August 1993). "Sam's on top of the world".
- (30 August 1993). "'Ermolenko takes title'". The Times.
- "Speedway riders, history and results".
- "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994".
- (30 August 1993). "Speedway".
- "1993 - Speedway Individual World Final - Pocking (Germany) - Sam Ermolenko (USA)".
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