The East Germany national speedway team were one of the teams that competed in international team motorcycle speedway.
| East Germany | |
|---|---|
 | |
| SWC Wins | 0 |
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
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.