1984 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship

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Anatoly Gladyshev in 1978
Anatoly Gladyshev (pictured in 1978) was killed during heat 23

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[edit]

Pos Rider Pts
1 Sweden Erik Stenlund 29
2 Soviet Union Vladimir Sukhov 28
3 Soviet Union Yuri Ivanov 27
4 Soviet Union Vitali Russkikh 22
5 Netherlands Roelof Thijs 20
6 Germany Helmut Weber
7 Finland Jarmo Hirvasoja 16
8 Germany Günter Brandt
9 Soviet Union Valeri Ivanschenko
10 Sweden Per-Olof Serenius
11 Germany Max Niedermaier 7
12 Austria Walter Wartbichler
13 Soviet Union Alexander Smyshiliaev 6
14 Soviet Union Anatoly Gladyshev
15 Czechoslovakia Václav Verner
16 Italy Valentino Furlanetto
17 Germany Stanislav Dyk (res)
18 Sweden Eskil Jonsson (res)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ice Speedway World Championship Past Winners". Ice Speedway.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. ^ "World Ice Racing Championships". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Ice Championships". Speedway.org. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  4. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. pp. 290–291. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  5. ^ "1984 Ice Speedway World Final". You Tube. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Anatoly Gladyschev". motorsport memorial. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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