Hans Wassermann
Appearance
Born | Kraftisried, West Germany | 1 September 1953
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Nationality | German |
Career history | |
Germany | |
1971 | Krumbach |
Great Britain | |
1977-1978 | Reading Racers |
Individual honours | |
1975, 1976, 1977 | World Long Track finalist |
Team honours | |
1977 | World Pairs bronze medal |
1977 | Spring Gold Cup Winner |
Hans Wassermann (born 1 September 1953) is a former international speedway rider from West Germany.[1] He earned 15 international caps for the West German national speedway team.[2]
Speedway career
[edit]Wassermann won a bronze medal at the Speedway World Pairs Championship in the 1977 Speedway World Pairs Championship.[3] He has also reached the final of the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship on three occasions in 1975, 1976 and 1977.[4]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1977 to 1978, riding for Reading Racers.[5][6][1]
World Final appearances
[edit]World Pairs Championship
[edit]- 1977 - Manchester, Hyde Road (with Egon Müller) - 3rd - 18pts
- 1978 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Georg Hack) - 6th - 13pts
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Hans Wassermann". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Racers' new boys impress". Reading Evening Post. 22 March 1977. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.