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1967 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1967 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 22nd edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

At Wembley in front of a 70,000 crowd Ove Fundin won a record fifth title, one year after Barry Briggs had equalled his record in 1966. Fellow Swede Bengt Jansson took silver and New Zealander Ivan Mauger took bronze, improving on his fourth place position the previous year.[7]

Format changes

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The format of the Championship changed for the 1967 event. It reverted back to the 1965 system whereby riders from the European Final and British/Commonwealth Final would qualify for the World Final to be held at Wembley Stadium in London. However the European Final would now see 10 riders qualifying for the final.

First round

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Qualification results.[8][9]

Norwegian qualifying

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Pos. Rider Points
1 Sverre Harrfeldt 15
2 Reidar Eide 13
3 Per J. Aulie 12
4 Aage Hansen 11
5 Oyvind S. Berg 11
6 Johnny Faafeng 9
7 Knut Syrrist 9
8 Svein Svendsrud 8
9 Sven Tollefsen 7
10 Arne N. Larsen 4
11 Jan Terje Gravningen 4
12 Hans R. Gaarder 4
13 Ole Todnem 3
14 Tore Christensen 2
15 Kjell Gimre 0
16 Helge Langli 0

Finnish qualifying

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Pos. Rider Points Total
1 Olavi Turunen 15+10 10+
2 Matti Olin 13+11 10+
3 Kalevi Lahtinen 9+15 9+
4 Esko Koponen 6+13 6 +
5 Heikki Kaprali 12+9 4+
6 Jouko Naskali 11+10 4+
7 Timo Laine 7+11 3+
8 Jorma Taipale 10+3 2+
9 Timo Sinkkonen 8+6 0
10 Reima Kohkovuori 5+8 0
11 Reijo Tolviander 4+7 0
12 Matti Myllyntausta 7+0 0
13 Keijo Reima -+7 0
14 Esko Mantila 4+0 0
15 Kauko Reima -+4 0
16 Matti Sylväsalo -+2 0
17 Pekka Peltonen 1+0 0
18 Matti Ackmann 0+1 0

+Points awarded for top six only (8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1)

Swedish Qualifying

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Pos. Rider Points
1 Ove Fundin 15
2 Olle Nygren 14
3 Per-Olof Söderman 11
4 Gunnar Malmqvist 10
5 Bo Josefsson 10
6 Conny Samuelsson 9
7 Sven Sigurd 9
8 Sune Stark 8
9 Karl-Erik Andersson 8
10 Sören Sjösten 8
11 Bengt Brannefors 8
12 Åke Andersson 3
13 Bo Magnusson 3
14 Therje Henriksson 2
15 Jan Simensen 2
16 Willy Friberg 0
Pos. Rider Points
1 Bernt Persson 13
2 Göte Nordin 12
3 Hasse Holmqvist 11
4 Anders Michanek 11
5 Bengt Jansson 10
6 Lars Jansson 10
7 Bengt Larsson 9
8 Leif Enecrona 9
9 Bengt Svensson 7
10 Torbjörn Harrysson 6
11 Runo Wedin 6
12 Jan Svensson 5
13 Egon Stengarn 4
14 Yngve Nilsson 4
15 Sune Ohlsson 2
16 Per-Åke Gerhardsson 1
17 Nils Ringström 0

Continental qualifying

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  • Top 32 to continental semi-finals
Date Venue Winner 2nd 3rd
7 May   Meissen Speedway Stadium, Meissen   Jürgen Hehlert   Antonín Kasper Sr.   Zbigniew Podlecki
7 May   Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc   Edmund Migoś   Jan Holub I   Andrzej Pogorzelski
7 May   Abensberger Stadion, Abensberg   Joachim Maj   Pawel Waloszek   Gabdrakhman Kadyrov
7 May   Kovinar Stadium, Maribor   Andrzej Wyglenda   Jerzy Trzeszkowski   Sergej Lyatosinsky

Second round

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British qualifying

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  • Top 32 to British semi-finals
Date Venue Winner 2nd 3rd
12 May Somerton Park, Newport Eric Boocock Roy Trigg Ray Wilson
12 May Hackney Wick Stadium, London Ivan Mauger Colin Pratt Malcolm Brown
12 May King's Lynn Stadium, King's Lynn Terry Betts Reg Luckhurst Dave Younghusband
13 May Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh George Hunter Ray Wilson Bert Harkins
13 May Abbey Stadium, Swindon Charlie Monk Martin Ashby Geoff Mudge
13 May Dudley Wood Stadium, Dudley Ivor Brown Chris Julian Norman Hunter
15 May County Ground Stadium, Exeter Nigel Boocock Eric Boocock Martin Ashby
16 May West Ham Stadium, London Rick France Reg Luckhurst Ken McKinlay
17 May Wimborne Road, Poole Ronnie Genz Geoff Mudge Barry Briggs
18 May Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield Nigel Boocock John Dews Martin Ashby
18 May Oxford Stadium, Oxford Roy Trigg Eddie Reeves Peter Moore
18 May Wimbledon Stadium, London Reg Luckhurst Trevor Hedge Dave Younghusband
19 May Monmore Green, Wolverhampton Ken McKinlay Barry Briggs Jim Airey
19 May White City, Glasgow Charlie Monk Bob Kilby Maury Mattingley
20 May Hyde Road, Manchester Ronnie Genz Cyril Maidment Colin Pratt
20 May Brandon Stadium, Coventry Nigel Boocock Rick France Alf Wells
20 May The Shay, Halifax Dave Younghusband Eric Boocock Ken McKinlay
22 May Brough Park, Newcastle Ivan Mauger George Hunter Bob Kilby
23 May Long Eaton Stadium, Long Eaton Ray Wilson Bert Harkins Tommy Roper

Nordic qualification

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Pos. Rider Points
1 Ove Fundin 15
2 Per-Olof Söderman 14
3 Göte Nordin 12
4 Sven Sigurd 11
5 Gunnar Malmqvist 11
6 Anders Michanek 10
7 Lars Jansson 10
8 Leif Enecrona 8
9 Jonny Faafeng 7
10 Paul Wissing 6
11 Reidar Eide 6
12 Odd Fossengen 3
13 Einar Egedius 3
14 Matti Olin 1
15 Jouko Naskali 1
16 Timo Sinkkonen 0
Pos. Rider Points
1 Olle Nygren 15
2 Bengt Larsson 14
3 Bengt Jansson 13
4 Sverre Harrfeldt 11
5 Hasse Holmqvist 11
6 Bernt Persson 10
7 Per Aulie 10
8 Ole Olsen 7
9 Kurt Bögh 6
10 Bo Josefsson 5
11 Kalevi Lahtinen 5
12 Conny Samuelsson 4
13 Öyvind S. Berg 3
14 Godtfred Andreasen 3
15 Sune Stark 2
16 Heikki Kaprali 1

Continental semi-finals

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Pos. Rider Points
1   Andrzej Wyglenda 13
2   Boris Samorodov 13
3   Gennady Kurilenko 11
4   Jochen Dinse 10
5   Stanislaw Ruarz 10
6   Jürgen Hehlert 9
7   Jerzy Trzeszkowski 9
8   Miloslav Verner 9
9   Antonín Kasper Sr. 8
10   Sergej Ljatosinskij 7
11   Farid Szajnurov 6
12   Barnabas Gyepes 5
13   Zbigniew Podlecki 4
14   Karel Průša 3
15   Gennadij Vianov 1
16   Drago Perko 0
Pos. Rider Points
1   Antoni Woryna 11
2   Igor Plechanov 11
3   Jan Holub I 10
4   Pawel Waloszek 10
5   Pavel Mareš 10
6   Edmund Migos 10
7   Andrzej Pogorzelski 9
8   Luboš Tomíček Sr. 9
9   Antonín Šváb Sr. 9
10   Viktor Trofimov 8
11   Vladimir Smirnov 7
12   Konstanty Pociejkewicz 5
13   Joachim Maj 5
14   Stanislaw Tkocz 2
15   Gabdrachman Kadyrov 2
16   Karel Buric 1

Third round

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British/Commonwealth semi-finals

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Pos. Rider Points
1   Barry Briggs 15
2   Trevor Hedge 11
3   Terry Betts 11
4   Roy Trigg 11
5   Ray Wilson 10
6   Ivan Mauger 10
7   Cyril Maidment 9
8   Nigel Boocock 9
9   Geoff Mudge 8
10   Ivor Brown 7
11   Ken McKinlay 6
12   Mike Watkin 4
13   Alf Wells 2
14   Dave Younghusband 2
15   Chris Julian 1
16   Jimmy Squibb 1
Pos. Rider Points
1   Reg Luckhurst 13
2   Eric Boocock 13
3   Colin Pratt 10
4   Mike Broadbanks 10
5   Martin Ashby 10
6   Rick France 9
7   Jim Airey 9
8   George Hunter 9
9   Charlie Monk 8
10   Bob Kilby 7
11   Norman Hunter 6
12   Ronnie Genz 5
13   Alan Cowland 3
14   Bert Harkins 3
15   Neil Street 2
16   Arnie Haley 2

Nordic Final

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Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21
    (7) Ove Fundin 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1
    (11) Sverre Harrfeldt 13 2 2 3 3 3 13 2
    (8) Leif Enecrona 11 1 2 3 2 3 11 3
4   (13) Bernt Persson 10 3 2 2 0 3 10 4
5   (2) Olle Nygren 9 2 3 3 1 0 9 5
6   (9) Bengt Jansson 9 1 3 1 3 1 9 6
7   (16) Anders Michanek 9 2 0 2 3 2 9 7
8   (12) Gunnar Malmqvist 7 0 3 1 2 1 7 8
9   (1) Lars Jansson 7 3 1 1 1 1 7 9
10   (15) Bengt Larsson 7 F 1 2 2 2 7 10
11   (3) Per Olof Söderman 6 - 0 2 2 2 6 11
12   (4) Göte Nordin 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 12
13   (6) Ole Olsen 3 2 X 0 1 0 3 13
14   (14) Sven Sigurd 3 1 2 F - - 3 14
15   (10) Hasse Holmqvist 3 3 F - - - 3 15
16   (5) Per J.Aulie 2 0 - 0 1 1 2 16
R1   (R1) Johnny Faafeng 0 1 0 0 R1
R2   (R2) Kurt Bøgh 0 0 0 0 0 0 R2
Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside gate B gate C gate D - outside

Continental Final

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Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21
    (9) Andrzej Wyglenda 14 3 2 3 3 3 14 1
    (6) Jerzy Trzeszkowski 14 3 3 3 2 3 14 2
    (13) Igor Plechanov 12 2 3 3 2 2 12 3
4   (8) Andrzej Pogorzelski 11 1 3 2 3 2 11 4
5   (1) Antoni Woryna 10 3 1 2 1 3 10 5
6   (7) Jan Holub I 10 2 1 2 3 2 10 6
7   (11) Luboš Tomíček Sr. 9 2 2 1 1 3 9 7
8   (3) Jochen Dinse 8 2 3 X 3 0 8 8
9   (14) Stanislaw Rurarz 7 1 1 1 2 2 7 9
10   (12) Edmund Migoś 6 1 1 3 E 1 6 10
11   (15) Pawel Waloszek 5 3 0 1 1 E 5 11
12   (16) Antonín Šváb Sr. 4 0 2 0 2 0 4 12
13   (5) Miloslav Verner 3 0 0 2 1 0 3 13
14   (2) Jürgen Hehlert 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 14
15   (4) Boris Samorodov 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 15
16   (10) Gennady Kurilenko 0 0 X - - - 0 16
R1   (R1) Antonín Kasper Sr. 4 2 1 E 1 4 R1
Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside gate B gate C gate D - outside

Fourth round

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British/Commonwealth Final

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Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21
    (6) Barry Briggs 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1
    (12) Ivan Mauger 13 2 3 3 3 2 13 2
    (13) Eric Boocock 12 3 3 3 2 1 12 3
4   (11) Colin Pratt 11 3 3 1 1 3 11 4
5   (2) Rick France 11 2 2 2 3 2 11 5
6   (16) Ray Wilson 10 0 2 2 3 3 10 6
7   (15) Mike Broadbank 9 2 1 1 2 3 9 7
8   (14) Jim Airey 8 1 1 3 1 2 8 8
9   (1) Nigel Boocock 7 3 2 0 0 2 7 9
10   (5) Reg Luckhurst 6 2 1 0 2 1 6 10
11   (3) Martin Ashby 5 1 2 2 0 0 5 11
12   (10) Roy Trigg 5 1 0 2 1 1 5 12
13   (7) Terry Betts 3 E 0 E 2 1 3 13
14   (4) Trevor Hedge 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 14
15   (9) Cyril Maidment 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 15
16   (8) George Hunter 1 1 0 0 E 0 1 16
R1   (R1) Charlie Monk 0 0 R1
R2   (R2) Geoff Mudge 0 0 R2
Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside gate B gate C gate D - outside

European Final

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Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21
    (11) Andrzej Wyglenda 14 2 3 3 3 3 14 1
    (5) Andrzej Pogorzelski 13 3 2 3 3 2 13 2
    (9) Igor Plechanov 12 0 3 3 3 3 12 3
4   (1) Antoni Woryna 10 3 1 1 2 3 10 4
5   (16) Bernt Persson 9 3 2 2 1 1 9 5
6   (7) Jerzy Trzeszkowski 8 2 1 E 3 2 8 6
7   (10) Ove Fundin 8 1 0 3 2 2 8 7
8   (6) Anders Michanek 8 1 2 0 2 3 8 8
9   (3) Bengt Jansson 8 2 2 2 0 2 8 9
10   (2) Jochen Dinse 7 0 3 2 2 F 7 10 3
11   (12) Jan Holub I 7 3 1 1 1 1 7 11 2
12   (14) Leif Enecrona 5 2 1 1 0 1 5 12
13   (8) Sverre Harrfeldt 3 0 3 E E E 3 13
14   (4) Olle Nygren 3 1 0 2 F 0 3 14
15   (15) Gunnar Malmqvist 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 15
16   (13) Luboš Tomíček Sr. 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 16
R1   (R1) Lars Jansson 0 0 R1
R2   (R2) Stanislaw Rurarz 0 0 R2
Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside gate B gate C gate D - outside

World Final

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Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21
    (7) Ove Fundin 14 3 3 3 2 3 14 1 3
    (5) Bengt Jansson 14 2 3 3 3 3 14 2 2
    (16) Ivan Mauger 13 3 3 3 2 2 13 3
4   (14) Igor Plechanov 12 2 3 3 3 1 12 4
5   (6) Barry Briggs 11 1 2 2 3 3 11 5
6   (8) Anders Michanek 9 0 2 2 3 2 9 6
7   (11) Eric Boocock 9 3 2 1 1 2 9 7
8   (3) Ray Wilson 7 3 1 1 2 7 8
9   (9) Andrzej Pogorzelski 6 2 2 0 1 1 6 9
10   (2) Bernt Persson 6 2 1 1 2 X 6 10
11   (12) Antoni Woryna 5 1 1 2 1 0 5 11
12   (15) Rick France 5 1 1 0 2 1 5 12
13   (10) Colin Pratt 4 0 0 1 0 3 4 13
14   (13) Jerzy Trzeszkowski 3 F 0 2 0 1 3 14
15   (1) Andrzej Wyglenda 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 15
16   (4) Jochen Dinse 0 F 0 0 0 0 0 16
R1   (R1) Mike Broadbank 0 0 R1
R2   (R2) Leif Enecrona 0 0 R2
Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside gate B gate C gate D - outside

References

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  1. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  2. ^ "World Championship 1936-1994". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  3. ^ "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  6. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  7. ^ "World title for Fundin". The Times. 18 September 1967. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via Gale Primary Sources.
  8. ^ "1967 World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
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  10. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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