Georg Gilgenreiner (born 28 August 1948) is a former international speedway rider from Germany.[1][2]
| Born | 28 August 1948 Lenggries, Germany |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Career history | |
| West Germany | |
| 1980 | Krumbach |
| Individual honours | |
| 1980 | West German Champion |
| 1981, 1982 | World Long Track finalist |
| Team honours | |
| 1981 | World Pairs finalist |
Speedway career
editGilgenreiner was champion of West Germany in 1980 at the German Individual Speedway Championship.[3][4]
He reached the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship in the 1981 Speedway World Pairs Championship.[5] He has also reached the final of the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship on two occasions in 1981 and 1982.[1]
Gilgenreiner rode in the final of the 1981 and 1982 World Team Cup.[6]
World Final appearances
editWorld Pairs Championship
edit- 1981 -
Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Egon Müller) - 7th - 3pts
World Team Cup
edit- 1981 -
Olching, Speedway Stadion Olching (with Egon Müller / Karl Maier / Georg Hack) - 3rd - 28pts (5) - 1982 -
London, White City Stadium (with Karl Maier / Georg Hack / Egon Müller / Alois Wiesböck) - 3rd - 18pts (1)
World Longtrack Championship
edit- 1981 –
Gornja Radgona 4th 19pts - 1982 –
Esbjerg 4th 15pts
References
edit- ^ a b "Georg Gilgenreiner". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway Legend Manfred Poschi Poschenrieder is dead". Mittelschwäbische Nachrichten. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 87–91. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ Loader, Tony (1991). Loader's International Speedway Annual 1991. Tony Loader. p. 166. ISSN 1036-4404.
- ^ "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Ex Vikings through to World Finals". Hull Daily Mail. 7 August 1982. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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