Christoph Betzl
| Born | 13 February 1949 Rott, West Germany |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Career history | |
| 1975 | Poole Pirates |
| Individual honours | |
| 1979 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| 1979 | Continental Final Champion |
| 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 | World Long Track finalist |
Christoph Betzl (born 13 February 1949) is a former international speedway rider from West Germany.[1]
Speedway career[]
Betzl reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1979 Individual Speedway World Championship representing West Germany.[2] He has also reached the final of the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship on eight occasions in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982. He won a bronze medal in the 1980 final and a silver medal in the 1981 final.[3]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for Poole Pirates.[4][5]
World final appearances[]
Individual World Championship[]
World Pairs Championship[]
- 1975 -
Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with ) - 6th - 10pts (6)
World Longtrack Championship[]
- 1974 –
Scheeßel 12th 8pts - 1975 –
Gornja Radgona 5th 17pts - 1976 –
Marianske Lazne 8th 10pts - 1977 –
Aalborg 11th 9pts - 1979 – Marianske Lazne 13th 6pts
- 1980 – Scheeßel 3rd 16pts
- 1981 – Gornja Radgona 2nd 20pts
- 1982 – Esbjerg 10th 7pts
Individual Ice Speedway World Championship[]
References[]
- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Christoph Betzl". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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