Nordic Speedway Final

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The Nordic Championships was a Motorcycle speedway final sanctioned by the FIM.[1] In 1952 it became a qualifying round for the Speedway World Championship.[2][3] From 1995 to 2001 it was known as the Scandinavian Final and was not part of the Speedway Grand Prix series.[4]

Format[]

Winners[]

Year Venue Winner Runner-up 3rd place
1948 Denmark Copenhagen Norway Basse Hveem
1949 Norway Copenhagen Norway Basse Hveem
1950 Finland Helsinki Norway Basse Hveem
1951 Denmark Næstved Norway Basse Hveem
1952 Norway Oslo Norway Basse Hveem Sweden Sweden Rune Sörmander
1953 Norway Oslo Sweden Dan Forsberg Norway Basse Hveem Sweden Olle Nygren
1954 Norway Oslo Sweden Olle Nygren Sweden Rune Sörmander Sweden
1955 Norway Trondheim Sweden Ove Fundin Norway Henry Andersen Norway Basse Hveem
1956 Sweden Linköping Sweden Dan Forsberg Sweden Ulf Ericsson Sweden Rune Sörmander
1957 Norway Oslo Norway Aage Hansen Sweden Per Olof Söderman Sweden Rune Sörmander
1958 Sweden Växjö Sweden Rune Sörmander Sweden Ove Fundin Sweden Olle Nygren
1959 Finland Turku Sweden Rune Sörmander Norway Aage Hansen Sweden Arne Carlsson
1960 Norway Oslo Sweden Olle Nygren Sweden Göte Nordin Norway Aage Hansen
1961 Sweden Gislaved Sweden Ove Fundin Denmark Arne Pander Sweden Björn Knutsson
1962 Denmark Hillerød Sweden Björn Knutsson Sweden Göte Nordin Sweden Ove Fundin
1963 Sweden Växjö Sweden Ove Fundin Sweden Björn Knutsson Sweden Göte Nordin
1964 Denmark Odense Sweden Björn Knutsson Sweden Ove Fundin Sweden Göte Nordin
1965 Norway Skien Sweden Sören Sjösten Sweden Ove Fundin Sweden Leif Enecrona
1966 Denmark Hillerød Finland Denmark Ole Olsen Norway Sverre Harrfeldt
1967 Denmark Hillerød Sweden Ove Fundin Norway Sverre Harrfeldt Sweden Leif Enecrona
1968 Denmark Hillerød Norway Reidar Eide Norway Øyvind S. Berg Norway Odd Fossengen
1969 Sweden Linköping Sweden Torbjörn Harrysson Sweden Sören Sjösten Sweden Ove Fundin
1970 Sweden Eskilstuna Sweden Göte Nordin Sweden Sören Sjösten Sweden Anders Michanek
1971 Denmark Hillerød Denmark Ole Olsen Norway Reidar Eide Denmark Bent Nørregaard-Jensen
1972 Sweden Norrköping Sweden Bengt Jansson Sweden Anders Michanek Denmark Ole Olsen
1973 Sweden Norrköping Denmark Ole Olsen Sweden Bengt Jansson Sweden Anders Michanek
1974 Finland Tampere Denmark Ole Olsen Norway Dag Lövaas Finland
1975 Norway Skien Denmark Ole Olsen Sweden Tommy Jansson Norway Dag Lövaas
1976 Sweden Norrköping Denmark Ole Olsen Sweden Anders Michanek Sweden Bengt Jansson
1977 Finland Tampere Denmark Ole Olsen Finland Denmark Finn Thomsen
1978 Sweden Norrköping Denmark Ole Olsen Sweden Bernt Persson Denmark Finn Thomsen
1979 Sweden Norrköping Sweden Jan Andersson Denmark Hans Nielsen Denmark Finn Thomsen
1980 Norway Skien Denmark Hans Nielsen Denmark Ole Olsen Denmark Finn Thomsen
1981 Sweden Norrköping Denmark Tommy Knudsen Denmark Hans Nielsen Denmark Ole Olsen
1982 Denmark Fjelsted Denmark Hans Nielsen Denmark Erik Gundersen Denmark Bo Petersen
1983 Norway Elgane Denmark Hans Nielsen Denmark Erik Gundersen Denmark Ole Olsen
1984 Sweden Norrköping Denmark Hans Nielsen Denmark Erik Gundersen Sweden Mikael Blixt
1985 Denmark Fjelsted Denmark Tommy Knudsen Sweden Jan Andersson Denmark Erik Gundersen
1986 Sweden Kumla Denmark Hans Nielsen Sweden Jimmy Nilsen Denmark Jan O. Pedersen
1987 Sweden Norrköping Denmark Erik Gundersen Denmark Hans Nielsen Denmark Peter Ravn
1988 Norway Sandnes Denmark Hans Nielsen Denmark Erik Gundersen Denmark Jan O. Pedersen
1989 Finland Tampere Denmark Hans Nielsen Denmark Jan O. Pedersen Denmark Erik Gundersen
1990 Sweden Linköping Denmark Jan O. Pedersen Sweden Per Jonsson Sweden Henrik Gustafsson
1991 Denmark Brovst Denmark Hans Nielsen Denmark Jan O. Pedersen Sweden Jimmy Nilsen
1992 Norway Elgane Sweden Tony Rickardsson Sweden Per Jonsson Denmark Brian Karger
1993 Finland Seinäjoki Denmark Tommy Knudsen Sweden Per Jonsson Sweden Tony Rickardsson
1994 Sweden Eskilstuna Denmark Hans Nielsen Denmark Tommy Knudsen Sweden Tony Rickardsson
1995 Denmark Brovst Sweden Stefan Andersson Sweden Peter Karlsson Denmark John Jørgensen
1996 Norway Elgane Sweden Jimmy Nilsen Denmark Brian Andersen Sweden Mikael Karlsson
1997 Finland Hyvinkää Sweden Peter Nahlin Denmark Jesper B Jensen Sweden Stefan Dannö
1998 Sweden Norrköping Denmark John Jørgensen Sweden Peter Karlsson Sweden Mikael Karlsson
1999 Denmark Holsted Norway Rune Holta Denmark Jesper B Jensen Denmark Gert Handberg
2000 Norway Elgane Norway Rune Holta Norway Lars Gunnestad Denmark Nicki Pedersen
2001 Finland Pori Finland Kai Laukkanen Sweden Andreas Jonsson Sweden Stefan Andersson

Medal classification[]

Rank National Team Gold Silver Bronze Total
1.  Denmark 22 16 18 56
2.  Sweden 21 25 26 72
3.  Norway 9 8 5 22
4.  Finland 2 1 1 4

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "TOURNAMENTS - SCANDINAVIA". International Speedway. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 22–23. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  3. ^ "Nordic Championships". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
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