1990 Speedway World Team Cup
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Group D - Venue : Güstrow, Germany and Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria 37+32=69 Toni Pilotto 29 Heinrich Schatzer 28 Walter Nebel 12 |
East Germany 32+28=60 Mike Ott 25 Thomas Diehr 24 Ralf Peters 11 |
Bulgaria 18+27=45 Nikolaj Manev 20 Zdravko Jordanov 18 Galin Velichkov 4 Rudolf Valentynov 3 |
Holland 19+14=33 Ron Koppe 14 Rene Elzinga 12 Rob Dolman 5 Robert Jan Munnecom 2 |
Yugoslavia 14+19=33 Gregor Pintar 17 Martin Peterca 11 Kreso Omerzel 5 |
Austria to Group C.
Group C - Venue : Lonigo, Italy and Karhula, Finland
| 4th | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland 43+45=88 Kai Niemi Kai Niemi Kai Juhani Niemi is former international motorcycle speedway rider who represented Finland in the World Team Cup... 27 Olli Tyrväinen 20 Vesa Ylinen 20 Juha Moksunen 19 Roy Malminheimo 2 Ari Koponen 0 |
Norway 44+35=79 Einar Kyllingstad 26 Arnt Förland 21 Lars Gunnestad 20 Tor Einar Hielm 12 Odd Petersen 0 |
Italy 24+24=48 Armando Dal Chiele 17 Valentino Furlanetto 16 Armando Castagna Armando Castagna Armando Castagna is a former Italian international motorcycle speedway rider. He was a member of the Italy national team and has represented them in several World Team Cup competitions.-Career:... 9 Fabrizio Vesprini 5 Andrea Maida 1 |
Austria 8+16=24 Heinrich Schatzer 9 Toni Pilotto 7 Walter Nebel 5 Franz Leitner 3 Siegfried Eder 0 |
Finland to Group B.
Group B - Venue : Szeged, Hungary and Gorzów Wlkp., Poland
| 4th | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia49+55=104 Todd Wiltshire Todd Wiltshire Todd Wiltshire is a retired Australian motorcycle speedway rider who competed at the highest level of the sport, finishing a career best third in the 1990 Individual Speedway World Championship at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England.-Australia:Todd Wiltshire started racing in 1979 at the Lake... 29 Leigh Adams Leigh Adams Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion... 26 Troy Butler 26 Stephen Davies 14 Craig Boyce Craig Boyce Craig Boyce was a motorcycle speedway rider who primarily rode for the Poole Pirates in the British Elite League... 9 |
Hungary 40+29=69 Zoltan Adorjan Zoltán Adorján Zoltán Adorján is former international motorcycle speedway rider who appeared in two Speedway World Championship finals and finished third in the World Pairs Championship in 1990.-World Final Appearances:... 24 Zoltan Hajdu 18 Sandor Tihanyi 10 Robert Nagy 7 Jozsef Petrikovics 7 Laszlo Bodi 3 |
Finland 23+24=47 Olli Tyrväinen 17 Vesa Ylinen 16 Roy Malminheimo 7 Juha Moksunen 7 |
Poland 9+11=20 Tomasz Gollob Tomasz Gollob Tomasz Gollob is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider who has appeared in every Speedway Grand Prix series since its inaugural season in 1995. His brother Jacek is also a speedway rider.-Career summary:... 6 Jan Krzystyniak 6 Krzysztof Okupski 3 Eugeniusz Skupień 2 Dariusz Śledź Dariusz Sledz Dariusz Śledź is a former Polish motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the 1995 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland. Śledź won the Polish league three times... 2 Ryszard Franczyszyn 1 Tomasz Fajfer 0 Jacek Gomólski 0 |
Australia to Group A.
Group A - Venue : Olching, Denmark and Mariestad, Sweden
| 4th | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| USA 37+44=81 Sam Ermolenko Sam Ermolenko Guy Allen 'Sudden Sam' Ermolenko is a former Speedway rider. In 1993 he won the Speedway World Championship in Pocking, Germany. He is the older brother of Charles 'Dukie' Ermolenko who also rode in the UK.... 21 Rick Miller 21 Shawn Moran Shawn Moran Shawn Moran is a retired former professional speedway rider who was one of the most popular and talented riders ever to race for Sheffield Tigers who also represented USA.... 15 Kelly Moran Kelly Moran Kelly Moran was a professional speedway rider who rode for a number of British clubs and also represented USA.... 14 Ronnie Correy Ronnie Correy Ronnie Dean Correy is an American international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a former World Pairs Champion, winning the title in 1992.-Career summary:... 10 |
Sweden 38+40=78 Jimmy Nilsen Jimmy Nilsen Jimmy Nilsen is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. He was Swedish Champion in 1996 after finishing 3rd in 1994. Nilsen also rode in five World Finals as well as representing Sweden in Test Matches.... 22 Henrik Gustafsson Henrik Gustafsson Henrik Anders Gustafsson is an international Motorcycle speedway rider who won the 1993 World Pairs Championship with Tony Rickardsson and the Speedway World Team Cup with Sweden in 1994 and 2000... 21 Per Jonsson Per Jonsson Per Jonsson is a former speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1990, and finished runner-up in 1992.In 1985, his second season with the Reading Racers, the team won six major trophies... 19 Peter Nahlin Peter Nahlin Peter Nahlin is a former Motorcycle speedway rider who became the 1988 World Under-21 Champion.-Sweden:... 11 Conny Ivarsson 5 Dennis Löfqvist 0 |
Australia 23+36=59 Craig Boyce Craig Boyce Craig Boyce was a motorcycle speedway rider who primarily rode for the Poole Pirates in the British Elite League... 18 Troy Butler 16 Leigh Adams Leigh Adams Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion... 10 Stephen Davies 8 Todd Wiltshire Todd Wiltshire Todd Wiltshire is a retired Australian motorcycle speedway rider who competed at the highest level of the sport, finishing a career best third in the 1990 Individual Speedway World Championship at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England.-Australia:Todd Wiltshire started racing in 1979 at the Lake... 7 Craig Hodgson 0 |
Germany 22+0=22 Klaus Lausch 10 Andre Pollehn 8 Tommy Dunker 2 Carsten Pelzmann 2 Alois Bachhuber 0 Hans Otto Pingel 0 |
USA to Final.
Venue : Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
| 4th | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| USA 37 Kelly Moran Kelly Moran Kelly Moran was a professional speedway rider who rode for a number of British clubs and also represented USA.... 12 Sam Ermolenko Sam Ermolenko Guy Allen 'Sudden Sam' Ermolenko is a former Speedway rider. In 1993 he won the Speedway World Championship in Pocking, Germany. He is the older brother of Charles 'Dukie' Ermolenko who also rode in the UK.... 11 Shawn Moran Shawn Moran Shawn Moran is a retired former professional speedway rider who was one of the most popular and talented riders ever to race for Sheffield Tigers who also represented USA.... 10 Billy Hamill Billy Hamill William Gordon Hamill is an American international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a former Speedway World Champion, winning the title in 1996.-Early career:... 4 Rick Miller Rick Miller (speedway rider) Richard Leonard Miller is a former American international motorcycle speedway rider. Rick won two national BMX titles as a Webco sponsored rider in his early teens. Rick then rode motocross in the southern California area before switching to Speedway... 0 |
Great Britain 34 Kelvin Tatum Kelvin Tatum Kelvin Martin Tatum MBE is a former British international motorcycle speedway and Grasstrack rider.-Career:... 11 Jeremy Doncaster Jeremy Doncaster Jeremy Doncaster is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who won the World Team Cup in 1989, top scoring for Great Britain with 13 points. He also finished in third place in the 1989 World Final... 8 Simon Wigg Simon Wigg Simon Wigg was a speedway, grasstrack and Longtrack rider who finished runner-up in the Speedway World Championship in 1989.... 8 Gary Havelock Gary Havelock Robert Gary Havelock is a speedway rider who currently captains the Redcar Bears in the British Premier League... 5 Marvyn Cox Marvyn Cox Marvyn Cox is a former Speedway rider . Cox was twice a winner of the German Individual Championship in 1993 and 1995-Domestic career:... 2 |
Denmark 30 Hans Nielsen Hans Nielsen (speedway rider) Hans Hollen Nielsen - a prominent speedway rider active from the 1970s to the late 1990s; a former World Champion.... 13 Brian Karger Brian Karger Brian Karger is a former international motorcycle speedway rider. He was a member of the Denmark speedway team when they won the 1991 and 1995 World Team Cup Finals... 5 John Jørgensen John Jørgensen John Jørgensen is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who won the 1988 Speedway World Team Cup... 4 Tommy Knudsen Tommy Knudsen Tommy Knudsen is a former Speedway rider who became Speedway World Pairs Champion in 1995 with Erik Gundersen. Tommy was also World Under-21 Champion in 1980... 4 Bo Petersen Bo Petersen Bo Petersen is a former motorcycle speedway rider who first rode in the UK with the Hackney Hawks. Signed by Len Silver in 1978 he stayed with the Hawks until they closed at the end of the season 1983.-Career:... 4 |
Czechoslovakia 19 Zdenek Tesar 6 Bohumil Brhel Bohumil Brhel Bohumil Brhel is a Czech speedway rider and he won the 2001 Individual European Champion title. He won the Czechoslovakian title on six occasions-World Final Appearances:* 1989 - Munich, Olympic Stadium - 16th - 1pt... 6 Antonín Kasper Antonín Kasper, Jr. Antonín 'Toni' Kasper was in international motorcycle speedway rider who appeared in four Speedway World Championship finals and featured in four Speedway Grand Prix series.... 3 Roman Matousek 3 Vladimir Kalina 1 |