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1953 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1953 Individual Speedway World Championship was the eighth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Welshman Freddie Williams became the second rider to win a second title in front of a 90,000 attendance at Wembley Stadium. Williams won 4 of his 5 races, only dropping one point in heat 13 to Jeff Lloyd. Geoff Mardon defeated Olle Nygren in the bronze medal ride off.[7]

Qualification

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Qualification started on 1952.[8][9]

Stage 1

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Norwegian round

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Pos. Rider Points
1 Basse Hveem 14+3
2 Henry Andersen 14+2
3 Reidar Kristoffersen 13
4 Sverre Gjomesli 11
5 Werner Lorentzen 10
6 Thorleif Andreassen 10
7 Erik Storm Larsen 10
8 Rolf Naess 6
9 Oddvan Gundersgaard 5
10 Edvin Fredriksen 5
11 Erling Simonsen 4
12 Odd Johansen 4
13 Magne Flaaten 3
14 Gunnar Hilsen 2
15 Karl Andreassen 1
16 Olgar Torholen 1

Swedish round

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Pos. Rider Points
1 Stig Pramberg 12
2 Olle Segerström 11
3 Olle Nygren 11
4 Dan Forsberg 10
5 Rune Sörmander 10
6 Sune Karlsson 9
7 Bert Lindarw 8
8 Thorsten Carlsson 8
9 Joel Jansson 8
10 Bertil Carlsson II 7
11 Ove Fundin 6
12 Ove Bodin 4
13 Göte Olsson 4
14 Bernt Nilsson 4
15 Sven Skoglund 3
16 Evert Andersson 3
17 Gunnar Hellqvist 2

Stage 2

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Continental qualifier

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Pos. Rider Points
1 Austria  Josef Kamper 15
2 Sweden  Kjell Carlsson 13
3 Austria  Fritz Dirtl 12
4 Sweden  Sven Skoglund 11
5 Austria  Karl Killmeyer 10
6 West Germany  Albin Siegl 9
7 Netherlands  Tony Kroeze 9
8 West Germany  Josef Hofmeister 8
9 England  Wilf Plant 5
10 West Germany  Fred Aberl 5
11 Netherlands  Gerit Jonker 5
12 England  Jack Winstanley 5
13 West Germany  Karl Kiendl 4
14 Netherlands  Co Boef 4
15 Austria  Walter Dirtl 3
16 Austria  Leopold Killmeyer 2
17 West Germany  Alfred Hamberger 1
18 West Germany  Hans Müller 0

Nordic Final

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Pos. Rider Points
1 Sweden  Dan Forsberg 15
2 Norway  Basse Hveem 14
3 Sweden  Olle Nygren 11
4 Sweden  Olle Segerström 10
5 Norway  Henry Andersen 10
6 Sweden  Rune Sörmander 9
7 Sweden  Thorsten Carlsson 9
8 Sweden  Stig Pramberg 9
9 Sweden  Sune Karlsson 7
10 Denmark  Leif Bech 7
11 Norway  Reidar Kristoffersen 7
12 Sweden  Bert Lindarw 5
13 Norway  Thorleif Andreasen 3
14 Sweden  Joel Jansson 3
15 Finland  Kaukko Jousanen 1
16 Finland  Simo Ylänen 0
17 Denmark  Kiehn Berthelsen 0

Stage 3

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Continental Final

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Pos. Rider Points
1 Norway  Basse Hveem 15
2 Sweden  Olle Nygren 13
3 Sweden  Dan Forsberg 12
4 Sweden  Sune Karlsson 12
5 Sweden  Rune Sörmander 10
6 Sweden  Olle Segerström 9
7 England  Phil Clarke 9
8 Sweden  Stig Pramberg 8
9 Sweden  Thorsten Carlsson 7
10 Norway  Henry Andersen 6
11 Austria  Karl Killmeyer 6
12 Sweden  Kjell Carlsson 4
13 Austria  Josef Kamper 3
14 England  Bob Roger 3
15 Austria  Fritz Dirtl 2
16 Sweden  Sven Skoglund 1
17 West Germany  Albin Siegl dnr

British qualifying round

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  • The top riders qualify for the International round.
Date Venue Winner
26 May Banister Court Stadium Maury Mattingley
26 May Cornish Stadium Goog Hoskin
28 May Oxford Stadium Jim Boyd
29 May Pennycross Stadium Harold Fairhurst
30 May Rayleigh Weir Stadium Peter Clark

Stage 4

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International round

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  • The top 54 riders qualify for the Championship round.
Date Venue Winner
6 July Stanley Stadium Tommy Miller
6 July Wimborne Road Basse Hveem
7 July Yarmouth Stadium Fred Brand
8 July White City Stadium, Glasgow Tommy Miller
10 July Leicester Stadium Olle Nygren
10 July The Stadium, Motherwell Ron Mountford
11 July Brandon Stadium Charlie New
11 July Sun Street Stadium Brian Crutcher
18 July Old Meadowbank Don Cuppleditch
24 July Monmore Green Stadium Harry Bastable

Stage 5

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Championship Round

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  • Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th-20th reserves for World final
Date Venue Winner
14 August Knowle Stadium Dick Bradley
15 August Harringay Stadium Olle Nygren
17 August Wimbledon Stadium Ronnie Moore
18 August West Ham Stadium Jack Young
20 August Wembley Stadium Jack Biggs
22 August Hyde Road Stadium Ronnie Moore
22 August Odsal Stadium Arthur Forrest
26 August Perry Barr Stadium Graham Warren
28 August The Firs Stadium Aub Lawson

Scores

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  • Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th-20th reserves for World final
Pos. Rider Total pts
1 New Zealand  Ronnie Moore 29
2 Sweden  Olle Nygren 28
3 Australia  Jack Young 27
4 England  Arthur Forrest 26
5 Australia  Jack Biggs 25
6 England  Dick Bradley 25
7 Wales  Freddie Williams 25
8 Australia  Aub Lawson 25
9 England  Alan Hunt 25
10 England  Jeff Lloyd 24
11 England  Split Waterman 24
12 Wales  Eric Williams 24
13 New Zealand  Geoff Mardon 24
14 England  Brian Crutcher 23
15 Sweden  Rune Sörmander 23
16 Australia  Graham Warren 23
17 England  Dent Oliver 23
18 Australia  Arthur Payne 22
19 England  Louis Lawson 21
20 New Zealand  Maury Dunn 21
21 England  Wally Green 20
22 England  Len Williams 20
23 England  Ron How 19
24 Australia  Ken Walsh 19
25 England  Harry Edwards 18
26 England  Howdy Byford 18
27 England  Don Cuppleditch 17
28 England  Billy Hole 17
29 England  Tommy Miller 16
30 New Zealand  Ron Johnston 16
31 England  Bill Kitchen 16
32 Sweden  Dan Forsberg 14
33 Australia  Dick Seers 14
34 England  Fred Brand 14
35 England  Eric Boothroyd 14
36 New Zealand  Charlie New 13
Pos. Rider Total pts
37 England  Bob Fletcher 13
38 England  Ken Middleditch 13
39 Australia  Peter Moore 12
40 Scotland  Bob Mark 11
41 England  Jack Parker 11
42 England  Ron Clarke 11
43 England  Terry Small 11
44 England  John Reason 11
45 England  Harry Bastable 11
46 England  Jim Tolley 11
47 Sweden  Olle Segerström 11
48 Sweden  Stig Pramberg 11
49 New Zealand  Peter Clark 10
50 England  Harry Welsh 10
51 Scotland  Ken McKinlay 9
52 England  Fred Rogers 9
53 New Zealand  Les Hewitt 8
54 Sweden  Sune Karlsson 8
55 England  Reg Reeves 7
56 England  Phil Clarke 7
57 England  Charlie May 7
58 New Zealand  Barry Briggs 6
59 England  Geoff Pymar 6
60 England  Peter Robinson 6
61 England  Malcolm Craven 6
62 New Zealand  Trevor Redmond 5.5
63 England  Pat Clark 5
64 England  Bill Holden 4
65 England  Alan Kidd 3
66 England  Don Potter 3
67 England  Ron Mountford 3
68 Norway  Basse Hveem 3
69 New Zealand  Dick Campbell 2
70 England  Bob Baker 2
71 Scotland  Gordon McGregor 2

World final

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Pos. Rider Heat Scores Total
1 Wales  Freddie Williams (3,3,3,2,3) 14
2 England  Split Waterman (3,3,3,3,1) 13
3 New Zealand  Geoff Mardon (3,2,3,1,3) 12+3
4 Sweden  Olle Nygren (2,3,2,3,2) 12+2
5 Australia  Jack Young (3,2,3,2,F) 10
6 New Zealand  Ronnie Moore (F,1,2,3,3) 9
7 England  Jeff Lloyd (2,2,F,3,1) 8
8 England  Arthur Forrest (2,2,0,0,3) 7
9 Australia  Aub Lawson (1,3,2,1,0) 7
10 England  Brian Crutcher (1,1,1,2,1) 6
11 Sweden  Rune Sörmander (0,0,1,2,2) 5
12 Australia  Graham Warren (0,0,2,1,2) 5
13 Wales  Eric Williams (1,1,1,1,F) 4
14 England  Alan Hunt (0,0,1,0,2) 3
15 England  Dick Bradley (2,F,0,0,0) 2
16 Australia  Jack Biggs (1,1,0,0,-) 2
R1 England  Dent Oliver (1) 1
R2 Australia  Arthur Payne did not ride -

Classification

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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
1 Wales  (1) Freddie Williams 14 3 3 3 2 3 14 1
2 England  (10) Split Waterman 13 3 3 3 3 1 13 2
3 New Zealand  (14) Geoff Mardon 12+3 3 2 3 1 3 12 3
4 Sweden  (15) Olle Nygren 12+2 2 3 2 3 2 12 4
5 Australia  (5) Jack Young 10 3 2 3 2 - 10 5
6 New Zealand  (13) Ronnie Moore 9 - 1 2 3 3 7 6
7 England  (12) Jeff Lloyd 9 2 2 - 3 1 2 7
8 England  (7) Arthur Forrest 7 2 2 0 0 3 7 8
9 Australia  (8) Aub Lawson 7 1 3 2 1 0 7 9
10 England  (2) Brian Crutcher 6 1 1 1 2 1 6 10
11 Sweden  (4) Rune Sörmander 5 0 0 1 2 2 5 11
12 Australia  (6) Graham Warren 5 0 0 2 1 2 5 12
13 Wales  (16) Eric Williams 4 1 1 1 1 - 4 13
14 England  (9) Alan Hunt 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 14
15 England  (3) Dick Bradley 2 2 - 0 0 0 2 15
16 Australia  (11) Jack Biggs 2 1 1 0 0 - 2 16
17 England  (17) Dent Oliver 1 1 1 17
18 Australia  (18) Arthur Payne 0 0 18
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

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 5 July 2021.
  3. ^ "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  6. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL – RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Fred Williams wind the speed championship". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 18 September 1953. Retrieved 5 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "1953 World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  9. ^ "1953 World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  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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