Georg Hack (born 20 February 1950) is a former international speedway rider from West Germany.[1] He earned 26 international caps for the West German national speedway team.[2]
| Born | 20 February 1950 Landshut, West Germany |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Career history | |
| West Germany | |
| 1974 | Bopfingen |
| 1975–1986 | Landshut |
| Great Britain | |
| 1978-1979, 1983 | Ipswich Witches |
| Individual honours | |
| 1982 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985 | World Long Track finalist |
Speedway career
editHack reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1982 Individual Speedway World Championship representing West Germany.[3] He has also reached the final of the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship on eight occasions during the period 1977 until 1985.[4]
Hack rode in the final of the 1981 and 1982 World Team Cup.[5]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for Ipswich Witches.[6][7][8]
World final appearances
editIndividual World Championship
edit- 1982 -
Los Angeles, Memorial Coliseum - 11th - 6pts - 1984 –
Gothenburg, Ullevi – Reserve – Did not ride
World Pairs Championship
edit- 1978 -
Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Hans Wassermann) - 6th - 13pts
World Team Cup
edit- 1981 -
Olching, Speedway Stadion Olching (with Egon Müller / Karl Maier / Georg Gilgenreiner) - 3rd - 28pts (5) - 1982 -
London, White City Stadium (with Karl Maier / Egon Müller / Alois Wiesböck / Georg Gilgenreiner) - 3rd - 18pts (5)
References
edit- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Georg Hack". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Ex Vikings through to World Finals". Hull Daily Mail. 7 August 1982. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Cup stars may go". Suffolk and Essex Free Press. 26 October 1978. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.