Christoph Betzl
| Born | 13 February 1949 Rott am Inn, Germany |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Career history | |
| West Germany | |
| 1980 | Landshut |
| Great Britain | |
| 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 German former international speedway rider.[1] He earned 24 international caps for the West German national speedway team.[2]
Speedway career
[edit]Betzl reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1979 Individual Speedway World Championship representing West Germany.[3][4] 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.[5]
Betzl was prt of the German team that competed in an eight match tour of Britain in 1975.[6] This was the same season that he rode in British Speedway leagues, riding for Poole Pirates.[7][8]
World final appearances
[edit]Individual World Championship
[edit]- 1979 –
Chorzów, Silesian Stadium – 14th – 2pts
World Pairs Championship
[edit]- 1975 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Fritz Baur) - 6th - 10pts (6)
World Longtrack Championship
[edit]- 1974 –
Scheeßel 12th 8pts - 1975 –
Gornja Radgona 5th 17pts - 1976 –
Mariánské Lázně 8th 10pts - 1977 –
Aalborg 11th 9pts - 1979 – Mariánské Lázně 13th 6pts
- 1980 – Scheeßel 3rd 16pts
- 1981 – Gornja Radgona 2nd 20pts
- 1982 – Esbjerg 10th 7pts
Individual Ice Speedway World Championship
[edit]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.
- ^ "In-form Collins can regain world crown". Birmingham Daily Post. 31 August 1979. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Christoph Betzl". grasstrackgb.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Germans for Brough Park". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 12 July 1975. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup.proboards.com. Retrieved 10 July 2021.