# Nordic Speedway final

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Motorcycle speedway competition

The **Nordic Championships** was a [Motorcycle speedway](/source/Motorcycle_speedway) final sanctioned by the [FIM](/source/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Internationale_de_Motocyclisme).[1] In 1952 it became a qualifying round for the [Speedway World Championship](/source/Speedway_World_Championship).[2][3] From 1995 to 2001 it was known as the **Scandinavian final**.[4]

## Format

- To [Continental final](/source/Continental_Speedway_final), 1953–1954

- To [European final](/source/Individual_Speedway_European_Championship), 1955–1965, 1967, 1969, 1972

- To [British Nordic final](/source/British_Nordic_Speedway_final), 1966, 1968, 1970–1971, 1973–1974

- To [Intercontinental final](/source/Intercontinental_final), 1975–1990, 1995–2001

- To World semi final, 1991–1994

## Winners

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

### Medal classification

Rank National Team 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

- [Speedway World Championship](/source/Speedway_World_Championship)

- [Speedway Grand Prix](/source/Speedway_Grand_Prix)

- [Motorcycle speedway](/source/Motorcycle_speedway)

v t e International speedway competitions World Individual (Grand Prix) (Qualification) Pairs (Speedway of Nations) World Team Cup (World Cup) Individual U-21 Team U-21 Individual U-16 Europe Individual Pairs Team U21 U19 Junior (team) National Championships Argentina Australia / (U-21) Austria Czech/Czech Rep Denmark / (U-21) Finland France Germany/East/West Great Britain / (U-21) / (U-19) Hungary Italy Latvia New Zealand Norway Poland / (U-21) Romanian Russia/Soviet Slovenia Sweden / (U-21) USA (AMA) / USA (SRA) National Leagues Denmark Great Britain Poland Sweden Czech/Czech Rep Germany/East/West Hungary Russia/Soviet Ice speedway World Championships: Individual Team European: Individual Long track World Championships: Individual Team Former Championships Australasian British Nordic Champions Cup (indiv) Champions' Cup (teams) Commonwealth Continental Estonian Intercontinental Nordic Overseas Star Riders' Governing Bodies World (FIM) FIM Europe

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["TOURNAMENTS - SCANDINAVIA"](http://www.internationalspeedway.co.uk/tourntc.htm). *International Speedway*. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Oakes, Peter (1981). *1981 Speedway Yearbook*. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 22–23. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-86215-017-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-86215-017-5).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Nordic Championships"](http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/12/nordic-final.html). *Edinburgh Speedway*. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK"](http://www.speedway.org/history/). *Speedway.org*. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

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