New Zealand national speedway team
The New Zealand national speedway team are a national speedway team from New Zealand. They were winners of the World Team Cup in 1979[1]
Honours
World Championships
| Competitions | Total | Gold medals | Silver medals | Bronze medals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | Total | Years | Total | Years | |||
| Team World Cup |
(1960-2000) (since 2001) |
1 | 1 | 1979 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team U-21 | (since 2005) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pairs | (1970-1993) | 8 | 2 | 1969, 1970 | 4 | 1971, 1972, 1978, 1981 | 2 | 1974, 1984 |
| Intercontinental | (1975-2001) | 3 | 1 | 1975 | 2 | 1976, 1978 | 0 | |
| Individual Grand Prix |
(1936-1994) (since 1995) |
26 | 12 | 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1979 | 9 | 1955, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974 | 5 | 1953, 1955, 1959, 1963, 1967 |
| Individual U-21 | (since 1977) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1980, 1983 | 0 | ||
| Total medals: 40 | Gold: 16 | Silver: 17 | Bronze: 7 | |||||
Famous riders
- Ivan Mauger 6 time individual world champion, 1 time intercontinental champion, 4 times team world cup champion(3 won representing Great Britain), 2 times world pairs champion.
- Barry Briggs 4 time individual world champion, 2 times team world cup champion(1 won representing Great Britain).
- Ronnie Moore 2 time individual world champion, 1 time world pairs champion
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