The Yugoslavia national speedway team were one of the teams that competed in international team motorcycle speedway.
| Yugoslavia | |
|---|---|
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| SWC Wins | 0 Best result World Pairs finalists (1970, 1971, 1980) |
History edit
The Yugoslavian speedway team first competed in the Speedway World Team Cup during the 1962 Speedway World Team Cup, finishing second in the central European round.[1] Throughout the history of World Team Cup, the team were regular World Cup competitors from 1962 until their final World Cup in 1992.[2] However, they were one of the weaker nations and failed to reach the latter stages of the competition.[3][4]
Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, the riders then competed for their new speedway nations, primarily Croatia and Slovenia.
Major world finals edit
World Pairs Championship edit
| Year | Venue | Standings (Pts) | Riders | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 |  Malmö Malmö Stadion |
1.  New Zealand (28) 2. Sweden (25)3.  England (19)4.  Scotland (18)5.  Czechoslovakia (11)6.  Yugoslavia (7)7.  Denmark (nc)
|
Drago Perko | 6 |
| Ivan Kos | 1 | |||
| 1971 |  Rybnik Rybnik Municipal Stadium |
1. Poland (30) 2. New Zealand (25) 3. Sweden (22)4. Czechoslovakia (17)5. Scotland (16)6. Yugoslavia (10)7.  Austria (6)
|
Ivan Molan | 5 |
| Drasco Orsic | 5 | |||
| 1980 | Krsko Matija Gubec Stadium |
1. England (29) 2. Poland (22) 3. Denmark (21)4. Sweden (18)5. New Zealand (16)6.  Finland (14)7. Yugoslavia (6)
|
Stefan Kekeč | 6 |
| Vladislav Kočuvan | 0 |
International caps edit
Since the advent of the Speedway Grand Prix era, international caps earned by riders is largely restricted to international competitions, whereas previously test matches between two teams were a regular occurrence.[5]
| Rider | Caps |
|---|---|
| Babic, Evald | |
| Babič, Franc | |
| Caba, Lazar | |
| Džudović, Slobodan (Srb) | |
| Fleten, Djuro | |
| Francic, Josip | |
| Gerjevic, Zvone | |
| Hauptmann, Igor | |
| Horvat, Artur | |
| Kalisnik, Milan | |
| Kekeč, Stefan | |
| Klasnetic, Damijan | |
| Kocmut, Albert | |
| Kočuvan, Vladislav | |
| Kos, Ivan | |
| Kosmut, Manfred | |
| Lazbaher, Jose | |
| Lekse, Gerhard (S) | |
| Joze Mavsar, Joze | |
| Medved, Valentin | |
| Miler, Vlado | |
| Milov, Joze | |
| Molan, Ivan | |
| Omerzel, Krešo (S) | |
| Orsic, Drasko | |
| Pavlic, Zvonko | |
| Perko, Drago | |
| Peterca, Martin (S) | 2 |
| Pintar, Gregor (S) | |
| Posedi, Ivan | |
| Pribovsek, Franc | |
| Regvart, Drago | |
| Sauperl, Franc | |
| Smidt, Ladislav | |
| Stanković, Milovan (Srb) | |
| Stojković, Milija (Srb) | |
| Tomazic, Janez | |
| Tominac, Darko | |
| Tomanic, Zdravko | |
| Toplisek, Radovan | |
| Vobujak, Ivan | |
| Visocnik, Joze | |
| Vurzer, Alojz | |
| Vrbnjak, Ivan | |
| Zagar, Franc | |
| Zibert, Joze |
Key
- (S) Slovenian
- (C) Croatian
- (Srb) Serbian
References edit
- ^ "1962 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 99. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 October 2023.