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
editThe 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
editWorld 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
editSince 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.