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'''Gerhard Uhlenbrock''' (born 5 May 1941) is a former [[motorcycle speedway]] rider from East Germany. He earned eight international caps for the [[East German national speedway team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=23 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/732/gerhard-uhlenbrock |title=Gerhard Uhlenbrock |website=WWOS backup |access-date=23 March 2024}}</ref> He later [[Defection|defected]] and rode for the [[West German national speedway team]]. |
'''Gerhard Uhlenbrock''' (born 5 May 1941) is a former [[motorcycle speedway]] rider from [[East Germany]]. He earned eight international caps for the [[East German national speedway team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=23 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/732/gerhard-uhlenbrock |title=Gerhard Uhlenbrock |website=WWOS backup |access-date=23 March 2024}}</ref> He later [[Defection|defected]] and rode for the [[West German national speedway team]]. |
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== Biography== |
== Biography== |
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He won silver and bronze medals in the [[German Individual Speedway Championship|East German championship]] in 1968 and 1969 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/indmnrd.php |title=Individual East German Speedway Championship |website=Speedway History |access-date=23 March 2024}}</ref> |
He won silver and bronze medals in the [[German Individual Speedway Championship|East German championship]] in 1968 and 1969 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/indmnrd.php |title=Individual East German Speedway Championship |website=Speedway History |access-date=23 March 2024}}</ref> |
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In the British leagues, his career was restricted to just one season, riding for [[Coventry Bees]] during the [[1973 British League season]] |
In the British leagues, his career was restricted to just one season, riding for [[Coventry Bees]] during the [[1973 British League season]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Bees pairs face three meetings in four days |work=Coventry Evening Telegraph |date=20 July 1973 |access-date=23 March 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19730720/242/0017 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1973record.pdf |title=1973 season |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=23 March 2024}}</ref> where he posted a disappointing 2.53 league average for the season<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/specialfeaturesrideraverages.pdf |title=Rider averages 1929 to 2009 |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=23 March 2024}}</ref> and suffered four broken ribs in a crash at [[Leicester Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Uhlenbrock injured |work=Coventry Evening Telegraph |date=8 August 1973 |access-date=23 March 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19730808/471/0043 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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After he defected, he rode for the West German national team during the [[1974 Speedway World Pairs Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.speedweek.com/amp/speedwaydm/news/174046/Juergen-Hehlert-Der-erste-Deutsche-Speedway-Meister.html |title=Jürgen Hehlert: The first German Speedway Champion| website=Speedweek |access-date=23 March 2024}}</ref> |
After he defected, he rode for the West German national team during the [[1974 Speedway World Pairs Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.speedweek.com/amp/speedwaydm/news/174046/Juergen-Hehlert-Der-erste-Deutsche-Speedway-Meister.html |title=Jürgen Hehlert: The first German Speedway Champion| website=Speedweek |access-date=23 March 2024}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 14:30, 4 September 2024
| Born | 5 May 1941 Rostock, Germany |
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| Nationality | German |
| Career history | |
| East Germany | |
| 1967 | Rostock |
| Great Britain | |
| 1973 | Coventry Bees |
| Individual honours | |
| 1968 | East German championship silver |
| 1969 | East German championship bronze |
Gerhard Uhlenbrock (born 5 May 1941) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from East Germany. He earned eight international caps for the East German national speedway team.[1][2] He later defected and rode for the West German national speedway team.
Biography
[edit]Uhlenbrock, born in Rostock, represented his country at the Speedway World Cup on four occasions, in 1966, 1968, 1969 and 1970.[3]
In addition to the World Cup, he reached the final of the 1969 Speedway World Pairs Championship, where he rode with Jochen Dinse, finishng 6th at the Gubbängens IP in Sweden.[4][5]
He won silver and bronze medals in the East German championship in 1968 and 1969 respectively.[6]
In the British leagues, his career was restricted to just one season, riding for Coventry Bees during the 1973 British League season,[7][8] where he posted a disappointing 2.53 league average for the season[9] and suffered four broken ribs in a crash at Leicester Stadium.[10]
After he defected, he rode for the West German national team during the 1974 Speedway World Pairs Championship.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Gerhard Uhlenbrock". WWOS backup. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "World Team Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Jürgen Hehlert: The first German Speedway Champion". Speedweek. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "The World Pairs Final - 1969". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Individual East German Speedway Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Bees pairs face three meetings in four days". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 20 July 1973. Retrieved 23 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1973 season" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Uhlenbrock injured". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 8 August 1973. Retrieved 23 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Jürgen Hehlert: The first German Speedway Champion". Speedweek. Retrieved 23 March 2024.