Harald Simon
 Harald Simon trails Franz Zorn | |
| Born | March 14, 1967 Austria |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Individual honours | |
| 2023 | World Championship bronze medal |
| 2022 | European Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 6 x silver, 5 x bronze | Ice Speedway of Nations |
Harald Simon (born 14 March 1967 in Austria) is an Austrian ice speedway rider.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Simon was part of the Austrian team that won 6 silver medals and 5 bronze medals in the Team Ice Racing World Championship from 1998 to 2020.[3][4]
In 2022, he became the European champion at the age of 55.[5][6]
In 2023, He won the bronze medal behind Martin Haarahiltunen and Franz Zorn in the 2023 Individual Ice Racing World Championship.[7][8]
Major results
[edit]Individual World Championship (Ice Racing Grand Prix)
[edit]- 1996 - 18th
- 2003 - 19th
- 2005 - 16th
- 2006 - 15th
- 2007 - 11th
- 2008 - 9th
- 2009 - 11th
- 2010 - 13th
- 2011 - 11th
- 2012 - 7th
- 2013 - 8th
- 2015 - 8th
- 2017 - 9th
- 2018 - 7th
- 2020 - 6th
- 2021 - 6th
- 2022 - 5th
- 2023 - bronze medal
Team World Championship
[edit]- 1998 - 4th
- 1999 - bronze medal
- 2000 - 4th
- 2002 - ?
- 2003 - ?
- 2004 - bronze medal
- 2005 - ?
- 2006 - ?
- 2007 - ?
- 2008 - silver medal
- 2009 - silver medal
- 2010 - bronze medal
- 2011 - silver medal
- 2012 - silver medal
- 2013 - silver medal
- 2014 - 4th
- 2015 - silver medal
- 2016 - bronze medal
- 2018 - bronze medal
- 2020 - 4th
Individual European Championship
[edit]- 2022 - Champion
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Harald Simon: Impossible does not exist". ice speedway euro. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Harald Simon: Just missed the medals at the European Championships". NON. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Austria narrowly misses sensation at Team World Cup". Red Bull. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Harald Simon". Les Sports Info. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "European Individual Ice Speedway Championship:Harald Simon is the new champion". FIM. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Harald Simon Mistrzem Europy w żużlu na lodzie. Za nami mistrzostwa w Tomaszowie Mazowieckim". Opoczno Nasze Miasto. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "OFFICIAL RESULTS - 2023 FIM ICE SPEEDWAY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). FIM. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "All Photo - 2023 FIM ICE SPEEDWAY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Final 1, Inzell (Germany)". EIS Speedway. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
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