Ivan Mauger Nz Motor Cycle World Champion

By kerry1 April 18, 2018 130 views 3 comments

I was also inspired to write a journal on Ivan Mauger about the titles / championships etc he won in his famous life time . Here is a list-- what a great nz champion he was ,you may all agree, after reading it like i did

World Champion: 1968,1969,1970,1972,1977,1979 - R/Up 1971,1973,1974 [Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). "A History of the World Speedway Championship". Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5]

  • New Zealand Sportsperson of the Year ( Halberg Award ) 1977 and 1979.
  • World 1000m Longtrack Champion 1971,1972,1976 R/Up 1974,1975
  • World Pairs Champion 1969,1970 R/Up 1971,1972,1978,1981
  • World Team Speedway Champion 1968,1971,1972,1979
  • European Champion 1966,1970,1971,1975
  • British Champion 1968,1970,1971,1972
  • Intercontinental Champion 1975
  • New Zealand Champion 1974, 1981
  • Australasian Champion 1977, 1981
  • British-Nordic Champion 1968, 1971
  • British League Riders Champion 1971, 1973
  • Embassy Internationale Winner 1970, 1971, 1972
  • Northern Riders Champion 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1980
  • Provincial League Riders Champion 1963, 1964
  • Lubos Tomicek Memorial Trophy Winner 1971, 1972, 1973, 1979
  • Silver Sash Match Race Champion 1968, 1969
  • Golden Helmet Match Race Champion 1970
  • Scottish Open Champion 1970
  • Scotianapolis Winner 1969, 1970
  • Leningrad Cup (USSR) Winner 1969
  • Lokeren Memorial Trophy Winner 1970
  • Golden Key of Bremen 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
  • Australian Long Track Champion 1962
  • Victorian Champion 1962, 1963
  • Yorkshire Television Trophy 1979, 1980
  • Lada Indoor International 1979


Guinness Book of Records

*Most Individual Championship Wins 9 (6 Speedway / 3 Longtrack),
*First Person to Win World Speedway and Longtrack in same year,
*Only Person to Win 3 Individual World Titles in succession,
*Most Individual World Speedway Wins 6 (Joint with Tony Rickardsson)
*Most World Final Championship Finals 52,
*First Person to Win World Speedway, World Longtrack, World Pairs, and World Team Cup, Championships (Achieved 1971 with World Longtrack win)

Related Surnames:
IVANMAUGER

Comments (3)

janilye

What does I.Q.M.G stand for Lynne

arthur76

Thank you janilye. what a strange question ?????? i have no idea what you are referring to

kerry1

Hi Arthur , I see you also read the members Q's + A's on journals to .The journal was on Ivan Mauger . I don't understand Janilye"s query either.As people get older mistakes do happen including slight Dementia . I am just going to put it in the to " hard to answer " box in respect for a fellow member. C YA