Hans Jürgen Fritz (2 June 1941 – 24 August 1996) was an international speedway rider from East Germany.[1]

Speedway career

Fritz reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1970 Individual Speedway World Championship.[2][3]

Fritz was three times champion of East Germany after winning the German Individual Speedway Championship in 1970, 1971 and 1972.[4][5]

He rode for MC Neubrandenburg and MC Güstrow, winning the East German Team Speedway Championship with the latter, four times in 1968, 1972, 1973 and 1974.[6]

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

Individual Ice Speedway World Championship

  • 1967 - Soviet Union 3 rounds, 13th - 10pts
  • 1968 - Soviet Union 2 rounds, 6th - 35pts

References

  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. ^ "England's glory". Derby Daily Telegraph. 4 July 1970. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. ^ "East Germany National Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 87. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  6. ^ "East German Team Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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