Georg Hack
West German speedway rider
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Georg Hack (born 20 February 1950) is a former international speedway rider from West Germany.[1] He earned 26 international caps for the West German national speedway team.[2]
| Born | 20 February 1950 Landshut, West Germany |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Career history | |
| West Germany | |
| 1974 | Bopfingen |
| 1975–1986 | Landshut |
| Great Britain | |
| 1978-1979, 1983 | Ipswich Witches |
| Individual honours | |
| 1982 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985 | World Long Track finalist |
Speedway career
Hack reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1982 Individual Speedway World Championship representing West Germany.[3] He has also reached the final of the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship on eight occasions during the period 1977 until 1985.[4]
Hack rode in the final of the 1981 and 1982 World Team Cup.[5]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for Ipswich Witches.[6][7][8]
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1982 -
Los Angeles, Memorial Coliseum - 11th - 6pts - 1984 –
Gothenburg, Ullevi – Reserve – Did not ride
World Pairs Championship
- 1978 -
Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Hans Wassermann) - 6th - 13pts
World Team Cup
- 1981 -
Olching, Speedway Stadion Olching (with Egon Müller / Karl Maier / Georg Gilgenreiner) - 3rd - 28pts (5) - 1982 -
London, White City Stadium (with Karl Maier / Egon Müller / Alois Wiesböck / Georg Gilgenreiner) - 3rd - 18pts (5)
