| Born | 28 August 1948 Lenggries, Germany |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Career history | |
| West Germany | |
| 1980 | Krumbach |
| Individual honours | |
| 1980 | West German Champion |
| 1981, 1982 | World Long Track finalist |
| Team honours | |
| 1981 | World Pairs finalist |
Georg Gilgenreiner (born 28 August 1948) is a former international speedway rider from Germany.
Speedway career
Gilgenreiner was champion of West Germany in 1980 at the German Individual Speedway Championship.
He reached the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship in the 1981 Speedway World Pairs Championship. He has also reached the final of the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship on two occasions in 1981 and 1982.
Gilgenreiner rode in the final of the 1981 and 1982 World Team Cup.
World Final appearances
World Pairs Championship
- 1981 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Egon Müller) - 7th - 3pts
World Team Cup
- 1981 - Olching, Speedway Stadion Olching (with Egon Müller / Karl Maier / Georg Hack) - 3rd - 28pts (5)
- 1982 - London, White City Stadium (with Karl Maier / Georg Hack / Egon Müller / Alois Wiesböck) - 3rd - 18pts (1)
World Longtrack Championship
- 1981 – Gornja Radgona 4th 19pts
- 1982 – Esbjerg 4th 15pts
References
- ^ a b "Georg Gilgenreiner". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway Legend Manfred Poschi Poschenrieder is dead". Mittelschwäbische Nachrichten. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 87–91. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ Loader, Tony (1991). Loader's International Speedway Annual 1991. Tony Loader. p. 166. ISSN 1036-4404.
- ^ "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Ex Vikings through to World Finals". Hull Daily Mail. 7 August 1982. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
