# List of Individual Speedway World Championship medalists

This is the complete list of official Individual Speedway World Championship and Speedway Grand Prix medalists from 1936 to 2020. (n.b: Winners of Speedway World Championships between 1931 and '35, staged prior to FIM accreditation in 1936 are given elsewhere.)

## Medalists

| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place |
| 1936 details | London Wembley Stadium | Lionel Van Praag (26+3 pts) | Eric Langton (26+2 pts) | Bluey Wilkinson (25 pts) |
| 1937 details | London Wembley Stadium | Jack Milne (28 pts) | Wilbur Lamoreaux (25 pts) | Cordy Milne (23 pts) |
| 1938 details | London Wembley Stadium | Bluey Wilkinson (22 pts) | Jack Milne (21 pts) | Wilbur Lamoreaux (20 pts) |
| 1939 details | London Wembley Stadium | The Final was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II. | The Final was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II. | The Final was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II. |
| Championship suspended 1940-1948 due to World War II |||||
| 1949 details | London Wembley Stadium | Tommy Price (15 pts) | Jack Parker (14 pts) | Louis Lawson (13 pts) |
| 1950 details | London Wembley Stadium | Freddie Williams (14 pts) | Wally Green (13 pts) | Graham Warren (12 pts) |
| 1951 details | London Wembley Stadium | Jack Young (12+3 pts) | Split Waterman (12+2 pts) | Jack Biggs (12+1 pts) |
| 1952 details | London Wembley Stadium | Jack Young (14 pts) | Freddie Williams (13 pts) | Bob Oakley (12 pts) |
| 1953 details | London Wembley Stadium | Freddie Williams (14 pts) | Split Waterman (13 pts) | Geoff Mardon (12+3 pts) |
| 1954 details | London Wembley Stadium | Ronnie Moore (15 pts) | Brian Crutcher (13+3 pts) | Olle Nygren (13+2 pts) |
| 1955 details | London Wembley Stadium | Peter Craven (13 pts) | Ronnie Moore (12+3 pts) | Barry Briggs (12+2 pts) |
| 1956 details | London Wembley Stadium | Ove Fundin (13 pts) | Ronnie Moore (12 pts) | Arthur Forrest (11+3 pts) |
| 1957 details | London Wembley Stadium | Barry Briggs (14+3 pts) | Ove Fundin (14+2 pts) | Peter Craven (11+3 pts) |
| 1958 details | London Wembley Stadium | Barry Briggs (15 pts) | Ove Fundin (13 pts) | Aub Lawson (11+3 pts) |
| 1959 details | London Wembley Stadium | Ronnie Moore (15 pts) | Ove Fundin (13 pts) | Barry Briggs (11+3 pts) |
| 1960 details | London Wembley Stadium | Ove Fundin (14+3 pts) | Ronnie Moore (14+2 pts) | Peter Craven (14+1 pts) |
| 1961 details | Malmö Malmö Stadion | Ove Fundin (14 pts) | Björn Knutson (12+3 pts) | Göte Nordin (12+2 pts) |
| 1962 details | London Wembley Stadium | Peter Craven (14 pts) | Barry Briggs (13 pts) | Ove Fundin (10+3 pts) |
| 1963 details | London Wembley Stadium | Ove Fundin (14 pts) | Björn Knutson (13 pts) | Barry Briggs (12 pts) |
| 1964 details | Gothenburg Ullevi | Barry Briggs (15 pts) | Igor Plekhanov (13+3 pts) | Ove Fundin (13+2 pts) |
| 1965 details | London Wembley Stadium | Björn Knutson (14 pts) | Igor Plekhanov (13+3 pts) | Ove Fundin (13+2 pts) |
| 1966 details | Gothenburg Ullevi | Barry Briggs (15 pts) | Sverre Harrfeldt (14 pts) | Antoni Woryna (13 pts) |
| 1967 details | London Wembley Stadium | Ove Fundin (14+3 pts) | Bengt Jansson (14+2 pts) | Ivan Mauger (13 pts) |
| 1968 details | Gothenburg Ullevi | Ivan Mauger (15 pts) | Barry Briggs (12 pts) | Edward Jancarz (11+3 pts) |
| 1969 details | London Wembley Stadium | Ivan Mauger (14 pts) | Barry Briggs (11+3 pts) | Sören Sjösten (11+2 pts) |
| 1970 details | Wrocław Olympic Stadium | Ivan Mauger (15 pts) | Paweł Waloszek (14 pts) | Antoni Woryna (13 pts) |
| 1971 details | Gothenburg Ullevi | Ole Olsen (15 pts) | Ivan Mauger (12+3 pts) | Bengt Jansson (12+2 pts) |
| 1972 details | London Wembley Stadium | Ivan Mauger (13+3 pts) | Bernt Persson (13+2 pts) | Ole Olsen (12 pts) |
| 1973 details | Chorzów Silesian Stadium | Jerzy Szczakiel (13+3 pts) | Ivan Mauger (13+F pts) | Zenon Plech (12 pts) |
| 1974 details | Gothenburg Ullevi | Anders Michanek (15 pts) | Ivan Mauger (11+3 pts) | Sören Sjösten (11+2 pts) |
| 1975 details | London Wembley Stadium | Ole Olsen (15 pts) | Anders Michanek (13 pts) | John Louis (12+3 pts) |
| 1976 details | Chorzów Silesian Stadium | Peter Collins (14 pts) | Malcolm Simmons (13 pts) | Phil Crump (12 pts) |
| 1977 details | Gothenburg Ullevi | Ivan Mauger (14 pts) | Peter Collins (13 pts) | Ole Olsen (12+3 pts) |
| 1978 details | London Wembley Stadium | Ole Olsen (13 pts) | Gordon Kennett (12 pts) | Scott Autrey (11+3 pts) |
| 1979 details | Chorzów Silesian Stadium | Ivan Mauger (14 pts) | Zenon Plech (13 pts) | Michael Lee (11+3 pts) |
| 1980 details | Gothenburg Ullevi | Michael Lee (14 pts) | Dave Jessup (12+3 pts) | Billy Sanders (12+2 pts) |
| 1981 details | London Wembley Stadium | Bruce Penhall (14 pts) | Ole Olsen (12+3 pts) | Tommy Knudsen (12+2 pts) |
| 1982 details | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Bruce Penhall (14 pts) | Les Collins (13 pts) | Dennis Sigalos (12 pts) |
| 1983 details | Norden Motodrom Halbemond | Egon Müller (15 pts) | Billy Sanders (12 pts) | Michael Lee (11 pts) |
| 1984 details | Gothenburg Ullevi | Erik Gundersen (14 pts) | Hans Nielsen (13+3 pts) | Lance King (13+2 pts) |
| 1985 details | Bradford Odsal Stadium | Erik Gundersen (13+3 pts) | Hans Nielsen (13+2 pts) | Sam Ermolenko (13+1 pts) |
| 1986 details | Chorzów Silesian Stadium | Hans Nielsen (14 pts) | Jan O. Pedersen (13 pts) | Kelvin Tatum (12 pts) |
| 1987 details | Amsterdam Olympic Stadium | Hans Nielsen (27 pts) | Erik Gundersen (24+3 pts) | Sam Ermolenko (24+2 pts) |
| 1988 details | Vojens Speedway Center | Erik Gundersen (14+3 pts) | Hans Nielsen (14+2 pts) | Jan O. Pedersen (13 pts) |
| 1989 details | Munich Olympic Stadium | Hans Nielsen (15 pts) | Simon Wigg (12+3 pts) | Jeremy Doncaster (12+2 pts) |
| 1990 details | Bradford Odsal Stadium | Per Jonsson (13+3 pts) | Shawn Moran (13+2 pts) Void - disqualified | Todd Wiltshire (12 pts) |
| 1991 details | Gothenburg Ullevi | Jan O. Pedersen (15 pts) | Tony Rickardsson (12 pts) | Hans Nielsen (11+3 pts) |
| 1992 details | Wrocław Olympic Stadium | Gary Havelock (14 pts) | Per Jonsson (11 pts) | Gert Handberg (10 pts) |
| 1993 details | Pocking Rottalstadion | Sam Ermolenko (12 pts) | Hans Nielsen (11+3 pts) | Chris Louis (11+2 pts) |
| 1994 details | Vojens Speedway Center | Tony Rickardsson (12+3 pts) | Hans Nielsen (12+2 pts) | Craig Boyce (12+1 pts) |

### Grand Prix Series (since 1995)

| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place |
| 1995 details | 6 events | Hans Nielsen (103 pts) | Tony Rickardsson (88 pts) | Sam Ermolenko (83 pts) |
| 1996 details | 6 events | Billy Hamill (113 pts) | Hans Nielsen (111 pts) | Greg Hancock (88 pts) |
| 1997 details | 6 events | Greg Hancock (118 pts) | Billy Hamill (111 pts) | Tomasz Gollob (92 pts) |
| 1998 details | 6 events | Tony Rickardsson (111 pts) | Jimmy Nilsen (99 pts) | Tomasz Gollob (97 pts) |
| 1999 details | 6 events | Tony Rickardsson (111 pts) | Tomasz Gollob (98 pts) | Hans Nielsen (76 pts) |
| 2000 details | 6 events | Mark Loram (102 pts) | Billy Hamill (95 pts) | Tony Rickardsson (94 pts) |
| 2001 details | 6 events | Tony Rickardsson (121 pts) | Jason Crump (113 pts) | Tomasz Gollob (89 pts) |
| 2002 details | 10 events | Tony Rickardsson (181 pts) | Jason Crump (162 pts) | Ryan Sullivan (158 pts) |
| 2003 details | 9 events | Nicki Pedersen (152 pts) | Jason Crump (144 pts) | Tony Rickardsson (127 pts) |
| 2004 details | 9 events | Jason Crump (158 pts) | Tony Rickardsson (155 pts) | Greg Hancock (137 pts) |
| 2005 details | 9 events | Tony Rickardsson (196 pts) | Jason Crump (154 pts) | Leigh Adams (107 pts) |
| 2006 details | 10 events | Jason Crump (188 pts) | Greg Hancock (144 pts) | Nicki Pedersen (134 pts) |
| 2007 details | 11 events | Nicki Pedersen (196 pts) | Leigh Adams (153 pts) | Jason Crump (124 pts) |
| 2008 details | 11 events | Nicki Pedersen (174 pts) | Jason Crump (152 pts) | Tomasz Gollob (148 pts) |
| 2009 details | 11 events | Jason Crump (159 pts) | Tomasz Gollob (144 pts) | Emil Sayfutdinov (138 pts) |
| 2010 details | 11 events | Tomasz Gollob (166 pts) | Jarosław Hampel (137 pts) | Jason Crump (135 pts) |
| 2011 details | 11 events | Greg Hancock (164 pts) | Andreas Jonsson (124 pts) | Jarosław Hampel (122 pts) |
| 2012 details | 12 events | Chris Holder (160 pts) | Nicki Pedersen (152 pts) | Greg Hancock (148 pts) |
| 2013 details | 12 events | Tai Woffinden (151 pts) | Jarosław Hampel (142 pts) | Niels-Kristian Iversen (132 pts) |
| 2014 details | 12 events | Greg Hancock (140 pts) | Krzysztof Kasprzak (132 pts) | Nicki Pedersen (121 pts) |
| 2015 details | 12 events | Tai Woffinden (163 pts) | Greg Hancock (147 pts) | Nicki Pedersen (131 pts) |
| 2016 details | 11 events | Greg Hancock (139 pts) | Tai Woffinden (130 pts) | Bartosz Zmarzlik (128 pts) |
| 2017 details | 12 events | Jason Doyle (161 pts) | Patryk Dudek (143 pts) | Tai Woffinden (131 pts) |
| 2018 details | 10 events | Tai Woffinden (139 pts) | Bartosz Zmarzlik (129 pts) | Fredrik Lindgren (109 pts) |
| 2019 details | 10 events | Bartosz Zmarzlik (132 pts) | Leon Madsen (130 pts) | Emil Sayfutdinov (126 pts) |
| 2020 details | 8 events | Bartosz Zmarzlik (133 pts) | Tai Woffinden (117 pts) | Fredrik Lindgren (117 pts) |
| 2021 details | 11 events | Artem Laguta (192 pts) | Bartosz Zmarzlik (189 pts) | Emil Sayfutdinov (149 pts) |
| 2022 details | 10 events | Bartosz Zmarzlik (166 pts) | Leon Madsen (133 pts) | Maciej Janowski (106 pts) |
| 2023 details | 10 events | Bartosz Zmarzlik (158 pts) | Fredrik Lindgren (150 pts) | Martin Vaculík (125 pts) |
| 2024 details | 11 events | Bartosz Zmarzlik (179 pts) | Robert Lambert (144 pts) | Fredrik Lindgren (141 pts) |
In 2021, Artem Laguta and Emil Sayfutdinov were neutral competitors using the designation MFR (Motorcycle Federation of Russia), as the World Anti-Doping Agency implemented a ban on Russia competing at World Championships.

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Sweden | 14 | 15 | 13 | 42 |
| 2 | Denmark | 14 | 12 | 11 | 37 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 12 | 9 | 5 | 26 |
| 4 | England | 10 | 15 | 12 | 37 |
| 5 | Australia | 9 | 7 | 12 | 28 |
| 6 | United States | 9 | 6 | 11 | 26 |
| 7 | Poland | 7 | 10 | 11 | 28 |
| 8 | Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Soviet Union | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 79 | 78 | 79 | 236 |

### Winners by country

| Country | Wins | Winner(s) |
| Denmark | 14 | Hans Nielsen (4), Ole Olsen (3), Erik Gundersen (3), Nicki Pedersen (3), Jan O. Pedersen (1) |
| Sweden | 14 | Tony Rickardsson (6), Ove Fundin (5), Björn Knutson (1), Anders Michanek (1), Per Jonsson (1) |
| New Zealand | 12 | Ivan Mauger (6), Barry Briggs (4), Ronnie Moore (2) |
| England | 10 | Tai Woffinden (3), Peter Craven (2), Tommy Price (1), Peter Collins (1), Michael Lee (1), Gary Havelock (1), Mark Loram (1) |
| United States | 9 | Greg Hancock (4), Bruce Penhall (2), Jack Milne (1), Sam Ermolenko (1), Billy Hamill (1) |
| Australia | 9 | Jason Crump (3), Jack Young (2), Lionel Van Praag (1), Bluey Wilkinson (1), Chris Holder (1), Jason Doyle (1) |
| Poland | 7 | Bartosz Zmarzlik (5), Jerzy Szczakiel (1), Tomasz Gollob (1) |
| Wales | 2 | Freddie Williams (2) |
| Germany | 1 | Egon Müller (1) |
| Russia | 1 | Artem Laguta (1) |

### Medals by winners

| Name | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Tony Rickardsson | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Ivan Mauger | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Ove Fundin | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Bartosz Zmarzlik | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Hans Nielsen | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Barry Briggs | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Greg Hancock | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Jason Crump | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Tai Woffinden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Nicki Pedersen | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Ole Olsen | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Erik Gundersen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Ronnie Moore | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Freddie Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Peter Craven | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bruce Penhall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Young | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tomasz Gollob | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Billy Hamill | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Björn Knutson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan O. Pedersen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Anders Michanek | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Milne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Per Jonsson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Peter Collins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sam Ermolenko | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Michael Lee | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bluey Wilkinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Artem Laguta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Holder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Egon Müller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Havelock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerzy Szczakiel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lionel Van Praag | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Loram | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommy Price | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (37 entries) | 79 | 47 | 36 | 162 |