German speedway rider
Christoph Betzl (born 13 February 1949) is a German former international speedway rider.[1] He earned 24 international caps for the West German national speedway team.[2]
Speedway career
Betzl reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1979 Individual Speedway World Championship representing West Germany.[3][4] He has also reached the final of the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship on eight occasions in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982. He won a bronze medal in the 1980 final and a silver medal in the 1981 final.[5]
Betzl was prt of the German team that competed in an eight match tour of Britain in 1975.[6] This was the same season that he rode in British Speedway leagues, riding for Poole Pirates.[7][8]
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
World Pairs Championship
World Longtrack Championship
Individual Ice Speedway World Championship
References