Gerhard Uhlenbrock

Gerhard Uhlenbrock (born 5 May 1941) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from East Germany. He earned eight international caps for the East German national speedway team.[1][2] He later defected and rode for the West German national speedway team.

Gerhard Uhlenbrock
Born (1941-05-05) 5 May 1941
Rostock, Germany
NationalityGerman
Career history
East Germany
1967Rostock
Great Britain
1973Coventry Bees
Individual honours
1968East German championship silver
1969East German championship bronze

Biography

Uhlenbrock, born in Rostock, represented his country at the Speedway World Cup on four occasions, in 1966, 1968, 1969 and 1970.[3]

In addition to the World Cup, he reached the final of the 1969 Speedway World Pairs Championship, where he rode with Jochen Dinse, finishng 6th at the Gubbängens IP in Sweden.[4][5]

He won silver and bronze medals in the East German championship in 1968 and 1969 respectively.[6]

In the British leagues, his career was restricted to just one season, riding for Coventry Bees during the 1973 British League season season,[7][8] where he posted a disappointing 2.53 league average for the season[9] and suffered four broken ribs in a crash at Leicester Stadium.[10]

After he defected, he rode for the West German national team during the 1974 Speedway World Pairs Championship.[11]

References
  1. "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. "Gerhard Uhlenbrock". WWOS backup. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  3. "World Team Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  4. "Jürgen Hehlert: The first German Speedway Champion". Speedweek. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  5. "The World Pairs Final - 1969". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  6. "Individual East German Speedway Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  7. "Bees pairs face three meetings in four days". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 20 July 1973. Retrieved 23 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "1973 season" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  9. "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  10. "Uhlenbrock injured". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 8 August 1973. Retrieved 23 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. "Jürgen Hehlert: The first German Speedway Champion". Speedweek. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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