Georg Hack
| Born | 20 February 1950 Landshut, Bavaria, West Germany |
|---|---|
| Died | 2 November 2026 (aged 76) |
| 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 |
Georg Hack (20 February 1950 – 2 November 2026) was a German international speedway rider. He earned 26 international caps for the West German national speedway team.[1]
Speedway career
[edit]Hack reached the final in the 1982 Individual Speedway World Championship, representing West Germany.[2] He also reached the final of the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship on eight occasions during the period 1977–1985.[3]
Hack rode in the final of the 1981 and 1982 World Team Cup.[4]
Hack rode in the top tier of British Speedway for Ipswich Witches.[5][6][7]
Personal Life
[edit]Hack was born on 2 February 1950 in Landshut, West Germany,[3] and died on 2 November 2026, at the age of 76.[8]
World final appearances
[edit]Individual World Championship
[edit]- 1982:
Los Angeles, Memorial Coliseum – 11th – 6pts - 1984:
Gothenburg, Ullevi – Reserve – Did not ride
World Pairs Championship
[edit]- 1978:
Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Hans Wassermann) – 6th – 13pts
World Team Cup
[edit]- 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)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929–2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ↑ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- 1 2 "Georg Hack". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ↑ "Ex Vikings through to World Finals". Hull Daily Mail. 7 August 1982. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Cup stars may go". Suffolk and Essex Free Press. 26 October 1978. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ↑ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ↑ Deep sorrow: Georg ‘Schorsch’ Hack has died aged 76