1952 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1952 Individual Speedway World Championship.

Australian rider Jack Young became the first ever dual winner (and the first to win two in a row) when he won his second straight World Championship after scoring 14 points. Second was Welshman Freddie Williams on 13 points, with Britain's Bob Oakley third on 12 points.

1. Jack Young (Australia)
2. Freddie Williams (Wales)
3. Bob Oakley (England)

Qualification

10 events in Great Britain.

Pos. Rider Total pts 1 Bob Oakley 28 2 Jack Young 27 3 Split Waterman 27 4 Ronnie Moore 27 5 Freddie Williams 27 6 Ron How 26 7 Dick Bradley 25 8 Cyril Roger 25 9 Arthur Forrest 24 10 Jeff Lloyd 24 11 Brian Crutcher 24 12 Arthur Payne 24 13 Henry Long 23 14 Derick Close 23 15 Bert Roger 23 16 Graham Warren 22 17 Dan Forsberg 22 18 Leif Basse Hveem 22 19 Trevor Redmond 22 20 Alan Hunt 22 21 Olle Nygren 21 22 Cyril Brine 21 23 Ken Sharples 21 24 Tommy Price 21 25 Geoff Mardon 21 26 Eddie Rigg 20 27 Peter Robinson 18 28 Don Cuppleditch 18 29 Harry Bastable 18 30 Chris Boss 17 31 Harry Edwards 16 32 Jack Biggs 16 33 Sune Karlsson 16 34 Eric French 16 35 Willie Wilson 15 36 Eric Williams 15 37 Wally Green 14 38 Pat Clarke 14 39 George Wilks 14 40 Gordon McGregor 13

Pos. Rider Total pts 41 Dick Campbell 13 42 Vic Emms 13 43 Les Tolley 13 44 Ken Adams 13 45 Ron Mountford 13 46 Ken Middleditch 13 47 Geoff Pymar 13 48 Rune Sörmander 12 49 Sid Clark 12 50 Len Williams 11 51 Jack Parker 10 52 Les Hewitt 10 53 Nobby Stock 10 54 Ivor Powell 10 55 Billy Hole 10 56 Tommy Miller 10 57 Terry Small 10 58 Charlie New 9 59 Harold Fairhurst 9 60 Phil Malpass 9 61 Jock Grierson 9 62 Lionel Benson 8 63 Gerald Jackson 8 64 Stig Pramberg 8 65 Tom Oakley 7 66 Fred Brand 7 67 Larry Lazarus 7 68 Louis Lawson 7 69 Reg Duval 6 70 Jim Gregory 6 71 Fred Pawson 6 72 Bruce Semmens 5 73 Bill Gilbert 5 74 Roy Craighead 5 75 Harry Saunders 4 76 George Wall 4 77 Bob Baker 3 78 Fritz Dirtl 2 79 Harry Welch 1

World final

• 18 September 1952
• London, Wembley Stadium

Pos.	Rider	Points	Heats
1	Jack Young	14	(3,3,3,3,2)
2	Freddie Williams	13	(3,2,3,2,3)
3	Bob Oakley	12	(3,3,2,1,3)
4	Ronnie Moore	10	(2,2,3,F,3)
5	Arthur Payne	9	(0,1,2,3,3)
6	Dan Forsberg	9	(2,3,1,3,F)
7	Dick Bradley	9	(3,2,3,1,0)
8	Jeff Lloyd	7	(2,2,0,2,1)
9	Arthur Forrest	7	(1,1,0,3,2)
10	Henry Long	7	(1,0,2,2,2)
11	Brian Crutcher	6	(1,3,1,0,1)
12	Split Waterman	6	(2,1,0,1,2)
13	Graham Warren	5	(0,1,1,2,1)
14	Derick Close	4	(1,0,2,0,1)
15	Cyril Roger	2	(0,Ex,1,1,0)
16	Ron How	0	(0,d,0,0,0)
	Leif Basse Hveem	–	–
	Trevor Redmond	–	–

See also