Karl Igl (born June 2, 1945 in Vienna ) is a former Austrian pacemaker .
Karl Igl worked as a mechanic in the Simmering power plant . In his spare time he was active as a race steward in road races on motorcycles . At the suggestion of Ferry Dusika , he took a pacemaker course. For 13 years he led his compatriot Roland Königshofer in standing races . The team has been together three times world champion of amateurs , in 1989 , 1990 and 1991 . In addition, Igl and Königshofer won four silver and two bronze medals at the Standing World Championships. At the UCI Track World Championships in 1987 in Vienna , Igl and Australian Danny Clark won a silver medal among the standing professionals.
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1893 Laurens Smitz Meintjes | 1894 Wilhelm Henie | 1895 Mathieu Cordang | 1896 Fernand Ponscarme | 1897 Edward Gould | 1898 Albert John Cherry | 1899 John Nelson | 1900 Louis Bastien | 1901 Heinrich Sievers | 1902 Alfred Görnemann | 1903 Edmond Audemars / Werner Krüger | 1904, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1913 Leon Meredith | 1906 Maurice Bardonneau | 1909 Leon Meredith / Franz Hofmann | 1910 Henri Hens | 1914 Cor Blekemolen / Gustav Wittig | 1915–1957 not held | 1958 Lothar Meister I / Horst Aurich | 1959 Arie van Houwelingen / Frits Wiersma | 1960 Georg Stoltze / Fritz Erdenberger | 1961 Leendert van der Meulen / Albertus de Graaf | 1962, 1963 Romain De Loof / August Meuleman | 1964 Jacob Oudkerk / August Meuleman | 1965 Miguel Mas | 1966, 1967 Piet de Wit / Norbert Koch | 1968 Giuseppe Grassi / August Meuleman | 1969 Albertus Boom / Bruno Walrave | 1970 Cees Stam / Joop Stakenburg | 1971, 1972 Horst Gnas / Bruno Walrave | 1973 Horst Gnas / Hans Käb | 1974 Jean Breuer / Dieter Durst | 1975–1977, 1980, 1982 Gaby Minneboo / Bruno Walrave | 1978, 1983 Rainer Podlesch / Dieter Durst | 1979, 1981 Mattheus Pronk / Norbert Koch | 1984 Jan de Nijs / Bruno Walrave | 1985 Roberto Dotti / Domenico De Lillo | 1986, 1987 Mario Gentili / Walter Corradin | 1988 winner disqualified | 1989–1991 Roland Königshofer / Karl Igl | 1992 Carsten Podlesch / Dieter Durst
As far as known, with details of the pacemaker . From 1993 professionals and amateurs started together, see world champions of the stayers (professionals)