Simon Wigg
Simon Wigg (born October 15, 1960 in Aylesbury , England , † November 15, 2000 ) was a British track athlete . He was successful in the speedway as well as on long and grass tracks . His greatest individual success in the speedway was second place at the 1989 World Championships in Munich behind Hans Nielsen . In 1989 he was also the captain of the British national speedway team, which won the world title that year .
However, he was even more successful on longer tracks than in the speedway. He won the world championship title five times .
In 2000 he died of complications from a brain tumor. Numerous prominent track athletes, such as B. Sam Ermolenko , Gerd Riss and Kelvin Tatum came to his funeral.
successes
singles
- Long course world champion: 1985, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994
- Speedway Vice World Champion 1989
- British Speedway Champion: 1988, 1989
team
- World Speedway Champion: 1989
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| SURNAME | Wigg, Simon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British track athlete, five-time long track world champion |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aylesbury , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 15, 2000 |