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Egon Müller

April 09, 2024

For the winery owner and the eponymous winery, see Egon Müller IV.

Egon Müller (born 26 November 1948 in Kiel, Germany)[1] is a former international motorcycle speedway rider and was winner of the Speedway World Championship in 1983, winning the title in his homeland with a maximum score of 15 points.[2][3] He earned 44 international caps for the West German national speedway team.[4]

Egon Müller
Egon Müller in 2018
Born (1948-11-26) 26 November 1948 (age 75)
Kiel, Germany
NationalityGerman
Career history
Germany
1973–1976Neumünster
1977–1983Brokstedt
1984–1987Diedenbergen
Great Britain
1973Coatbridge Tigers
1976Hull Vikings
Individual honours
1983World Champion
1974, 1975, 1978Long Track World Champion
1975, 1977, 1979,
1981, 1983, 1984, 1985		German Champion
1976, 1981, 1984, 1985Continental Champion
1973, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1985West German Longtrack Champion
1978German Longtrack Golden Helmet Champion
1976, 1979.German Longtrack Silver Helmet Champion

Career edit

Motorcycle speedway edit

Egon Müller won the German Champion seven times (1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984 and 1985). He rode briefly in the United Kingdom in 1973 for the Coatbridge Tigers (Scotland), and in 1976 for the Hull Vikings.[4] Despite him only appearing for a handful of meetings in 1976, Hull were granted a 'Egon Muller (Rider Replacement)' facility for the entire 1977 season.

Müller won the Long Track World Championship in 1974, 1975 and 1978. He finished second in 1980 and 1984, and finished third in 1976 and 1982. He also represented West Germany in the Speedway World Pairs Championship, finishing a best of 3rd in 1977 at Hyde Road in Manchester, England paired with Hans Wassermann. Müller also competed in the Speedway World Team Cup where he led the West Germans to a third-place finish in both 1981 at the Olching Speedwaybahn in Olching, and again in 1982 at the White City Stadium in London, England. He was also a four-time winner of the Continental Final which was the last World Final qualifying round for European-based riders. Müller won the Continental Final in 1976, 1981, 1984 and 1985.

As of the 2015 Speedway Grand Prix series, Egon Müller is the only German rider to have won the Speedway World Championship when he took out the title with a 15-point maximum at the Motodrom Halbemond in Norden in 1983 from Australian Billy Sanders and 1980 champion Michael Lee. At a time when the Speedway World Championship Final was a single meeting that could throw up a surprise winner on the day, Müller was generally seen as a 'one hit wonder' in the same way that Poland's 1973 World Champion Jerzy Szczakiel was. However, Müller was a perennial championship contender having made four previous World Final appearances (1976, 1977, 1980 and 1981) as well as being a triple Long track World Champion, and an eight time German Champion.

Following the 1983 World Final, rumours surfaced that West German officials had given Müller extra practice time on the 400 metres (440 yards) Norden track that the other riders were not given. Other rumours also surfaced that many of the riders believed that the track had been prepared more like a long track in order to give Müller an advantage, with the track actually receiving a grade by the tractor after each race. In commentary for British television, 1976 World Champion Peter Collins noted that the Motodrom that day was more like a Grass track than a regular speedway which definitely suited the West German.

Just two weeks after his 1983 World Championship win, Müller was reportedly involved in a motor accident on the Autobahn where he wrote off his Porsche. The accident saw him spend a couple of days in hospital with minor leg injuries. Just one week following this, he competed in the 1983 World Long Track final in Czechoslovakia. Müller went on to ride in the 1984 and 1985 World Finals but could not replicate his 1983 win, finishing in 14th place with just 3 points from his five rides on each occasion.

In 1987, while crossing the road in Amsterdam, he was hit by a car and broke his kneecap. This affected his career and he concentrated on longtrack afterwards.[5]

Music/actor edit

Outside of his sport career, Muller was a pop singer under the stage name Amadeus Liszt (with some hits like "La Donna" in 1986, "Win The Race" in 1987 and "The Devil Wins" in 1989), a moderator at trade fairs, shows and charity events, an actor and a television personality.[6]

World Final appearances edit

Individual World Championship edit

World Pairs Championship edit

World Team Cup edit

World Longtrack Championship edit

Grand-Prix

  • 1997 5 app (6th) 66pts

Best Grand-Prix Results

West German Longtrack Champion edit

1973, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1985.

References edit

  1. ^ Oakes, P & Rising, P (1986). 1986 Speedway Yearbook. ISBN 0-948882-00-X
  2. ^ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
  3. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 525. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  4. ^ a b "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Bank Holiday Bonanza". Reading Evening Post. 24 May 1986. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ Thomas Schiffner (3 November 2010). . motorsport. Archived from the original on 8 December 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2013.

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April 09, 2024
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For the winery owner and the eponymous winery see Egon Muller IV Egon Muller born 26 November 1948 in Kiel Germany 1 is a former international motorcycle speedway rider and was winner of the Speedway World Championship in 1983 winning the title in his homeland with a maximum score of 15 points 2 3 He earned 44 international caps for the West German national speedway team 4 Egon MullerEgon Muller in 2018Born 1948 11 26 26 November 1948 age 75 Kiel GermanyNationalityGermanCareer historyGermany1973 1976Neumunster1977 1983Brokstedt1984 1987DiedenbergenGreat Britain1973Coatbridge Tigers1976Hull VikingsIndividual honours1983World Champion1974 1975 1978Long Track World Champion1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1984 1985German Champion1976 1981 1984 1985Continental Champion1973 1975 1977 1982 1984 1985West German Longtrack Champion1978German Longtrack Golden Helmet Champion1976 1979 German Longtrack Silver Helmet Champion Contents 1 Career 1 1 Motorcycle speedway 1 2 Music actor 2 World Final appearances 2 1 Individual World Championship 2 2 World Pairs Championship 2 3 World Team Cup 3 World Longtrack Championship 4 West German Longtrack Champion 5 References 6 External linksCareer editMotorcycle speedway edit Egon Muller won the German Champion seven times 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1984 and 1985 He rode briefly in the United Kingdom in 1973 for the Coatbridge Tigers Scotland and in 1976 for the Hull Vikings 4 Despite him only appearing for a handful of meetings in 1976 Hull were granted a Egon Muller Rider Replacement facility for the entire 1977 season Muller won the Long Track World Championship in 1974 1975 and 1978 He finished second in 1980 and 1984 and finished third in 1976 and 1982 He also represented West Germany in the Speedway World Pairs Championship finishing a best of 3rd in 1977 at Hyde Road in Manchester England paired with Hans Wassermann Muller also competed in the Speedway World Team Cup where he led the West Germans to a third place finish in both 1981 at the Olching Speedwaybahn in Olching and again in 1982 at the White City Stadium in London England He was also a four time winner of the Continental Final which was the last World Final qualifying round for European based riders Muller won the Continental Final in 1976 1981 1984 and 1985 As of the 2015 Speedway Grand Prix series Egon Muller is the only German rider to have won the Speedway World Championship when he took out the title with a 15 point maximum at the Motodrom Halbemond in Norden in 1983 from Australian Billy Sanders and 1980 champion Michael Lee At a time when the Speedway World Championship Final was a single meeting that could throw up a surprise winner on the day Muller was generally seen as a one hit wonder in the same way that Poland s 1973 World Champion Jerzy Szczakiel was However Muller was a perennial championship contender having made four previous World Final appearances 1976 1977 1980 and 1981 as well as being a triple Long track World Champion and an eight time German Champion Following the 1983 World Final rumours surfaced that West German officials had given Muller extra practice time on the 400 metres 440 yards Norden track that the other riders were not given Other rumours also surfaced that many of the riders believed that the track had been prepared more like a long track in order to give Muller an advantage with the track actually receiving a grade by the tractor after each race In commentary for British television 1976 World Champion Peter Collins noted that the Motodrom that day was more like a Grass track than a regular speedway which definitely suited the West German Just two weeks after his 1983 World Championship win Muller was reportedly involved in a motor accident on the Autobahn where he wrote off his Porsche The accident saw him spend a couple of days in hospital with minor leg injuries Just one week following this he competed in the 1983 World Long Track final in Czechoslovakia Muller went on to ride in the 1984 and 1985 World Finals but could not replicate his 1983 win finishing in 14th place with just 3 points from his five rides on each occasion In 1987 while crossing the road in Amsterdam he was hit by a car and broke his kneecap This affected his career and he concentrated on longtrack afterwards 5 Music actor edit Outside of his sport career Muller was a pop singer under the stage name Amadeus Liszt with some hits like La Donna in 1986 Win The Race in 1987 and The Devil Wins in 1989 a moderator at trade fairs shows and charity events an actor and a television personality 6 World Final appearances editIndividual World Championship edit 1976 nbsp Chorzow Silesian Stadium 8th 8pts 1977 nbsp Gothenburg Ullevi 7th 8pts 1980 nbsp Gothenburg Ullevi 14th 4pts 1981 nbsp London Wembley Stadium 7th 9pts 1983 nbsp Norden Motodrom Halbemond Winner 15pts 1984 nbsp Gothenburg Ullevi 14th 3pts 1985 nbsp Bradford Odsal Stadium 12th 5ptsWorld Pairs Championship edit 1977 nbsp Manchester Hyde Road with Hans Wassermann 3rd 18pts 11 1981 nbsp Chorzow Silesian Stadium with Georg Gilgenreiner 7th 3pts 2 1983 nbsp Gothenburg Ullevi with Karl Maier 6th 12pts 6 World Team Cup edit 1981 nbsp Olching Olching Speedwaybahn with Karl Maier Georg Hack Georg Gilgenreiner 3rd 28pts 10 1982 nbsp London White City Stadium with Georg Hack Karl Maier Alois Wiesbock Georg Gilgenreiner 3rd 18pts 5 World Longtrack Championship edit1973 nbsp Oslo 9th 10pts 1974 nbsp Scheessel Champion 30pts 1975 nbsp Gornja Radgona Champion 27pts 1976 nbsp Marianske Lazne Third 21pts 1977 nbsp Aalborg 18th 0pts 1978 nbsp Muhldorf Champion 26pts 1979 nbsp Marianske Lazne 7th 12pts 1980 nbsp Scheessel Second 18pts 1981 nbsp Gornja Radgona 5th 16pts 1982 nbsp Esbjerg Third 21pts 1983 nbsp Marianske Lazne 8th 11pts 1984 nbsp Herxheim Second 19 pts 1985 nbsp Esbjerg 5th 17pts 1986 Semi final 1987 nbsp Muhldorf 5th 15pts 1988 nbsp Scheessel 9th 15pts 1989 nbsp Marianske Lazne 5th 22pts 1990 Semi final 1991 Semi final 1992 nbsp Pfarrkirchen 11th 6pts 1993 nbsp Muhldorf 7th 11 1994 nbsp Marianske Lazne 4th 17pts 1995 Semi final 1996 nbsp Herxheim 13th 5ptsGrand Prix 1997 5 app 6th 66ptsBest Grand Prix Results nbsp Cloppenburg Third 1997 nbsp Pfarrkirchen Second 1997West German Longtrack Champion edit1973 1975 1977 1982 1984 1985 References edit Oakes P amp Rising P 1986 1986 Speedway Yearbook ISBN 0 948882 00 X Oakes P 2004 British Speedway Who s Who ISBN 0 948882 81 6 Montague Trevor 2004 The A Z of Sport Little Brown p 525 ISBN 0 316 72645 1 a b Ultimate Rider Index 1929 2022 PDF British Speedway Retrieved 17 March 2024 Bank Holiday Bonanza Reading Evening Post 24 May 1986 Retrieved 9 February 2024 via British Newspaper Archive Thomas Schiffner 3 November 2010 Egon Muller Der ewige Quertreiber motorsport Archived from the original on 8 December 2010 Retrieved 1 September 2013 External links edithttp grasstrackgb co uk egon muller Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Egon Muller amp oldid 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