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.
Speedway career
Hack reached the final in the 1982 Individual Speedway World Championship, representing West Germany. He also reached the final of the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship on eight occasions during the period 1977–1985.
Hack rode in the final of the 1981 and 1982 World Team Cup.
Hack rode in the top tier of British Speedway for Ipswich Witches.
Personal Life
Hack was born on 2 February 1950 in Landshut, West Germany, and died on 2 November 2026, at the age of 76.
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1982:
Los Angeles, Memorial Coliseum – 11th – 6pts - 1984:
Gothenburg, Ullevi – Reserve – Did not ride
World Pairs Championship
- 1978:
Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Hans Wassermann) – 6th – 13pts
World Team Cup
- 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
- ↑ "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