Gerd Riss

Gerd Riss
Born (1965-03-17) 17 March 1965 (age 59)
Bad Wurzach, West Germany
NationalityGerman
Career history
Germany
1983–1984Krumbach
1987Pocking
1988–1992Landshut
1995–2004Diedenbergen
Great Britain
1984Poole Pirates
1985Wolverhampton Wolves
1988Ipswich Witches
Poland
1999Bydgoszcz
Individual honours
1991, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009Long Track World champion
1987, 1990Continental champion
1986West German champion
1992, 1994, 1996German champion
1988West German Longtrack champion
1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2009German Longtrack champion
Team honours
2007, 2008, 2009Team Long Track World Championship
1998, 2001German Championship

Gerd Riss (born 17 March 1965) is a German former speedway rider. He competed in motorcycle speedway and longtrack racing.[1] He is an eight-times World longtrack champion.[2] He also earned 22 international caps for the West German national speedway team and 12 international caps for the German national speedway team.[3]

  1. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 528. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  2. ^ "Gerd Riss". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 March 2024.