1984 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship

European Under-21 Championship
Marvyn Cox won the marred 1984 Championship
VenueNorfolk Arena
LocationKing's Lynn, England
Start date28 July 1984
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The 1984 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship was the eighth edition of the European motorcycle speedway Under-21 Championships.[1][2] All participants under the age of 21.

The title was won by Marvyn Cox[3] but the meeting was blighted by the death of Leif Wahlman. During heat 13 his engine seized, causing him to fall and then he was hit from behind. The 19-year-old Swede suffered catastrophic brain injuries and died later at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn.[4][5]

  1. ^ "European Under 21 Championship 1977-1987". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "1984". Speedway.org. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Injured Evitts is second". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 30 July 1984. Retrieved 9 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Leif Wahlman". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Rider 19, dies". Western Daily Press. 30 July 1984. Retrieved 9 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.