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The following is an A-Z list of riders who competed in the World Individual Finals between 1936-1994.

The World Speedway Championship then moved to a Grand Prix format in time for the 1995 season, where a statistical record of the full GP series can be found here. The complete World Championship Roll of Honour is available here.

KEY: VENUES - Amsterdam, Holland; Bradford, England; Gothenburg, Sweden; Katowice, Poland; Los Angeles, USA; Malmo, Sweden; Munich, Germany; Norden, Germany; Pocking, Germany; Vojens, Denmark; Wembley, England; Wroclaw, Poland.

NOTE: The totals underneath each rider's entry refer to the number of World Finals ridden in and the number of points amassed from those appearances.

COMPILED BY ROBERT BAMFORD

	Year	Final	Points	Notes
ABBOTT, Joe (England)	1937	Wembley	6+8 bonus
Total		1	6

ADAMS, Leigh (Australia)	1993	Pocking	4
Total		1	4

ADORJAN, Zoltan (Hungary)	1985	Bradford	2
	1989	Munich	4
	1990	Bradford	2
Total		3	8

AIREY, Jim (Australia)	1971	Gothenburg	8
Total		1	8

ANDERSEN, Stompa (Norway)	1955	Wembley	2
Total		1	2

ANDERSSON, Jan (Sweden)	1978	Wembley	3
	1980	Gothenburg	11
	1981	Wembley	9
	1982	Los Angeles	8
	1984	Gothenburg	6
	1985	Bradford	7
	1986	Katowice	Reserve	Did not ride
Total		6	44

ANDERSSON, Olle (Sweden)	1956	Wembley	2
Total		1	2

ANDREWS, Bob (England)	1960	Wembley	2	Reserve - One ride only
	1961	Malmo	10
	1962	Wembley	9
	1964	Gothenburg	4
Total		4	25

ASHBY, Martin (England)	1968	Gothenburg	5
	1975	Wembley	Reserve	Did not ride
Total		1	5

ATKINSON, Arthur (England)	1936	Wembley	3+6 bonus
	1937	Wembley	6+8 bonus
	1938	Wembley	5+5 bonus
	1939	Wembley	-+6 bonus	Did not ride - meeting cancelled
Total		3	14

AUTREY, Scott (USA)	1976	Katowice	7
	1978	Wembley	11	3rd place
Total		2	18