title: 1973 Individual Long Track World Championship
text: # 1973 Individual Long Track World Championship
  
  The 1973 Individual Long Track World Championship was the third edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship. The event was held on 20 September 1973 in Oslo, Norway. The defending champion Ivan Mauger failed to qualify for the semi-final round after being eliminated in a qualifying round. The world title was won by Ole Olsen of Denmark.
  
  ## Final Classification
  
  | Pos | Rider | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Total Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ole Olsen | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
  | 2 | Hans Siegl | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
  | 3 | Manfred Poschenreider | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
  | 4 | Don Godden | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
  | 5 | Jan Kater | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
  | 6 | Josef Angermüller | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
  | 7 | Runo Wedin | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | E | 11 |
  | 8 | Willihard Thomsson | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | E | 11 |
  | 9 | Egon Müller | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | E | 10 |
  | 10 | Milan Špinka | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | E | 7 |
  | 11 | Sture Lindblom | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | E | 7 |
  | 12 | Einar Egedius | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | E | 6 |
  | 13 | Zdeněk Majstr | - | - | 3 | E | E | 3 |
  | 14 | Berndt Hornfeldt | 1 | 2 | 0 | E | E | 3 |
  | 15 | Bent Nørregaard-Jensen | 0 | - | 2 | E | E | 2 |
  | 16 | Jon Ødegaard | - | 0 | - | E | E | 0 |
  | 17 | Conny Samuelsson | - | 0 | - | E | E | 0 |
  | 18 | Hakan Storm | 0 | - | - | E | E | 0 |
  
  Key
  
  * E = Eliminated (no further ride)
  