1964 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 19th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
The final was held on 11 September at the Ullevi in Sweden.
New Zealander Barry Briggs secured his third world title with a five race 15 point maximum. Igor Plekhanov the Soviet Union captain won the silver medal after winning the ride off against four times champion Ove Fundin.
First round
Qualification results.Swedish qualifying
- Top 16 to Nordic qualifying
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 26 April | Vetlanda Motorstadion, Vetlanda | Björn Knutson | Sören Sjösten | Arne Carlsson |
| 1 May | Gamla Speedway Track, Visby | Göte Nordin | Bernt Nilsson | Ove Fundin |
| 14 May | Hammarby IP, Stockholm | Björn Knutson | Sören Sjösten | Göte Nordin |
Norwegian qualifying
- 20 October 1963
- Kadettangen, Sandvika
- Riders progress to Nordic qualification 1964
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Aage Hansen | 15 |
| 2 | Sverre Harrfeldt | 14 |
| 3 | Nils Paulsen | 13 |
| 4 | Reidar Eide | 11 |
| 5 | Cato Agnor | 10 |
| 6 | Henry Harrfeldt | 8 |
| 7 | Bjarne Sorenby | 8 |
| 8 | Olav Aaen | 7 |
| 9 | Johnny Faafeng | 7 |
| 10 | Per Jakob Aulie | 6 |
Finnish qualifying
- 19 July 1963
- Kärpänen Speedway, Lahti
- Riders progress to Nordic qualification 1964
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Timo Laine | 15 |
| 2 | Kalevi Lahtinen | 14 |
| 3 | Matti Olin | 12 |
| 4 | Esko Koponen | 8 |
| 5 | Antero Salasto | 8 |
| 6 | Ilkka Helminen | 7 |
| 7 | Martti Assinen | 6 |
| 8 | Olavi Turunen | 6 |
| 9 | Veikko Metsahuone | 5 |
| 10 | Kari Ala Sippola | 5 |
Continental qualifying
- Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 May |  Third roundBritish & Commonwealth Qualifying
Nordic Final
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