Gerhard Uhlenbrock

Gerhard Uhlenbrock is a former motorcycle speedway rider from East Germany. He earned eight international caps for the East German national speedway team. He later defected and rode for the West German national speedway team.

Biography

Uhlenbrock, born in Rostock, represented his country at the Speedway [World Team Cup|Speedway World Cup] on four occasions, in 1966, 1968, 1969 and 1970.
In addition to the World Cup, he reached the final of the 1969 Speedway World Pairs Championship, where he rode with Jochen Dinse, finishing 6th at the Gubbängens IP in Sweden.
He won silver and bronze medals in the East German championship in 1968 and 1969 respectively.
In the British leagues, his career was restricted to just one season, riding for Coventry Bees during the 1973 British League season, where he posted a disappointing 2.53 league average for the season and suffered four broken ribs in a crash at Leicester Stadium.
After he defected, he rode for the West German national team during the 1974 Speedway World Pairs Championship.