Josef Angermüller

Josef Angermüller
Born	6 November 1949; Osseltshausen, Wolnzach, West Germany
Died	24 April 1977 (aged 27); Civitanova Marche, Ancona, Italy
Nationality	German
Career history
West Germany
19??	Ruhpolding
19??	Olching
Great Britain
1971	Reading Racers
1974	Hull Vikings
Individual honours
1973	West German champion

Josef 'Seppi' Angermüller (6 November 1949 – 24 April 1977) was a West German international motorcycle speedway and Long track motorcycle racing rider.^[1] He earned 14 international caps for the West German national speedway team.^[2]

Speedway career

Angermüller was predominantly known as a Long track speedway rider,^[1] where he rode in four finals from 1972 to 1976.^[3] He was however, the West German champion in 1973 and was the first German rider to secure a contract in the British League,^[4] riding for the Reading Racers 1971^[5] and Hull Vikings in 1974.^[6]

In the German Bundesliga he rode for MSC Ruhpolding and MSC Olching.^[7]

Angermüller died 24 April 1977 after falling in a 1977 Individual Speedway World Championship qualifying round at the San Savino Speedway Park in Civitanova Marche, Italy.^[8]

^ ^a ^b "ANGERMULLER, Josef" (PDF). Speedway A-Z.
^ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
^ "Track talk". Sports Argus. 22 June 1974. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Josef 'Seppi' Angermuller". Grasstrack GB.
^ "Fearman bids to sign German speed ace". Reading Evening Post. 4 May 1971. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Vikings will be strengthened by German Star". Hull Daily Mail. 16 April 1974. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Josef Angermüller died 38 years ago today". Speedweek. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
^ "Josef Angermüller". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 17 March 2024.

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