The 1984 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship was the 19th edition of the World Championship The Championship was held on 17 and 18 February 1984 at the Lenin Stadium in Moscow in the Soviet Union.
The winner was Erik Stenlund of the Sweden. This was the first time since 1974 when the Championship was won by a rider not representing the Soviet Union.
Anatoly Gladyshev was killed during the 23rd heat of the second day. After colliding with Vitaly Russkikh he fell into the path of Walter Wartbichler who ran over him. He suffered an artery rupture caused by the front tyre of the bike and died later in hospital.
Classification Pos Rider Pts1 Erik Stenlund 292 Vladimir Sukhov 283 Yuri Ivanov 274 Vitali Russkikh 225 Roelof Thijs 206 Helmut Weber 7 Jarmo Hirvasoja 168 Günter Brandt 9 Valeri Ivanschenko 10 Per-Olof Serenius 11 Max Niedermaier 712 Walter Wartbichler 13 Alexander Smyshiliaev 614 Anatoly Gladyshev 15 Václav Verner 16 Valentino Furlanetto 17 Stanislav Dyk (res) 18 Eskil Jonsson (res)
See also 1984 Individual Speedway World Championship in classic speedway 1984 Team Ice Racing World Championship
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