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1957 World Championships

1957 World Championships
New Zealander Barry Briggs wins his first World Title ahead of reigning champion Ove Fundin who was seeded straight to the Final. Third place went to England's Peter Craven. Olle Nygren (Sweden) was injured and was replaced in the final by Dan Forsberg.
Peter Craven, Ove Fundin, Barry Briggs
World Final
21 September 1957, Wembley Stadium London, United Kingdom
British Semi Final
24/8 Coventry
24/8 Belle Vue
British QR
13/07 Swindon
13/07 Rayleigh
13/07 Norwich
13/07 Coventry
15/07 Wimbledon
16/07 Southampton
18/07 Oxford
18/07 Ipswich
19/07 Leicester
32 to next round
European Final
7 /7 Vaxjo
5 to next round
Scandinavian Final
7/6 Oslo
5 to next round
Scandinavian QR
26/5 Lahti
24/5 Oslo
8 to next round
Swedish QR
10/5 Stockholm
12/5 Vetlanda
6 to next round
Continental Final
23/6 Vienna
8 to next round
Continental QR
26/5 Warsaw
7 to next round
26/5 Abensberg
8 to next round