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