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Werner Haas
German motorcycle racer (1927–1956) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the German classical pianist, see Werner Haas (pianist).
Werner Haas (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛʁnɐ haːs] ⓘ; 30 May 1927 – 13 November 1956) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Germany. He became Germany's first motorcycle world champion when he won the 1953 FIM 125 and 250 World Championship for NSU.[1] The following year, he would repeat as the 250 world champion. Haas was killed in 1956 in a light plane accident in Germany.[2]
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Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1927-05-30)30 May 1927 Augsburg, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 13 November 1956(1956-11-13) (aged 29) Neuburg an der Donau, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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