Speedway World Pairs Championship

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The Speedway World Pairs Championship was an annual speedway (motorcycling) event held each year in different countries.[1] The first competition was held in 1968 and the final competition was held in 1993.[2][3][4][5] From 1994 it was merged with the World Team Cup to create the Speedway World Cup, which held its final edition in 2017.

The concept of an international pairs championship was reestablished in the form of the Speedway of Nations, which was held for the first time in 2018.[6]

Rules[]

The final was competed between seven national teams, and each national team was represented by two riders. Each pairing rode against each other once. The pair with the highest combined score were declared the Champions. From 1991, a third rider could act as reserve.[7]

Winners[]

Further information: List of Speedway World Pairs Championship medalists
Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place
1968 West Germany Kempten  Sweden (24 pts)  Great Britain (21 pts)  Norway (16 pts)
1969 Sweden Stockholm  New Zealand (28 pts)  Sweden (27 pts)  England (21 pts)
1970 Sweden Malmö  New Zealand (28 pts)  Sweden (25 pts)  England (19 pts)
1971 Poland Rybnik  Poland (30 pts)  New Zealand (25 pts)  Sweden (22 pts)
1972 Sweden Borås  England (24+3 pts)  New Zealand (24+2 pts)  Sweden B (22+3 pts)
1973 Sweden Borås  Sweden (24 pts)  Denmark (21+3 pts)  Poland (21+2 pts)
1974 United Kingdom Manchester  Sweden (28 pts)  Australia (23 pts)  New Zealand (21 pts)
1975 Poland Wrocław  Sweden (24 pts)  Poland (23 pts)  Denmark (20+3 pts)
1976 Sweden Eskilstuna  England (27 pts)  Denmark (24 pts)  Sweden (22 pts)
1977 United Kingdom Manchester  England (28 pts)  Sweden (18 pts)  West Germany (18 pts)
1978 Poland Chorzów  England (24+3 pts)  New Zealand (24+2 pts)  Denmark (21 pts)
1979 Denmark Vojens  Denmark (25 pts)  England (24 pts)  Poland (20 pts)
1980 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Krško  England (29 pts)  Poland (22 pts)  Denmark (21 pts)
1981 Poland Chorzów  United States (23 pts)  New Zealand (22 pts)  Poland (21 pts)
1982 Australia Sydney  United States (30 pts)  England (22 pts)  Denmark (21 pts)
1983 Sweden Gothenburg  England (25 pts)  Australia (24 pts)  Denmark (19 pts)
1984 Italy Lonigo  England (27 pts)  Denmark (25+3 pts)  New Zealand (25+2 pts)
1985 Poland Rybnik  Denmark (29 pts)  England (27 pts)  United States (22 pts)
1986 West Germany Pocking  Denmark (46+5 pts)  United States (46+4 pts)  Czechoslovakia (32 pts)
1987 Czechoslovakia Pardubice  Denmark (52 pts)  England (44 pts)  United States (36 pts)
1988 United Kingdom Bradford  Denmark (45 pts)  England (41 pts)  United States (39 pts)
1989 Poland Leszno  Denmark (48 pts)  Sweden (44 pts)  England (37 pts)
1990 Germany Landshut  Denmark (43 pts)  Australia (41 pts)  Hungary (33 pts)
1991 Poland Poznań  Denmark (28 pts)  Sweden (24 pts)  Norway (19 pts)
1992 Italy Lonigo  United States (23+3 pts)  England (23+2 pts)  Sweden (22 pts)
1993 Denmark Vojens  Sweden (26 pts)  United States (23 pts)  Denmark (21 pts)

Medal classification[]

Pos National Team Total Gold Silver Bronze
1.  Denmark 17 8 3 6
2.  Great Britain/ England 17 7 7 3
3.  Sweden 14 5 5 4
4.  United States 8 3 2 3
5.  New Zealand 8 2 4 2
6.  Poland 6 1 2 3
7.  Australia 3 - 3 -
8.  Norway 2 - - 2
=9.  Czechoslovakia 1 - - 1
=9.  West Germany 1 - - 1
Pos Rider Team Total Gold Silver Bronze
1. Hans Nielsen  Denmark 11 7 1 3
2. Erik Gundersen  Denmark 7 5 1 1
3. Peter Collins  England 5 4 1
4. Anders Michanek  Sweden 5 3 1 1
5. Malcolm Simmons  England 4 3 1
6. Ivan Mauger  New Zealand 8 2 4 2
7. Tommy Jansson  Sweden 3 2 1
8. Bobby Schwartz  United States 3 2 1
9. Jan O. Pedersen  Denmark 2 2
10. Ole Olsen  Denmark 7 1 2 4

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 99. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  2. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  3. ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 99. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  4. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  5. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  6. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  7. ^ "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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