Speedway World Pairs Championship

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 Kempten  Sweden (24 pts)  Great Britain (21 pts)  Norway (16 pts)
1969 Stockholm  New Zealand (28 pts)  Sweden (27 pts)  England (21 pts)
1970 Malmö  New Zealand (28 pts)  Sweden (25 pts)  England (19 pts)
1971 Rybnik  Poland (30 pts)  New Zealand (25 pts)  Sweden (22 pts)
1972 Borås  England (24+3 pts)  New Zealand (24+2 pts)  Sweden B (22+3 pts)
1973 Borås  Sweden (24 pts)  Denmark (21+3 pts)  Poland (21+2 pts)
1974 Manchester  Sweden (28 pts)  Australia (23 pts)  New Zealand (21 pts)
1975 Wrocław  Sweden (24 pts)  Poland (23 pts)  Denmark (20+3 pts)
1976 Eskilstuna  England (27 pts)  Denmark (24 pts)  Sweden (22 pts)
1977 Manchester  England (28 pts)  Sweden (18 pts)  West Germany (18 pts)
1978 Chorzów  England (24+3 pts)  New Zealand (24+2 pts)  Denmark (21 pts)
1979 Vojens  Denmark (25 pts)  England (24 pts)  Poland (20 pts)
1980 Krško  England (29 pts)  Poland (22 pts)  Denmark (21 pts)
1981 Chorzów  United States (23 pts)  New Zealand (22 pts)  Poland (21 pts)
1982 Sydney  United States (30 pts)  England (22 pts)  Denmark (21 pts)
1983 Gothenburg  England (25 pts)  Australia (24 pts)  Denmark (19 pts)
1984 Lonigo  England (27 pts)  Denmark (25+3 pts)  New Zealand (25+2 pts)
1985 Rybnik  Denmark (29 pts)  England (27 pts)  United States (22 pts)
1986 Pocking  Denmark (46+5 pts)  United States (46+4 pts)  Czechoslovakia (32 pts)
1987 Pardubice  Denmark (52 pts)  England (44 pts)  United States (36 pts)
1988 Bradford  Denmark (45 pts)  England (41 pts)  United States (39 pts)
1989 Leszno  Denmark (48 pts)  Sweden (44 pts)  England (37 pts)
1990 Landshut  Denmark (43 pts)  Australia (41 pts)  Hungary (33 pts)
1991 Poznań  Denmark (28 pts)  Sweden (24 pts)  Norway (19 pts)
1992 Lonigo  United States (23+3 pts)  England (23+2 pts)  Sweden (22 pts)
1993 Vojens  Sweden (26 pts)  United States (23 pts)  Denmark (21 pts)

Medal classification
PosNational TeamTotal
1. Denmark17 836
2. Great Britain/ England17 773
3. Sweden14 554
4. United States8 323
5. New Zealand8 242
6. Poland6 123
7. Australia3 -3-
8. Norway2 --2
=9. Czechoslovakia1 --1
=9. West Germany1 --1
PosRiderTeamTotal
1.Hans Nielsen Denmark 11713
2.Erik Gundersen Denmark 7511
3.Peter Collins England 541
4.Anders Michanek Sweden 5311
5.Malcolm Simmons England 431
6.Ivan Mauger New Zealand 8242
7.Tommy Jansson Sweden 321
8.Bobby Schwartz United States 321
9.Jan O. Pedersen Denmark 22
10.Ole Olsen Denmark 7124

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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