2004 Speedway World Cup

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Speedway World Cup
Venues Arlington Stadium, Poole Stadium
LocationEngland
Start date2 August
End date7 August
Nations8
Champions
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
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The 2004 Speedway World Cup was the 4th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The final took place on 7 August 2004 in Poole, England. The tournament was won by Sweden (49 pts) and they beat host team, Great Britain (48 pts), Denmark (32 pts) and Poland (22 pts) in the Final. [1] [2]

Contents

Qualification

Pos.National teamPts.
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 54
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 47
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 31
4Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 18
Pos.National teamPts.
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 51
2Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 47
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 42
4Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 10

Venues

Two cities were selected to host SWC finals events:

CityStadium names
Eastbourne Arlington Stadium
Poole Wimborne Road

Tournament

SemifinalsRace-offFinal
2 August - Eastbourne ( details )
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 58
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 50
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 395 August - Poole ( details )7 August - Poole
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 49Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 49
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 43Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 48
3 August - Eastbourne ( details )Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 42Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 32
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 60Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 17Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 22
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 52
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 32
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 14

Final

The 2004 Speedway World Cup Final took place on 7 August at Wimborne Road in Poole. [3] [4]

Results

Pos.National teamPts.
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 49
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 48
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 32
4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 22

Heat details

PlacingTeam / Rider NameTotal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910111213141516171819202122232425
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4925677811141518212424262930303333363841434649
(1) Mikael Max 921312
(2) Tony Rickardsson 1233303
(3) Antonio Lindbäck 913032
(4) Andreas Jonsson 711203
(5) Peter Karlsson 12X3333
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 481258111314151818202225283033363638394041444648
(1) David Norris 913311
(2) Lee Richardson 1010333
(3) Mark Loram 1232232
(4) Scott Nicholls 8312E2
(5) Gary Havelock 931221
PlacingTeam / Rider NameTotal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910111213141516171819202122232425
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3233556911131516171820212224262730303030313232
(1) Hans N. Andersen 11321230
(2) Nicki Pedersen 40211X
(3) Kenneth Bjerre 4211-0
(4) Niels Kristian Iversen 503101
(5) Bjarne Pedersen 812221
4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2202246666688810101010111314161921212122
(1) Krzysztof Kasprzak 0000--
(2) Jarosław Hampel 420020
(3) Tomasz Gollob 10F001
(4) Janusz Kołodziej 1022213XJ
(5) Marcin Rempała 7200212
PlacingTeam / Rider NameTotal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9101112131415161718192021222324 25

M - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell

Helmet colours was permanent for each teams (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams means gate positions:
gate A – insidegate Bgate Cgate D – outside

Final classification

Pos.National teamPts.
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 49
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 48
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 32
4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 22
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 42
6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 17
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 14
8Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 6

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References

  1. ↑ world.speedway.org Archived 2004-08-23 at the Wayback Machine ; Retrieved on 2008-12-26
  2. ↑ "2004 WORLD CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ↑ world.speedway.org Archived 2004-08-23 at the Wayback Machine ; Retrieved on 2008-12-26
  4. ↑ "2004 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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