Speedway World Pairs Championship

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World Pairs Championship
Sport Motorcycle speedway
Founded1968
Ceased1993
Replaced by Speedway of Nations
ContinentWorld
Most titles Hans Nielsen (7 times)
Denmark (8 times)

The Speedway World Pairs Championship was an annual motorcycle speedway event held annually in different countries. [1] [2] The first competition was held in 1968, and the final competition was held in 1993. [3] [4] [5] [6] In 1994, it was merged with the World Team Cup to create the Speedway World Cup, which held its final edition in 2017.

Contents

The concept of an international pairs championship was re-established in the form of the Speedway of Nations, held for the first time in 2018. [7]

Rules

The final was competed between seven national teams, and two riders represented each national team. 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 a reserve. [8]

Winners

YearVenueWinnersRunner-up3rd place
1968 Flag of Germany.svg Kempten Speedway
Kempten		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (24 pts)
Ove Fundin
Torbjörn Harrysson 		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (21 pts)
Geoff Mudge
Ray Wilson 		Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (16 pts)
Odd Fossengen
Øyvind S. Berg
1969 Flag of Sweden.svg Gubbängens IP
Stockholm		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (28 pts)
Ivan Mauger
Bob Andrews 		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (27 pts)
Ove Fundin
Göte Nordin 		Flag of England.svg  England (21 pts)
Nigel Boocock
Martin Ashby
1970 Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö Stadion
Malmö		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (28 pts)
Ivan Mauger
Ronnie Moore 		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (25 pts)
Ove Fundin
Bengt Jansson 		Flag of England.svg  England (19 pts)
Nigel Boocock
Eric Boocock
1971 Flag of Poland.svg Rybnik Municipal Stadium
Rybnik		Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (30 pts)
Andrzej Wyglenda
Jerzy Szczakiel 		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (25 pts)
Ivan Mauger
Barry Briggs 		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (22 pts)
Anders Michanek
Bernt Persson
1972 Flag of Sweden.svg Ryavallen
Borås		Flag of England.svg  England (24+3 pts)
Ray Wilson
Terry Betts 		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (24+2 pts)
Ivan Mauger
Ronnie Moore 		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden B (22+3 pts)
Bernt Persson
Hasse Holmqvist
1973 Flag of Sweden.svg Ryavallen
Borås		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (24 pts)
Anders Michanek
Tommy Jansson 		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (21+3 pts)
Ole Olsen
Kurt Bøgh 		Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (21+2 pts)
Zenon Plech
Zbigniew Marcinkowski
1974 Flag of England.svg Hyde Road
Manchester		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (28 pts)
Anders Michanek
Sören Sjösten 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (23 pts)
John Boulger
Phil Crump 		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (21 pts)
Barry Briggs
Ivan Mauger
1975 Flag of Poland.svg Stadion Olimpijski
Wrocław		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (24 pts)
Anders Michanek
Tommy Jansson 		Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (23 pts)
Edward Jancarz
Piotr Bruzda 		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (20+3 pts)
Ole Olsen
Jan Henningsen
1976 Flag of Sweden.svg Snälltorpet
Eskilstuna		Flag of England.svg  England (27 pts)
John Louis
Malcolm Simmons 		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (24 pts)
Ole Olsen
Finn Thomsen 		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (22 pts)
Bengt Jansson
Bernt Persson
1977 Flag of England.svg Hyde Road
Manchester		Flag of England.svg  England (28 pts)
Peter Collins
Malcolm Simmons 		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (18 pts)
Anders Michanek
Bernt Persson 		Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany (18 pts)
Egon Müller
Hans Wassermann
1978 Flag of Poland.svg Stadion Śląski
Chorzów		Flag of England.svg  England (24+3 pts)
Malcolm Simmons
Gordon Kennett 		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (24+2 pts)
Ivan Mauger
Larry Ross 		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (21 pts)
Ole Olsen
Finn Thomsen
1979 Flag of Denmark.svg Vojens Speedway Center
Vojens		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (25 pts)
Ole Olsen
Hans Nielsen 		Flag of England.svg  England (24 pts)
Malcolm Simmons
Michael Lee 		Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (20 pts)
Edward Jancarz
Zenon Plech
1980 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Matija Gubec Stadium
Krško 		Flag of England.svg  England (29 pts)
Dave Jessup
Peter Collins 		Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (22 pts)
Edward Jancarz
Zenon Plech 		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (21 pts)
Ole Olsen
Hans Nielsen
1981 Flag of Poland.svg Stadion Śląski
Chorzów		Flag of the United States.svg  United States (23 pts)
Bruce Penhall
Bobby Schwartz 		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (22 pts)
Ivan Mauger
Larry Ross 		Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (21 pts)
Zenon Plech
Edward Jancarz
1982 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liverpool City Raceway
Sydney		Flag of the United States.svg  United States (30 pts)
Bobby Schwartz
Dennis Sigalos 		Flag of England.svg  England (22 pts)
Kenny Carter
Peter Collins 		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (21 pts)
Hans Nielsen
Ole Olsen
1983 Flag of Sweden.svg Ullevi
Gothenburg		Flag of England.svg  England (25 pts)
Kenny Carter
Peter Collins 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (24 pts)
Billy Sanders
Gary Guglielmi 		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (19 pts)
Hans Nielsen
Erik Gundersen
1984 Flag of Italy.svg Santa Marina Stadium
Lonigo		Flag of England.svg  England (27 pts)
Chris Morton
Peter Collins 		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (25+3 pts)
Hans Nielsen
Erik Gundersen 		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (25+2 pts)
Ivan Mauger
Mitch Shirra
1985 Flag of Poland.svg Rybnik Municipal Stadium
Rybnik		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (29 pts)
Erik Gundersen
Tommy Knudsen 		Flag of England.svg  England (27 pts)
Kenny Carter
Kelvin Tatum 		Flag of the United States.svg  United States (22 pts)
Bobby Schwartz
Shawn Moran
1986 Flag of Germany.svg Rottalstadion
Pocking		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (46+5 pts)
Hans Nielsen
Erik Gundersen 		Flag of the United States.svg  United States (46+4 pts)
Kelly Moran
Sam Ermolenko 		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia (32 pts)
Antonín Kasper Jr.
Roman Matoušek
1987 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Svítkov Stadion
Pardubice		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (52 pts)
Erik Gundersen
Hans Nielsen 		Flag of England.svg  England (44 pts)
Simon Wigg
Kelvin Tatum 		Flag of the United States.svg  United States (36 pts)
Sam Ermolenko
Kelly Moran
1988 Flag of England.svg Odsal Stadium
Bradford		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (45 pts)
Hans Nielsen
Erik Gundersen 		Flag of England.svg  England (41 pts)
Kelvin Tatum
Simon Cross 		Flag of the United States.svg  United States (39 pts)
Shawn Moran
Sam Ermolenko
1989 Flag of Poland.svg Alfred Smoczyk Stadium
Leszno		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (48 pts)
Hans Nielsen
Erik Gundersen 		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (44 pts)
Jimmy Nilsen
Per Jonsson 		Flag of England.svg  England (37 pts)
Kelvin Tatum
Paul Thorp
1990 Flag of Germany.svg Ellermühle Stadium
Landshut		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (43 pts)
Jan O. Pedersen
Hans Nielsen 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (41 pts)
Todd Wiltshire
Leigh Adams 		Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (33 pts)
Zoltán Adorján
Sándor Tihanyi
1991 Flag of Poland.svg Olimpia Poznań Stadium
Poznań		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (28 pts)
Hans Nielsen
Jan O. Pedersen
Tommy Knudsen 		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (24 pts)
Henrik Gustafsson
Jimmy Nilsen
Per Jonsson 		Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (19 pts)
Lars Gunnestad
Einar Kyllingstad
Tor Einar Hielm
1992 Flag of Italy.svg Santa Marina Stadium
Lonigo		Flag of the United States.svg  United States (23+3 pts)
Greg Hancock
Sam Ermolenko
Ronnie Correy 		Flag of England.svg  England (23+2 pts)
Gary Havelock
Kelvin Tatum
Martin Dugard 		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (22 pts)
Per Jonsson
Henrik Gustafsson
Tony Rickardsson
1993 Flag of Denmark.svg Vojens Speedway Center
Vojens		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (26 pts)
Tony Rickardsson
Per Jonsson
Henrik Gustafsson 		Flag of the United States.svg  United States (23 pts)
Sam Ermolenko
Ronnie Correy
Greg Hancock 		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (21 pts)
Hans Nielsen
Tommy Knudsen
Brian Karger

Medal classification

PosNational TeamTotal Gold medal icon.svg Silver medal icon.svg Bronze medal icon.svg
1.Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 17836
2.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain/Flag of England.svg  England 17773
3.Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 14554
4.Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8323
5.Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 8242
6.Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 6123
7.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3-3-
8.Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2--2
=9.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1--1
=9.Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1--1
PosRiderTeamTotal Gold medal icon.svg Silver medal icon.svg Bronze medal icon.svg
1. Hans Nielsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 11713
2. Erik Gundersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 7511
3. Peter Collins Flag of England.svg  England 541
4. Anders Michanek Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5311
5. Malcolm Simmons Flag of England.svg  England 431
6. Ivan Mauger Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 8242
7. Tommy Jansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 321
8. Bobby Schwartz Flag of the United States.svg  United States 321
9. Jan O. Pedersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 22
10. Ole Olsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 7124

See also

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References

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