2004 Speedway World Cup

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Speedway World Cup
VenuesArlington Stadium, Poole Stadium
LocationEngland
Start date2 August
End date7 August
Nations8
Champions
File: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]

Qualification

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

Venues

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Two cities were selected to host SWC finals events:

City Stadium names
Eastbourne Arlington Stadium
Poole Wimborne Road

Tournament

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SemifinalsRace-offFinal
2 August - Eastbourne (details)
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain58
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden50
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland395 August - Poole (details)7 August - Poole
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary6File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden49File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden49
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland43File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain48
3 August - Eastbourne (details)File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia42File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark32
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark60File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic17File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland22
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia52
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic32
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy14

Final

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

Results

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

Heat details

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Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
1 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 49 2 5 6 7 7 8 11 14 15 18 21 24 24 26 29 30 30 33 33 36 38 41 43 46 49
(1) Mikael Max 9 2 1 3 1 2
(2) Tony Rickardsson 12 3 3 3 0 3
(3) Antonio Lindbäck 9 1 3 0 3 2
(4) Andreas Jonsson 7 1 1 2 0 3
(5) Peter Karlsson 12 X 3 3 3 3
2 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 48 1 2 5 8 11 13 14 15 18 18 20 22 25 28 30 33 36 36 38 39 40 41 44 46 48
(1) David Norris 9 1 3 3 1 1
(2) Lee Richardson 10 1 0 3 3 3
(3) Mark Loram 12 3 2 2 3 2
(4) Scott Nicholls 8 3 1 2 E 2
(5) Gary Havelock 9 3 1 2 2 1
Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
3 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 32 3 3 5 5 6 9 11 13 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 24 26 27 30 30 30 30 31 32 32
(1) Hans N. Andersen 11 3 2 1 2 3 0
(2) Nicki Pedersen 4 0 2 1 1 X
(3) Kenneth Bjerre 4 2 1 1 - 0
(4) Niels Kristian Iversen 5 0 3 1 0 1
(5) Bjarne Pedersen 8 1 2 2 2 1
4 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 22 0 2 2 4 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 11 13 14 16 19 21 21 21 22
(1) Krzysztof Kasprzak 0 0 0 0 - -
(2) Jarosław Hampel 4 2 0 0 2 0
(3) Tomasz Gollob 1 0 F 0 0 1
(4) Janusz Kołodziej 10 2 2 2 1 3 XJ
(5) Marcin Rempała 7 2 0 0 2 1 2
Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 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 were permanent for each team (red, blue, white and yellow/black). Colours in tables show gate positions:
gate A – inside gate B gate C gate D – outside

Final classification

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

References

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  1. ^ world.speedway.org Archived 2004-08-23 at the Wayback Machine; Retrieved on 2008-12-26
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ world.speedway.org Archived 2004-08-23 at the Wayback Machine; Retrieved on 2008-12-26
  4. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).