Speedway World Pairs Championship
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| Sport | Motorcycle speedway |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1968 |
| Ceased | 1993 |
| Replaced by | Speedway of Nations |
| Continent | World |
| Most titles | Hans Nielsen (7 times) Denmark (8 times) |
The Speedway World Pairs Championship was a 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.
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
[edit | edit source]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
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Medal classification
[edit | edit source]| Pos | National Team | Total | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| 2. |  Great Britain/ England |
17 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 3. |  Sweden |
14 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 4. | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 5. | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 6. | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7. | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 8. | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| =9. | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| =9. |  West Germany |
1 | - | - | 1 |
| Pos | Rider | Team | Total | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hans Nielsen | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 2. | Erik Gundersen | File:Flag of Denmark.svg 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 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 7. | Tommy Jansson | Sweden
|
3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 8. | Bobby Schwartz | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 9. | Jan O. Pedersen | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10. | Ole Olsen | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
See also
[edit | edit source]- Motorcycle speedway
- Speedway of Nations, the current incarnation of the World Pairs Championship
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