# Speedway World Pairs Championship

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Former motorcycle speedway event

World Pairs Championship Sport Motorcycle speedway Founded 1968 Folded 1993 Replaced by Speedway of Nations Continent World

The **Speedway World Pairs Championship** was a [motorcycle speedway](/source/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](/source/Speedway_World_Team_Cup) to create the [Speedway World Cup](/source/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](/source/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

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

### Medal classification

Pos National Team Total 1. Denmark 17 8 3 6 2. Great Britain/ England 17 7 7 3 3. Sweden 14 5 5 4 4. United States 8 3 2 3 5. New Zealand 8 2 4 2 6. Poland 6 1 2 3 7. Australia 3 - 3 - 8. Norway 2 - - 2 =9. Czechoslovakia 1 - - 1 =9. West Germany 1 - - 1

Pos Rider Team Total 1. Hans Nielsen Denmark 11 7 1 3 2. Erik Gundersen 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 New Zealand 8 2 4 2 7. Tommy Jansson Sweden 3 2 1 8. Bobby Schwartz United States 3 2 1 9. Jan O. Pedersen Denmark 2 2 10. Ole Olsen Denmark 7 1 2 4

## See also

- [Motorcycle speedway](/source/Motorcycle_speedway)

- [Speedway of Nations](/source/Speedway_of_Nations), the current incarnation of the World Pairs Championship

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Best Pairs International Championship FIM"](https://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/mspar.php). *Historis Sportu Zuzlowego*. Retrieved 17 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Bott, Richard (1980). *The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4*. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 99. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-09-141751-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-09-141751-1).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Rogers, Martin (1978). *The Illustrated History of Speedway*. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 134. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-904584-45-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-904584-45-3).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Bott, Richard (1980). *The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4*. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 99. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-09-141751-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-09-141751-1).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Oakes, Peter (1981). *1981 Speedway Yearbook*. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 27–28. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-86215-017-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-86215-017-5).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). *The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results*. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-85112-492-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85112-492-5).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Speedway riders, history and results"](https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/board/98/world-pairs). *wwosbackup*. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["World Pairs Championship 1968-1993"](http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/04/world-pairs-championship.html). *Edinburgh Speedway*. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

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