1972 Speedway World Pairs Championship
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The 1972 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the third FIM
Speedway World Pairs Championship
. The final took place in Borås
, Sweden
. The championship was won by England (24 points) who beat New Zealand after Run-Off (24 points also) and Sweden B
(22 points) who beat Sweden A after Run-Off.
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Speedway World Pairs Championship
Speedway World Pairs Championship
The Speedway World Pairs Championship was an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The first competition was held in 1968 and the final competition was held in 1993. From 1994 it was merged with the World Team Cup.- Rules :...
. The final took place in Borås
Borås
Borås is a locality and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 63,441 inhabitants in 2005.- Geography :Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them the railway between Gothenburg and Kalmar, and is often considered the Swedish city gaining the...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The championship was won by England (24 points) who beat New Zealand after Run-Off (24 points also) and Sweden B
Sweden national speedway team
Sweden are one of the major teams in international speedway. They have been managed by Mats Olsson, who is currently in his 2nd spell, since 2005 after he quit in 2000...
(22 points) who beat Sweden A after Run-Off.
World final
BoråsBorås
Borås is a locality and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 63,441 inhabitants in 2005.- Geography :Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them the railway between Gothenburg and Kalmar, and is often considered the Swedish city gaining the...
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
(24+3 pts) | Ray Wilson Ray Wilson (speedway rider) Ray Wilson is a former international speedway rider who was World Pairs Champion in 1972 and British Speedway Champion in 1973, was also England Team Captain for 5years in the early 1970s. He was the first Englishman to record a maximum score in a World Team Cup Final... |
15+3 |
| Terry Betts Terry Betts Terence Arnold Betts is a former international speedway rider who reached the final of theSpeedway World Championship in 1974... |
9 | ||
 |
(24+2 pts) | Ivan Mauger Ivan Mauger Ivan Mauger, OBE, MBE, is a retired motorcycle speedway rider. He won a record six World Championships, a feat only equalled by Tony Rickardsson of Sweden... |
14+2 |
| Ronnie Moore Ronnie Moore (speedway rider) Ronnie Moore MBE is a former international Speedway rider. His family moved to New Zealand when he was still a child and although Moore was born in Australia, he has always considered himself to be a New Zealander.... |
10 | ||
 |
(22+3 pts) | Bernt Persson Bernt Persson Bernt Eveart Persson is a former Swedish international speedway rider who finished runner up in the 1972 Speedway World Championship final.... |
13+3 |
| Hasse Holmqvist | 9 | ||
| 4 | (22+2 pts) | Anders Michanek Anders Michanek Anders Michanek is a Speedway rider. In 1974 he won the Speedway World Championship in his Swedish homeland with a maximum score of 15 points. He also won the World Pairs Championship with the late Tommy Jansson in 1973 and 1975 and with Sören Sjösten in 1974.Michanek had a very successful career... |
15+2 |
| Bengt Jansson Bengt Jansson Bengt Gustaf Jansson is a former Swedish international speedway rider."Banger" was runner up in the 1967 World Final to fellow countryman Ove Fundin after losing a race-off and finished third in 1971, again after a run-off.He rode in Britain for West Ham Hammers, Edinburgh Monarchs, Hackney Hawks,... |
7 | ||
| 5 | (15 pts) | Zbigniew Marcinkowski | 13 |
| Wiktor Jastrzębski | 2 | ||
| 6 | (12 pts) | Jiří Štancl Jirí Štancl Jiří Štancl is a former international speedway rider who reached the final of theSpeedway World Championship on nine occasions, finishing a career best 9th in 1982 in Los Angeles... |
7 |
| Jan Holub I | 5 | ||
| 7 | (6 pts) | Ferenc Radacsi | 6 |
| Pal Perenyi | 0 |
See also
- 1972 Individual Speedway World Championship1972 Individual Speedway World ChampionshipThe 1972 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*16 September 1972 London, Wembley Stadium...
- 1972 Speedway World Team Cup
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