1978 Speedway World Pairs Championship
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The 1978 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the ninth FIM
Speedway World Pairs Championship
. The final took place in Chorzów
, Poland
. The championship was won by England who beat New Zealand after Run-Off (both 24 points). Bronze medal was won by Denmark
(21 points).
, Silesian Stadium
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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 Chorzów
Chorzów
Chorzów is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central districts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a population of 2 million...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. The championship was won by England who beat New Zealand after Run-Off (both 24 points). Bronze medal was won by Denmark
Denmark national speedway team
Denmark are one of the major teams in international speedway. They are managed by former rider Jan Stæchmann and the current captain is Peterborough Panthers' Hans Andersen...
(21 points).
World final
ChorzówChorzów
Chorzów is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central districts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a population of 2 million...
, Silesian Stadium
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
(24+3 pts) | Malcolm Simmons Malcolm Simmons Malcolm Simmons is a former speedway rider.-Career:He made his debut at Hackney Hawks in 1963 aged seventeen but was unable to break into the Hackney team regularly so moved to the newly re-opened West Ham Hammers for the 1964 season. In 1965 Simmons won a British League and British League... |
15+3 |
| Gordon Kennett Gordon Kennett Gordon William Kennett is a former motorcycle speedway rider. In 1978 he won the World Pairs Championship with Malcolm Simmons. He also finished runner-up to Ole Olsen in the 1978 Speedway World Championship at Wembley... |
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... |
12+2 |
| Larry Ross Larry Ross Larry Ross in Christchurch, New Zealand, is a former speedway rider who rode with the Wimbledon Dons, Belle Vue Aces, Halifax Dukes and the Bradford Dukes in the British League.-Career summary:... |
12 | ||
 |
(21 pts) | Ole Olsen | 16 |
| Finn Thomsen Finn Thomsen Finn Thomsen is a former motorcycle speedway rider who first rode in the UK with the Wolverhampton Wolves. Signed by Len Silver for the Hackney Hawks in a swap deal with Dave Morton, becoming team captain in 1980 . When the Hawks closed at the end of the season 1983 he then retired from British... |
5 | ||
| 4 | (18 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... |
9 |
| Jan Verner | 6 | ||
| 5 | (15 pts) | Edward Jancarz Edward Jancarz Edward 'Ed' Jancarz was an international speedway rider.-Career:Jancarz rode in the UK for the Wimbledon Dons between 1977–1982 and in Poland for Stal Gorzów... |
13 |
| Bolesław Proch | 2 | ||
| 6 | (13 pts) | Georg Hack | 8 |
| Hans Wassermann | 5 | ||
| 7 | (11 pts) | Jan Andersson | 10 |
| Brje Klingberg | 1 |
See also
- 1978 Individual Speedway World Championship1978 Individual Speedway World ChampionshipThe 1978 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*September 2, 1978 London, Wembley Stadium...
- 1978 Speedway World Team Cup1978 Speedway World Team Cup- Qualification :- Tournament :...
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