1972 Speedway World Pairs Championship Explained

The 1972 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the third official FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship.^{[1] [2] [3]} 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 a run-off.^{[4] [5]}

Semifinal 1

• Wimbledon Stadium, London^[6]
• 11 May

width=25px	Pos.	width=160px	Team	width=170px	Rider	width=40px	Points
	(27 pts)		15
	12
	(25 pts)		14
	11
	(22 pts)		11
	11
4	(15 pts)		9
		6
5	(14 pts)		7
		7
6	(9 pts)		7
		2
7	(9 pts)		6
		3

Semifinal 2

• Gázvezeték Street Sports Complex, Debrecen
• 14 May

width=25px	Pos.	width=160px	Team	width=170px	Rider	width=40px	Points
	(? pts)		?
	?
	(? pts)	?	?
?	?
	(21 pts)		11
	10
4	? (? pts)	?	?
	?	?
5	? (? pts)	?	?
	?	?
6	? (? pts)	?	?
	?	?
7	? (? pts)	?	?
	?	?

World final

• Ryavallen, Borås
• 1 June 1972

See also

• 1972 Individual Speedway World Championship
• 1972 Speedway World Team Cup
• motorcycle speedway
• 1972 in sports

Notes and References

1. Book: Bott, Richard. The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. 1980. 99. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. 0-09-141751-1.
2. Web site: World Pairs Championship 1968-1993. Edinburgh Speedway. 11 July 2021.
3. Book: Oakes, Peter. 1981 Speedway Yearbook. 1981. 27–28. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. 0-86215-017-5.
4. Web site: Zapomniane turnieje: Mistrzostwa Świata Par (część 1) . Polish . SportoweFakty.pl . 2009-07-09 . 2009-07-09 .
5. Web site: The World Pairs Final 1972 . Speedway Plus . 27 October 2023.
6. News: World Pairs reduced to farce . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 12 May 1972 . 19 December 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .