The 1976 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the seventh FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Eskilstuna, Sweden.[1][2][3][4] The championship was won by host England (27 points) who beat Denmark (24 points) and Sweden (22 points).[5]
Semifinal 1
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Motodrom Halbemond, Norden- 6 June
| Placing | Pair / Rider Name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 1 |  Denmark
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27 | 8 | 17 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (13) Ole Olsen | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (14) Finn Thomsen | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  New Zealand
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25 | 9 | 19 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (3) Ivan Mauger | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| (4) Barry Briggs | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Australia
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23 | 10 | 13 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (9) Phil Crump | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (10) John Boulger | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | E | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  West Germany
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16 | 6 | 14 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (5) Christoph Betzl | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | F | ||||||||||||||||
| (6) Wilhelm Duden | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Netherlands
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13 | 4 | 9 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (11) Henny Kroeze | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (12) Frits Konning | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Norway
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10 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (7) Dag Lövaas | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| (8) Reidar Eide | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Finland
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11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1) Ila Teromaa | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (2) Markku Helminen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Pair / Rider Name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell
ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
Semifinal 2
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Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc- 6 June
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
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 England (30 pts) |
John Louis | ? |
| Malcolm Simmons | ? | ||
 |
 Scotland (27 pts) |
George Hunter | ? |
| Jim McMillan | ? | ||
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 Poland (22 pts) |
Edward Jancarz | ? |
| Jerzy Rembas | ? | ||
| 4 |  Hungary (17 pts) |
? | ? |
| ? | ? | ||
| 5 |  Italy (15 pts) |
? | ? |
| ? | ? | ||
| 6 |  Yugoslavia (9 pts) |
? | ? |
| ? | ? | ||
| 7 |  Austria (8 pts) |
? | ? |
| ? | ? |
World final
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Snälltorpet, Eskilstuna- 17 June
| Placing | Pair / Rider Name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 1 | England
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27 | 9 | 18 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (9) John Louis | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (10) Malcolm Simmons | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Denmark
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24 | 9 | 19 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (5) Ole Olsen | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (6) Finn Thomsen | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | E | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Sweden
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22 | 9 | 14 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (13) Bengt Jansson | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (14) Bernt Persson | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Australia
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16 | 7 | 13 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1) Phil Crump | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| (2) Billy Sanders | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | New Zealand
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15 | 4 | 7 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (7) Ivan Mauger | 8 | 0 | E | E | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (8) Barry Briggs | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Scotland
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12 | 2 | 9 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (3) Jim McMillan | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (4) George Hunter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Poland
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10 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (11) Edward Jancarz | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (12) Zenon Plech | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | E | ||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Pair / Rider Name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell
ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
See also
[edit]- 1976 Individual Speedway World Championship
- 1976 Speedway World Team Cup
- motorcycle speedway
- 1976 in sports
References
[edit]- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 99. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
- ^ "Zapomniane turnieje: Mistrzostwa Świata Par(część 2)" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 16 July 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
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