1973 Speedway World Pairs Championship
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The 1973 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the fourth FIM
Speedway World Pairs Championship
. The final took place in Borås
, Sweden
. The championship was won by host Sweden
(24 points). Silver medal was won by Denmark
Poland
after Run-Off (both 21 points).
Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme is the governing body of motorcycle racing. It represents 103 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six regional continental unions....
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 host Sweden
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...
(24 points). Silver 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...
Poland
Poland national speedway team
The Poland national speedway team is the national motorcycle speedway team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Motor Union . The team is one of the major teams in international speedway and they won the Team World Championship nine times . The team has won 1971 Speedway World Pairs...
after Run-Off (both 21 points).
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 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 |
| Tommy Jansson Tommy Jansson Per Tommy Jansson was a motorcycle speedway rider. He was one of Sweden's most exciting speedway prospects in the 1970s but was killed in the Swedish Final a World Championship Qualifying Round meeting.... |
9 | ||
 |
(21+3 pts) | Ole Olsen | 18+3 |
| Kurt Bögh | 3 | ||
 |
(21+2 pts) | Zenon Plech Zenon Plech Zenon Plech is a former Polish international motorcycle speedway rider.He finished third in the Speedway World Championship in 1973 and then runner-up in 1979.-Career summary:... |
14+4 |
| Zbigniew Marcinkowski | 7 | ||
| 4 | (20 pts) | Władimir Gordiejew | 10 |
| Anatolij Kuzmin | 10 | ||
| 5 | (17 pts) | Riedar Eide | 9 |
| Dag Lövaas Dag Lövaas Dag Lövaas is a former international motorcycle speedway rider. who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship in 1974... |
8 | ||
| 6 | (11 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 |
| Petr Ondrašík Petr Ondrašík Petr Ondrašík is a former Czechoslovak international speedway rider who reached the World Final four times... |
2 | ||
| 7 | (10 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... |
8 |
| Graeme Stapleton | 2 |
See also
- 1973 Individual Speedway World Championship1973 Individual Speedway World ChampionshipThe 1973 Individual Speedway World Championship.The 1973 World Final was won by Polish rider Jerzy Szczakiel following a run-off in with defending champion Ivan Mauger after both riders had finished on 13 points. In the run-off Mauger fell in turn 3 after trying a risky passing move leaving...
- 1973 Speedway World Team Cup
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