1979 Speedway World Pairs Championship
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The 1979 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the tenth FIM
Speedway World Pairs Championship
. The final took place in Vojens
, Denmark
. The championship was won by host Denmark
(25 points) who beat England (24 points) and Poland
(20 points).
, Vojens Speedway Center
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 Vojens
Vojens
Vojens Municipality , was a municipality in the former South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality, which existed from 1970 to 2006, covered an area of 298 km², and had a total population of 16,792...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. The championship was won by host 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...
(25 points) who beat England (24 points) and 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...
(20 points).
World final
VojensVojens
Vojens Municipality , was a municipality in the former South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality, which existed from 1970 to 2006, covered an area of 298 km², and had a total population of 16,792...
, Vojens Speedway Center
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
(25 pts) | Ole Olsen | 15 |
| Hans Nielsen Hans Nielsen (speedway rider) Hans Hollen Nielsen - a prominent speedway rider active from the 1970s to the late 1990s; a former World Champion.... |
10 | ||
 |
(24 pts) | Michael Lee Michael Lee (speedway rider) Michael Andrew Lee is a former international speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1980... |
15 |
| 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... |
9 | ||
 |
(20 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 |
| 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:... |
7 | ||
| 4 | (19 pts) | Phil Crump Phil Crump Philip John "Phil" Crump in Mildura, Victoria is a retired Australian Motorcycle speedway rider who attained 3rd place in the 1976 World Championship... |
13 |
| John Titman John Titman John Charles Titman is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider who was Australian Champion in 1977.-Biography:Titman initially worked as a mechanic, making his speedway debut at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground in April 1968... |
6 | ||
| 5 | (14 pts) | Bruce Penhall Bruce Penhall Bruce Lee Penhall is a retired American motorcycle speedway racer who also starred in television and in film. He was the World Speedway Champion in 1981 and 1982 and rode for the successful Cradley Heath Heathens speedway team in the United Kingdom... |
14 |
| Kelly Moran Kelly Moran Kelly Moran was a professional speedway rider who rode for a number of British clubs and also represented USA.... |
—a | ||
| 6 | (12 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... |
6 |
| 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:... |
6 | ||
| 7 | (7 pts) | Kai Niemi Kai Niemi Kai Juhani Niemi is former international motorcycle speedway rider who represented Finland in the World Team Cup... |
7 |
| Ilkka Teromaa | 0 |
- a. American Kelly Moran did not start, because he was injured at official practice.
See also
- 1979 Individual Speedway World Championship1979 Individual Speedway World ChampionshipThe 1979 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*September 2, 1979 Chorzów, Silesian Stadium-Heat Results:...
- 1979 Speedway World Team Cup1979 Speedway World Team Cup- Qualification :- Tournament :...
- motorcycle speedwayMotorcycle speedwayMotorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
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