1968 Speedway World Team Cup

The 1968 Speedway World Team Cup was the ninth edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3]

The final took place at Wembley Stadium in London. The title was won by for the first time by the Great Britain national speedway team. The previous eight editions had all been won by Sweden (five wins) or Poland (three wins).[4][5][6]

Qualification

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  • Great Britain (which included riders from Australia and New Zealand) and Sweden were seeded to the final.
Pos. National team Pts.
1   Great Britain 40
2   Sweden 30
3   Poland 19
4   Czechoslovakia 7


World final

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The recently crowned world individual champion Ivan Mauger from New Zealand helped Great Britain win their first World Cup.
  • 21 September
  •   Wembley Stadium
Pos. National team Pts. Riders
    Great Britain 40

Ivan Mauger - 12
Nigel Boocock - 10
Martin Ashby - 8
Barry Briggs - 7
Norman Hunter - 3

    Sweden 30

Ove Fundin - 11
Bengt Jansson - 7
Anders Michanek - 7
Olle Nygren - 3
Torbjörn Harrysson - 2

    Poland 19

Edmund Migoś - 8
Edward Jancarz - 6
Andrzej Wyglenda - 2
Henryk Glücklich - 2
Paweł Waloszek - 1

4th   Czechoslovakia 7

Antonín Kasper Sr. - 3
Luboš Tomíček Sr. - 2
Jan Holub I 1
Jaroslav Volf 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  2. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  3. ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 98. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  4. ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  6. ^ "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 13 July 2021.