The 1969 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the unofficial World Best Pairs Championship FIM. The final took place in Stockholm, Sweden.[1] The championship was won by New Zealand (28 points) who beat Sweden (27 points) and England (21 points).[2][3][4]
Western Zone Semifinal edit
Wimbledon Stadium, London[5]- 14 August
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
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 England - 20+3 |
5.Nigel Boocock (2,3,2,3,3) | 13+3 |
| 6.Trevor Hedge (3,2,1,1,f) | 7 | ||
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 New Zealand - 20+2 |
9.Ivan Mauger (1,1,3,2,1) | 8 |
| 10.Ronnie Moore (2,3,2,3,2) | 12+2 | ||
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 Denmark - 18 |
11.Ole Olsen (3,3,3,3,3) | 15 |
| 12.Bent Nørregaard-Jensen (0,0,0,1,2) | 3 | ||
| 4 |  Scotland - 13 |
7.Jim McMillan (0,2,3,2,3) | 10 |
| 8.Ken McKinlay (1,0,0,x,2) | 3 | ||
| 5 |  Australia - 10 |
1.Charlie Monk (2,2,1,0,0) | 3 |
| 2.Jim Airey (1,1,0,1,2) | 5 | ||
| 6 |  Norway - 9 |
3.Reidar Eide (3,1,2,0,0) | 6 |
| 4.Øyvind S. Berg (0,0,1,1,1) | 3 |
European Semifinal edit
Meissen Speedway Stadium, Meissen- 31 August
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| |
 Czechoslovakia - 23+3 |
Jan Holub I | 15 |
| Zdeněk Majstr | 8 | ||
| |
 East Germany - 23+2 |
Jochen Dinse | 12 |
| Gerhard Uhlenbrock | 11 | ||
| |
 Bulgaria - 16 |
Petr Petkov | ? |
| Petar Iliev | ? | ||
| 4 |  Yugoslavia - ? |
? | ? |
| ? | ? | ||
| 5 |  Hungary - ? |
? | ? |
| ? | ? | ||
| 6 |  Romania - ? |
? | ? |
| ? | ? |
Final edit
Gubbängens IP, Stockholm- 25 September[6]
| 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 | New Zealand
|
28 | 10 | 20 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (5) Ivan Mauger | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (6) Bob Andrews | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Sweden
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27 | 10 | 20 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (9) Ove Fundin | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (10) Göte Nordin | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | England
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21 | 10 | 14 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1) Nigel Boocock | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (2) Martin Ashby | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Denmark
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15 | 5 | 9 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (11) Ole Olsen | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (12) Bent Nørregaard-Jensen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Czechoslovakia
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12 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (3) Jan Holub | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (4) Zdeněk Majstr | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | East Germany
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9 | 3 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (13) Gerhard Uhlenbrock | 8 | 1 | 2 | F | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (14) Jochen Dinse | 1 | E | 0 | 1 | 0 | F | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Bulgaria
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8 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (7) Petr Petkov | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| (8) Petar Iliev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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
References edit
- ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Nigel gives England first place". Birmingham Daily Post. 15 August 1969. Retrieved 19 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The World Pairs Final - 1969". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 23 March 2024.