1978 Speedway World Pairs Championship
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The 1978 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the ninth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Chorzów, Poland. The championship was won by England who beat New Zealand after Run-Off (both 24 points). Bronze medal was won by Denmark (21 points).[1]
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
World final
| 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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24 |
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9 |
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16 |
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24 |
| (5) Malcolm Simmons |
15+3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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0 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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| (6) Gordon Kennett |
9 |
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2 |
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1 |
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3 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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| 2 |
 New Zealand
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24 |
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10 |
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16 |
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24 |
| (1) Ivan Mauger |
12+2 |
3 |
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2 |
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2 |
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1 |
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3 |
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1 |
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| (2) Larry Ross |
12 |
2 |
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3 |
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1 |
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2 |
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2 |
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2 |
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| 3 |
 Denmark
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21 |
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8 |
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13 |
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21 |
| (11) Ole Olsen |
16 |
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2 |
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3 |
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3 |
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2 |
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3 |
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3 |
| (12) Finn Thomsen |
5 |
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1 |
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2 |
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0 |
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E |
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1 |
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1 |
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| 4 |
 Czechoslovakia
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18 |
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3 |
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11 |
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18 |
| (3) Jiri Stancl |
9 |
1 |
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0 |
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1 |
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2 |
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2 |
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3 |
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| (4) Jan Verner |
9 |
0 |
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2 |
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2 |
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3 |
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0 |
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2 |
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| 5 |
 Poland
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15 |
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4 |
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10 |
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15 |
| (7) Edward Jancarz |
13 |
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1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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2 |
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3 |
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2 |
| (8) Bolesław Proch |
2 |
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0 |
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1 |
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0 |
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1 |
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0 |
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0 |
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| 6 |
 West Germany
|
13 |
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2 |
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10 |
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13 |
| (13) Georg Hack |
8 |
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1 |
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1 |
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3 |
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3 |
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0 |
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0 |
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| (14) Hans Wasserman |
5 |
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0 |
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0 |
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2 |
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0 |
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2 |
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1 |
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| 7 |
 Sweden
|
11 |
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6 |
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8 |
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11 |
| (9) Börje Klingberg |
1 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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1 |
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0 |
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0 |
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| (10) Jan Andersson |
10 |
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3 |
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3 |
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1 |
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E |
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1 |
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2 |
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| 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
References
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| Seasons | | Unofficial | |
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| | Championships | |
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| | Team Cup | |
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Skien
Australia (17 pts) 
Finland (15 pts) 
Netherlands (12 pts) 
Debrecen
Italy (17 pts) 
Austria (10 pts) 
Yugoslavia (3 pts) 