| Year |
Venue |
Winners |
2nd place |
3rd place |
| 1960 |
 Göteborg |
Sweden 44
Ove Fundin (12)
Olle Nygren (12)
Rune Sörmander (11)
Björn Knutsson (9)
Göte Nordin (0) |
 England 30
Peter Craven (8)
Ken McKinlay (8)
Ron How (7)
George White (6)
Nigel Boocock (1) |
 Czechoslovakia 15
Antonín Kasper, Sr. (5)
Luboš Tomícek, Sr. (4)
Jaroslav Machac (3)
Frantisek Richter (3) |
| 1961 |
 Wrocław |
Poland 32
Marian Kaiser (10)
Henryk Zyto (7)
Florian Kapala (6)
Mieczyslaw Polukard (5)
Stanislaw Tkocz (4) |
Sweden 30
Ove Fundin (11)
Rune Sörmander (10)
Björn Knutsson (7)
Per-Tage Svensson (3) |
England 15
Peter Craven (8)
Bob Andrews (6)
Ken McKinlay (4)
Ron How (3) |
| 1962 |
Slaný |
Sweden 36
Björn Knutsson (10)
Sören Sjösten (10)
Ove Fundin (9)
Göte Nordin (4)
Rune Sörmander (3) |
 Great Britain 24
Ronnie Moore (10)
Barry Briggs (8)
Peter Craven (6)
Ron How (0)
Cyril Maidment (0) |
Poland 20
Marian Kaiser (9)
Florian Kapala (5)
Joachim Maj (4)
Pawel Waloszek (4)
Mieczyslaw Polukard (2) |
| 1963 |
 Vienna |
Sweden 37
Björn Knutsson (11)
Per-Olof Söderman (10)
Ove Fundin (7)
Göte Nordin (5)
Rune Sörmander (4) |
Czechoslovakia 27
Antonín Kasper, Sr. (10)
Stanislav Kubicek (7)
Miloslav Smidl (5)
Luboš Tomícek, Sr. (5)) |
Great Britain 25
Barry Briggs (12)
Peter Craven (8)
Dick Fisher (4)
Leo McAuliffe (1)
Peter Moore (0) |
| 1964 |
 Abensberg |
Sweden 34
Björn Knutsson (11)
Göte Nordin (10)
Rune Sörmander (7)
Ove Fundin (6)
Sören Sjösten (0) |
 Soviet Union 25
Igor Plechanov (8)
Gennadij Kurilenko (8)
Jurij Chekranov (6)
Boris Samorodov (3)) |
Great Britain 21
Barry Briggs (9)
Ken McKinlay (7)
Nigel Boocock (3)
Ron How (2)
Brian Brett (0) |
| 1965 |
Kempten |
Poland 38
Andrzej Wyglenda (11)
Andrzej Pogorzelski (11)
Antoni Woryna (9)
Zbigniew Podlecki (7) |
Sweden 33
Björn Knutsson (11)
Bengt Jansson (8)
Ove Fundin (8)
Göte Nordin (6) |
Great Britain 18
Ken McKinlay (7)
Nigel Boocock (6)
Jimmy Gooch (3)
Barry Briggs (1)
Charlie Monk (1) |
| 1966 |
Wrocław |
Poland 41
Marian Rose (12)
Andrzej Wyglenda (11)
Antoni Woryna (10)
Andrzej Pogorzelski (8) |
Soviet Union 25
Boris Samorodov (9)
Viktor Trofimov (6)
Igor Plechanov (6)
Farid Szajnurov (4) |
Sweden 22
Björn Knutsson (11)
Leif Enecrona (4)
Göte Nordin (3)
Ove Fundin (2)
Leif Larsson (2) |
| 1967 |
Malmö |
Sweden 32
Göte Nordin (11)
Bengt Jansson (9)
Torbjörn Harrysson (6)
Ove Fundin (6) |
Poland 26
Antoni Woryna (10)
Andrzej Wyglenda (9)
Jerzy Trzeszkowski (4)
Zbigniew Podlecki (3)
Andrzej Pogorzelski (0) |
Great Britain 19
Barry Briggs (8)
Eric Boocock (5)
Ray Wilson (4)
Ivan Mauger (2)
Colin Pratt (0)
Soviet Union 19 |
| 1968 |
Wembley |
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 Migos (8)
Edward Jancarz (6)
Andrzej Wyglenda (2)
Henryk Glücklich (2)
Pawel Waloszek (1) |
| 1969 |
Rybnik |
Poland 31
Andrzej Wyglenda (11)
Edward Jancarz (11)
Stanislaw Tkocz (4)
Henryk Glücklich (3)
Andrzej Pogorzelski (2) |
Great Britain 27
Ivan Mauger (9)
Barry Briggs (8)
Nigel Boocock (5)
Martin Ashby (5) |
Soviet Union 23
Vladimir Smirnov (9)
Gennadij Kurilenko (8)
Valerij Klementiev (5)
Jurij Dubinin (1)
Viktor Trofimov (0) |
| 1970 |
Wembley |
Sweden 42
Ove Fundin (11)
Bengt Jansson (11)
Anders Michanek (10)
Sören Sjösten (10) |
Great Britain 31
Barry Briggs (11)
Ivan Mauger (9)
Eric Boocock (5)
Ray Wilson (4)
Nigel Boocock (2) |
Poland 20
Jan Mucha (6)
Antoni Woryna (5)
Edmund Migos (4)
Henryk Glücklich (3)
Pawel Waloszek (2) |
| Year |
Venue |
Winners |
2nd place |
3rd place |
| 1971 |
Wrocław |
Great Britain 37
Ray Wilson (12)
Ivan Mauger (10)
Jim Airey (9)
Barry Briggs (6) |
Soviet Union 22
Gregorij Khlynovski (8)
Vladimir Smirnov (7)
Vladimir Gordeev (4)
Anatolij Kuzmin (3) |
Poland 19
Pawel Waloszek (5)
Henryk Glücklich (4)
Antoni Woryna (4)
Edward Jancarz (4)
Andrzej Wyglenda (2) |
| 1972 |
Olching |
Great Britain 36
Ivan Mauger (11)
John Louis (9)
Ray Wilson (8)
Terry Betts (8) |
Soviet Union 21
Anatolij Kuzmin (6)
Gregorij Khlynovski (5)
Viktor Kalmykov (5)
Viktor Trofimov (5) |
Poland 21
Zenon Plech (7)
Henryk Glücklich (6)
Pawel Waloszek (5)
Zdzislaw Dobrucki (3)
Marek Cieślak (0) |
| 1973 |
Wembley |
Great Britain 37
Peter Collins (12)
Terry Betts (9)
Ray Wilson (8)
Malcolm Simmons (8) |
Sweden 31
Anders Michanek (11)
Bernt Persson (9)
Bengt Jansson (6)
Tommy Jansson (5) |
Soviet Union 20
Valery Gordeev (7)
Vladimir Paznikov (5)
Gregorij Khlynovski (4)
Aleksandr Pavlov (2)
Viktor Trofimov (2) |
| 1974 |
Chorzów |
England 42
Peter Collins (12)
John Louis (12)
Dave Jessup (10)
Malcolm Simmons (8) |
Sweden 31
Sören Sjösten (10)
Anders Michanek (9)
Tommy Jansson (7)
Christer Löfqvist (5) |
Poland 13
Zenon Plech (4)
Jan Mucha (4)
Andrzej Jurczynski (3)
Andrzej Tkocz (2)
Jerzy Szczakiel (0) |
| 1975 |
Norden |
England 41
Peter Collins (12)
Malcolm Simmons (11)
Martin Ashby (10)
John Louis (8) |
Soviet Union 29
Valery Gordeev (8)
Gregorij Khlynovski (8)
Viktor Trofimov (8)
Vladimir Gordeev (5) |
Sweden 17
Anders Michanek (8)
Tommy Jansson (4)
Bernt Persson (2)
Sören Sjösten (2)
Sören Karlsson (1) |
| 1976 |
White City |
 Australia 31
Phil Crump (11)
Billy Sanders (7)
Phil Herne (7)
John Boulger (6) |
Poland 28
Edward Jancarz (8)
Marek Cieślak (8)
Zenon Plech (8)
Jerzy Rembas (5)
Bolesław Proch (1) |
Sweden 26
Anders Michanek (11)
Bernt Persson (8)
Lars-Åke Andersson (5)
Bengt Jansson (5)
Christer Löfqvist (1) |
| 1977 |
Wrocław |
England 37
Peter Collins (10)
Dave Jessup (9)
Michael Lee (9)
John Davis (6)
Malcolm Simmons (3) |
Poland 25
Edward Jancarz (10)
Bogusław Nowak (6)
Jerzy Rembas (6)
Marek Cieślak (2)
Ryszard Fabiszewski (1) |
Czechoslovakia 23
Jiří Štancl (8)
Vaclav Verner (5)
Jan Verner (5)
Aleš Dryml, Sr. (5) |
| 1978 |
Landshut |
 Denmark 37
Hans Nielsen (11)
Ole Olsen (10)
Michael Lohman (9)
Finn Thomsen (7) |
England 27
Malcolm Simmons (8)
Peter Collins (6)
Dave Jessup (5)
Michael Lee (5)
Gordon Kennett (3) |
Poland 15
Edward Jancarz (6)
Marek Cieślak (5)
Jerzy Rembas (3)
Zenon Plech (1)
Andrzej Huszcza (1) |
| 1979 |
White City |
 New Zealand 35
Larry Ross (11)
Mitch Shirra (10)
Ivan Mauger (9)
Bruce Cribb (5) |
Denmark 31
Ole Olsen (12)
Hans Nielsen (9)
Michael Lohman (6)
Finn Thomsen (4)
Bo Petersen (0) |
Czechoslovakia 19
Jiří Štancl (6)
Aleš Dryml, Sr. (5)
Zdenek Kudrna (4)
Vaclav Verner (4) |
| 1980 |
Wrocław |
England 40
Chris Morton (11)
Michael Lee (11)
Peter Collins (10)
Dave Jessup (8) |
 United States 29
Bruce Penhall (12)
Scott Autrey (9)
Dennis Sigalos (5)
Bobby Schwartz (3)
Ron Preston (0) |
Poland 15
Zenon Plech (5)
Roman Jankowski (5)
Edward Jancarz (3)
Andrzej Huszcza (2)
Jerzy Rembas (0) |
| Year |
Venue |
Winners |
2nd place |
3rd place |
| 1981 |
Olching |
Denmark 36
Hans Nielsen (11)
Erik Gundersen (9)
Tommy Knudsen (9)
Ole Olsen (6)
Finn Thomsen (1) |
England 29
Chris Morton (11)
Kenny Carter (9)
John Davis (5)
Dave Jessup (3)
Gordon Kennett (1) |
Germany 28
Egon Müller (10)
Karl Maier (8)
Georg Hack (5)
George Gilgenreiners (5) |
| 1982 |
White City |
United States 34
Bruce Penhall (10)
Kelly Moran (10)
Bobby Schwartz (9)
Shawn Moran (8)
Scott Autrey (0) |
Denmark 27
Hans Nielsen (11)
Erik Gundersen (7)
Preben Eriksen (4)
Tommy Knudsen (1)
Ole Olsen (1) |
Germany 18
Karl Maier (7)
Georg Hack (5)
Egon Müller (5)
George Gilgenreiner (1)
Alois Weisböck (0) |
| 1983 |
Vojens |
Denmark 37
Erik Gundersen (12)
Hans Nielsen (11)
Ole Olsen (7)
Peter Ravn (7)
Finn Thomsen (0) |
England 29
Michael Lee (11)
Kenny Carter (8)
Chris Morton (7)
Dave Jessup (2)
Peter Collins (1) |
United States 27
Dennis Sigalos (9)
Bobby Schwartz (6)
Lance King (6)
Kelly Moran (6)
Rick Miller (0) |
| 1984 |
Leszno |
Denmark 44
Erik Gundersen (12)
Bo Petersen (12)
Hans Nielsen (11)
Preben Eriksen (9) |
England 24
Simon Wigg (9)
Phil Collins (7)
Chris Morton (4)
Peter Collins (2)
Neil Collins (2) |
United States 20
Shawn Moran (6)
Kelly Moran (5)
Lance King (5)
Bobby Schwartz (2)
John Cook (2) |
| 1985 |
Long Beach |
Denmark 37
Tommy Knudsen (12)
Erik Gundersen (10)
Hans Nielsen (10)
Preben Eriksen (5)
Bo Petersen (0) |
United States 35
Shawn Moran (11)
Bobby Schwartz (11)
Lance King (9)
Sam Ermolenko (3)
John Cook (1) |
England 13
Jeremy Doncaster (6)
Kelvin Tatum (3)
Phil Collins (2)
Richard Knight (2)
John Davis (0) |
| 1986 championship decided on points of three of three meetings - 1st = 3pts, 2nd = 2pts, 3rd = 1pt. |
| 1986 |
Göteborg
Vojens
Bradford |
Denmark 130 (47 + 37 + 46)
Hans Nielsen (35)
Erik Gundersen (33)
Tommy Knudsen (33)
Jan O. Pedersen (20)
John Jørgensen (8) |
United States 4 (76)
Shawn Moran (27)
Sam Ermolenko (22)
Lance King (19)
Bobby Schwartz (5)
Rick Miller (2) |
England 3 (81)
Simon Wigg (6)
Chris Morton (3)
Kelvin Tatum (2)
Jeremy Doncaster (2)
Neil Evitts (0)
Marvyn Cox (0) |
| 1987 championship decided on aggregate scores of three meetings. |
| 1987 |
Fredericia
Coventry
Prague |
Denmark 130 (47 + 37 + 46)
Hans Nielsen (38)
Erik Gundersen (33)
Jan O. Pedersen (32)
Tommy Knudsen (27) |
England 101 (37 + 33 + 31)
Simon Wigg (29)
Kelvin Tatum (25)
Jeremy Doncaster (24)
Simon Cross (21)
Marvyn Cox (0) |
United States 93 (24 + 43 + 26)
Shawn Moran (23)
Rick Miller (22)
Sam Ermolenko (20)
Kelly Moran (14)
Lance King (8)
John Cook (6) |
| 1988 |
Long Beach |
Denmark 44
Hans Nielsen (14)
Jan O. Pedersen (12)
Erik Gundersen (8)
Tommy Knudsen (8)
John Jørgensen (2) |
United States 32
Sam Ermolenko (13)
Shawn Moran (8)
Lance King (6)
Kelly Moran (5)
Rick Miller (0) |
Sweden 22
Per Jonsson (9)
Jimmy Nilsen (5)
Tony Olsson (4)
Henrik Gustafsson (4)
Conny Ivarsson (0) |
| 1989 |
Bradford |
England 48
Jeremy Doncaster (13)
Kelvin Tatum (12)
Paul Thorp (12)
Simon Wigg (11)
Simon Cross (0) |
Denmark 34
Hans Nielsen (11)
Gert Handberg (9)
John Jørgensen (7)
Brian Karger (7)
Erik Gundersen (0) |
Sweden 30
Mikael Blixt (10)
Per Jonsson (8)
Tony Olsson (7)
Erik Stenlund (5)
Jimmy Nilsen (0) |
| 1990 |
Pardubice |
United States 37
Kelly Moran (12)
Sam Ermolenko (11)
Shawn Moran (10)
Billy Hamill (4)
Rick Miller (0) |
England 34
Kelvin Tatum (11)
Jeremy Doncaster (8)
Simon Wigg (8)
Gary Havelock (5)
Marvyn Cox (2) |
Denmark 30
Hans Nielsen (13)
Brian Karger (5)
John Jørgensen (4)
Tommy Knudsen (4)
Bo Petersen (4) |
| Year |
Venue |
Winners |
2nd place |
3rd place |
| 1991 |
Vojens |
Denmark 51
Jan O. Pedersen (15)
Hans Nielsen (14)
Tommy Knudsen (13)
Gert Handberg (8)
Brian Karger (1) |
Sweden 30
Per Jonsson (9)
Henrik Gustafsson (7)
Jimmy Nilsen (7)
Tony Rickardsson (7) |
United States 28
Sam Ermolenko (9)
Billy Hamill (9)
Greg Hancock (6)
Rick Miller (4)
Ronnie Correy (0) |
| 1992 |
Kumla |
United States 39
Greg Hancock (11)
Sam Ermolenko (10)
Billy Hamill (10)
Ronnie Correy (5)
Bobby Ott (3) |
Sweden 33
Henrik Gustafsson (12)
Per Jonsson (11)
Tony Rickardsson (7)
Peter Nahlin (2)
Jimmy Nilsen (1) |
England 31
Martin Dugard (12)
Gary Havelock (7)
Mark Loram (7)
Kelvin Tatum (3)
Joe Screen (2) |
| 1993 |
Coventry |
United States 40
Sam Ermolenko (13)
Billy Hamill (10)
Greg Hancock (9)
Josh Larsen (5)
Bobby Ott (3) |
Denmark 38
Hans Nielsen (13)
Tommy Knudsen (12)
John Jørgensen (8)
Brian Karger (5) |
Sweden 28
Tony Rickardsson (9)
Peter Karlsson (7)
Per Jonsson (6)
Henrik Gustafsson (6) |
| From 1994 the World Pairs Championship merged into the World Team Cup. |
| 1994 |
Brokstedt |
Sweden 23
Tony Rickardsson (13)
Henrik Gustafsson (11)
Mikael Karlsson (–) |
Poland 20
Tomasz Gollob (16)
Jacek Gollob (4)
Dariusz Śledź (0) |
Denmark 17
Tommy Knudsen (12)
Hans Nielsen (5)
Jan Staechmann (0) |
| 1995 |
Bydgoszcz |
Denmark 28
Tommy Knudsen (15)
Hans Nielsen (13)
Brian Karger (0) |
England 22
Mark Loram (11)
Chris Louis (11)
Steve Schofield (–) |
United States 19
Sam Ermolenko (9)
Greg Hancock (8)
Billy Hamill (2) |
| 1996 |
Diedenbergen |
Poland 27
Tomasz Gollob (15)
Sławomir Drabik (12)
Piotr Protasiewicz (0) |
 Russia 22
Rinat Mardanschin (13)
Oleg Kurguskin (5)
Sergej Darkin (4) |
Denmark 21
Brian Andersen (16)
Jesper B. Jensen (4)
Nicki Pedersen (1) |
| 1997 |
Piła |
Denmark 27
Hans Nielsen (14)
Tommy Knudsen (13)
Jesper B. Jensen (–) |
Poland 25
Tomasz Gollob (13)
Piotr Protasiewicz (12)
Jacek Krzyżaniak (0) |
Sweden 21
Tony Rickardsson (17)
Jimmy Nilsen (3)
Peter Karlsson (1) |
| 1998 |
Vojens |
United States 28
Billy Hamill (16)
Greg Hancock (12)
Sam Ermolenko (–) |
Sweden 24
Jimmy Nilsen (13)
Peter Karlsson (6)
Tony Rickardsson (5) |
Denmark 23
Hans Nielsen (10)
Brian Andersen (9)
Brian Karger (4) |
| From 1999 format reverted back to four riders per team plus reserve. |
| 1999 |
Pardubice |
Australia 51
Leigh Adams (14)
Jason Crump (13)
Ryan Sullivan (12)
Jason Lyons (10)
Todd Wiltshire (2) |
Czech Republic 35
Aleš Dryml, Jr. (10)
Bohumil Brhel (9)
Michal Makovský (8)
Antonín Kasper, Jr. (8)
Antonín Šváb, Jr. (0) |
United States 29
Sam Ermolenko (16)
Greg Hancock (6)
Billy Hamill (6)
Josh Larsen (2)
Ronnie Correy (0) |
| 2000 |
Coventry |
Sweden 40
Tony Rickardsson (16)
Peter Karlsson (12)
Henrik Gustafsson (10)
Mikael Karlsson (2)
Niklas Klingberg (0) |
England 40
Joe Screen (12)
Mark Loram (11)
Chris Louis (8)
Carl Stonehewer (5)
Martin Dugard (4) |
United States 35
Sam Ermolenko (16)
Greg Hancock (6)
Billy Hamill (6)
Josh Larsen (2)
Ronnie Correy (0) |
