1962 Speedway World Team Cup
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1962 Speedway World Team Cup was the third edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3]
The final took place in Slaný, Czechoslovakia. The World Champion title was won by Sweden (36 pts) who beat Great Britain (24 pts), Poland (20 pts) and Czechoslovakia (16 pts).[4][5]
Format[edit]
Semifinals | Final | |||||
23 April - Vetlanda (details) | ||||||
Sweden | 41 | |||||
Norway | 24 | |||||
Denmark | 17 | |||||
Finland | 14 | |||||
Canceled (details) | ||||||
Great Britain | – | |||||
– | – | |||||
29 July - Slaný (details) | ||||||
– | – | |||||
Sweden | 36 | |||||
– | – | |||||
Great Britain | 24 | |||||
15 July - Liberec (details) | ||||||
Poland | 20 | |||||
Czechoslovakia | 46 | |||||
Czechoslovakia | 16 | |||||
Yugoslavia | 25 | |||||
Czechoslovakia B | 21 | |||||
Austria | 4 | |||||
15 July - Rzeszów (details) | ||||||
Poland | 43 | |||||
Soviet Union | 33 | |||||
Bulgaria | 13 | |||||
East Germany | 7 | |||||
Qualification[edit]
Nordic Round[edit]
British Round[edit]The British Round was cancelled. Great Britain was seeded to the World Final.
| Central European Round[edit]
East European Round[edit]
|
World final[edit]
- 29 July
- Slaný, Slaný Speedway
Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sweden | 36 | Björn Knutson - 10 (3,2,3,2) | ||
Great Britain | 24 | Ronnie Moore - 10 (3,3,1,3) | ||
Poland | 20 | Marian Kaiser - 9 (2,3,1,3) | ||
4 | Czechoslovakia | 16 | Luboš Tomíček - 7 (3,1,2,1) |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 98. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.