1988 Speedway World Pairs Championship
The 1988 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the nineteenth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship.[1] The final took place in Bradford, England.[2] The championship was won by Denmark (45 points) who beat host team England (41 points) and United States (39 points).[3][4]
Semi final 1
Altes Stadion, Abensberg- 23 May
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Denmark (45 pts) |
Hans Nielsen | 23 |
| Erik Gundersen | 22 | ||
| 2 |  New Zealand (41 pts) |
Mitch Shirra | 24 |
| David Bargh | 17 | ||
| 3 | West Germany (40 pts) |
Gerd Riss | 25 |
| Karl Maier | 15 | ||
| 4 |  Poland (34 pts) |
Piotr Swist | 19 |
| Roman Jankowski | 15 | ||
| 5 |  Czechoslovakia (31 pts) |
Roman Matoušek | 17 |
| Antonín Kasper Jr. | 13 | ||
| 6 |  Finland (31 pts) |
Kai Niemi | 21 |
| Olli Tyrväinen | 10 | ||
| 7 |  Bulgaria (18 pts) |
Nikolaj Manev | 9 |
| Angel Eftimov | 9 | ||
| 8 |  Norway (16 pts) |
Ingvar Skogland | 10 |
| Tor Einar Hielm | 6 | ||
| 9 |  Netherlands (15 pts) |
Robert Jan Munnecom | 8 |
| Rene Elzinga | 7 |
Semi final 2
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (50 pts) |
Sam Ermolenko | 25 |
| Shawn Moran | 25 | ||
| 2 |  Sweden (43 pts) |
Per Jonsson | 25 |
| Jimmy Nilsen | 18 | ||
| 3 |  Hungary (40 pts) |
Zoltán Adorján | 23 |
| Antal KocsoK | 17 | ||
| 4 |  Italy (37 pts) |
Paolo Salvatelli | 22 |
| Valentino Furlanetto | 15 | ||
| 5 |  Austria (32 pts) |
Heinrich Schatzer | 20 |
| Toni Pilotto | 12 | ||
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia (22 pts) |
Steve Regeling | 12 |
| Steve Baker | 10 | ||
| 7 |  France (14 pts) |
Patrice Blondy | 11 |
| Alain Blondy | 3 | ||
| 8 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (10 pts) |
Geert Cools | 8 |
| Frans Cools | 2 | ||
| 9 | .svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia (4 pts) |
Lazar Csaba | 3 |
| Artur Horvat | 1 |
World final
Odsal Stadium, Bradford- 31 July
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Denmark (45 pts) |
Hans Nielsen | 27 |
| Erik Gundersen | 18 | ||
 |
England (41 pts) |
Kelvin Tatum | 21 |
| Simon Cross | 20 | ||
 |
United States (39 pts) |
Shawn Moran | 23 |
| Sam Ermolenko | 16 | ||
| 4 | New Zealand (32 pts) |
Mitch Shirra | 24 |
| Alan Rivett* | 8 | ||
| 5 | Sweden (29 pts) |
Jimmy Nilsen | 17 |
| Per Jonsson | 12 | ||
| 6 | Hungary (25 pts) |
Antal Kocso | 15 |
| Zoltán Adorján | 10 | ||
| 7 | Italy (21 pts) |
Armando Castagna | 17 |
| Valentino Furlanetto | 4 | ||
| 8 | West Germany (21 pts) |
Gerd Riss | 17 |
| Tommy Dunker | 4 | ||
| 9 | Poland (17 pts) |
Piotr Świst | 9 |
| Roman Jankowski | 8 |
* New Zealand born, Australian rider Alan Rivett replaced injured New Zealand rider David Bargh
See also
- 1988 Individual Speedway World Championship
- 1988 Speedway World Team Cup
- motorcycle speedway
- 1988 in sports
References
- ^ "The World Pairs Final 1988". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Zapomniane turnieje: Mistrzostwa Świata Par (część 4)" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 19 August 2009. Archived from the original on 22 August 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
- ^ "Ice Cool Danes shock Brits". Western Daily Press. 1 August 1988. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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