1968 Speedway World Pairs Championship

{{Short description|Inaugural edition of the World motorcycle speedway Pairs Championship}}

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The 1968 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the unofficial FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship.{{cite book|last=Rogers|first=Martin|title=The Illustrated History of Speedway|year=1978|page=134|publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd|isbn=0-904584-45-3}} The final took place at the Illerstadion in Kempten, West Germany.{{cite book|last=Bott|first=Richard|title=The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4|year=1980|page=99|publisher=Stanley Paul & Co Ltd|isbn=0-09-141751-1}} The championship was won by Sweden (24 points) who beat Great Britain (21 points) and Norway (16 points).{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/04/world-pairs-championship.html|title=World Pairs Championship 1968-1993|website=Edinburgh Speedway|access-date=11 July 2021}} Although unofficial at the time it is now regarded as being a major event and is included in all speedway lists.{{cite book|last=Oakes|first=Peter|title=1981 Speedway Yearbook|year=1981|pages=27–28|publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd|isbn=0-86215-017-5}}

Final

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!width=25px|Pos.

width=160px|Teamwidth=170px|Riderwidth=40px|Points
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|rowspan=2 {{Speedway color|P1}}|1st

rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|SWE}} - 24align=left|Ove Fundin (3,3,3,3,2)14
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|align=left|Torbjörn Harrysson (2,2,2,1,3)

10
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|rowspan=2 {{Speedway color|P2}}|2nd

rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|GBR}} - 21align=left|Geoff Mudge (1,3,3,3,2)12
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|align=left|Ray Wilson (0,2,2,2,3)

9
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|rowspan=2 {{Speedway color|P3}}|3rd

rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|NOR}} - 16align=left|Odd Fossengen (3,3,1,1,3)11
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|align=left|Øyvind S. Berg (2,1,0,0,2)

5
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|rowspan=2|4

rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|FRG}} B - 12align=left|Peter Barth (1,2,2,3,1)9
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|align=left|Rudolf Kastl (0,0,1,2,0)

3
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|rowspan=2|5

rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|FRG}} A - 10align=left|Manfred Poschenreider (f,3,3,2,0)8
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|align=left|Fred Aberl (-,1,0,0,1)

2
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|rowspan=2|6

rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|DEN}} - 6align=left|Jens Hauser (1,2,0,1,0)4
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|align=left|Kurt W. Petersen (0,0,1,0,1)

2

See also

References

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World Pairs