1978 Speedway World Pairs Championship
Introduction The '''1978 Speedway World Pairs Championship''' was the ninth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Chorzów, oland. The championship was won by England who beat New Zealand after Run-Off (both 24 points). Bronze medal was won by Denmark (21 points).
Semifinal 1 *  Geiteryggen Speedwaybane, Skien* 11 JunePos. Team Rider Points1st  (28 pts) Ole Olsen 17Finn Thomsen 112nd  (25 pts) Ivan Mauger 14Larry Ross 113rd  (22 pts) Anders Michanek 15Jan Andersson 74  (17 pts) Phil Crump 11Phil Herne 65  (15 pts) Ila Teromaa 10Kai Niemi 56  (12 pts) Henny Kroeze 6Rudi Muts 67  (6 pts) Audun Ove Olsen 5Trond Helge Skretting 1
Semifinal 2 *  Gázvezeték Street Sports Complex, Debrecen* 11 JunePos. Team Rider Points1st  (30 pts) Malcolm Simmons 15Gordon Kennett 152nd  (24 pts) Jiří Štancl 13Jan Verner 113rd  (22 pts) Hans Wassermann 16Georg Hack 64  (17 pts) Giuseppe Marzotto 11Mauro Ferracioli 65  (16 pts) Istvan Sziraczky 12Janos Oresko 46  (10 pts) Adi Funk 7Walter Grubmuller 37  (3 pts) Djuro Fleten 2Josef Mauser 1
World final *  Silesian Stadium, Chorzów * 25 June
See also * 1978 Individual Speedway World Championship* 1978 Speedway World Team Cup* motorcycle speedway* 1978 in sports
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