1962 Speedway World Team Cup

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]

1962 Speedway World Team Cup
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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
  Semi-finals   Final
23 April - Vetlanda 15 July - Liberec
     Sweden 41        Czechoslovakia 46
     Norway 24          Yugoslavia 25
     Denmark 17          Czechoslovakia B 21  
     Finland 14        Austria 4   29 July - Slaný
details details      Sweden 36
         Great Britain 24
           Poland 20
Canceled   15 July - Rzeszów        Czechoslovakia 16
     Great Britain        Poland 43   details
    —        Soviet Union 33
    —          Bulgaria 13  
    —        East Germany 7
details details

Qualification

World final
  • 29 July
  • Slaný, Slaný Speedway
Pos.National teamPts.Riders
 Sweden36

Björn Knutsson - 10 (3,2,3,2)
Soren Sjösten -10 (3,3,3,1)
Ove Fundin - 9 (0,3,3,3)
Göte Nordin - 4 (0,1,3,-)
Rune Sörmander - 3 (-,-,-,3)

 Great Britain24

Ronnie Moore - 10 (3,3,1,3)
Barry Briggs - 8 (2,2,2,2)
Peter Craven - 6 (1,1,2,2)
Ron How - 0 (0,0,0,-)
Cyril Maidment - 0 (-,-,-,0)

 Poland20

Marian Kaiser - 9 (2,3,1,3)
Florian Kapała - 5 (2,1,2,0)
Joachim Maj - 4 (1,2,0,1)
Paweł Waloszek - 2 (2,0,-,0)
Mieczysław Połukard - 0 (-,-,0,-)

4 Czech Republic16

Luboš Tomíček - 7 (3,1,2,1)
Bedřich Slaný - 4 (1,0,1,2)
Jaroslav Volf - 3 (0,2,1,0)
Karel Průša - 2 (1,0,-,1)
Bohumír Bartoněk - 0 (-,-,0,-)

See also

References
  1. Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  2. Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  3. Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 98. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  4. "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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