1979 Speedway World Pairs Championship

1979 World Pairs Championship
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The 1979 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the tenth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Vojens, Denmark. The championship was won by host Denmark (25 points) who beat England (24 points) and Poland (20 points).^[1]

World final

Pos.	Team	Rider	Points
	Denmark (25 pts)	Ole Olsen	15
	Denmark (25 pts)	Hans Nielsen	10
	England (24 pts)	Michael Lee	15
	England (24 pts)	Malcolm Simmons	9
	Poland (20 pts)	Edward Jancarz	13
	Poland (20 pts)	Zenon Plech	7
4	Australia (19 pts)	Phil Crump	13
4	Australia (19 pts)	John Titman	6
5	United States (14 pts)	Bruce Penhall	14
5	United States (14 pts)	Kelly Moran	—^a
6	New Zealand (12 pts)	Ivan Mauger	6
6	New Zealand (12 pts)	Larry Ross	6
7	Finland (7 pts)	Kai Niemi	7
7	Finland (7 pts)	Ilkka Teromaa	0

Notes:

a. American Kelly Moran did not start, because he was injured at official practice.

Seasons

See also

Medalists · Medal classification

International speedway competitions

World	Individual (SGP) • Pairs • Team (SWC) • Individual U-21 • Team U-21 • Champion's Cup

Europe	Individual • Pairs • Individual U-19 • Team U-19 • Club

Ice speedway	World Championships: Individual • Team — European: Individual

Long track	World Championships: Individual • Team

Governing Bodies	World (FIM) • Europe (UEM)