1982 Speedway World Pairs Championship

1982 World Pairs Championship
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The 1982 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the thirteenth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Sydney, Australia, at the Liverpool Speedway. The championship was won by Dennis Sigalos and Bobby Schwartz of the United States who were undefeated on the night. Peter Collins and Kenny Carter of England finished second with Hans Nielsen and Ole Olsen of Denmark third. Host nation Australia, represented by Australian Champion Billy Sanders and Australia #2 Gary Guglielmi, both of whom made Liverpool their home track, finished fourth.[1]

The 1982 World Pairs Final was the only time the championship was held outside of England or Europe.

World final

Pos. Team Rider Points
 United States (30 pts) Dennis Sigalos 18
Bobby Schwartz 12
 England (22 pts) Peter Collins 15
Kenny Carter 7
 Denmark (21 pts) Hans Nielsen 11
Ole Olsen 10
4  Australia (16 pts) Billy Sanders 11
Gary Guglielmi 5
5  Finland (16 pts) Kai Niemi 12
Ari Koponen 4
6  New Zealand (13 pts) Mitch Shirra 8
Larry Ross 5
7  Czechoslovakia (8 pts) Jiří Štancl 5
Aleš Dryml, Sr. 3
-  Australia (0 pts) Phil Herne* 0

* Phil Herne substituted for New Zealand's Larry Ross in Heat 18

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