The 1982 Speedway World Team Cup was the 23rd edition of the
FIM
FIM may refer to:
Organizations and companies
* Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, the International Motorcycling Federation
* Flint Institute of Music, in Michigan, United States
* Fox Interactive Media, now News Corp. Digital Media
* ...
Speedway World Team Cup
The Speedway World Team Cup was an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The competition started in 1960 and was replaced with the Speedway World Cup in 2001.
Format
From 1960 until 1985 each team consisted of four riders ...
to determine the team world champions.
The final took place on 15 August, at the
White City Stadium
White City Stadium was a stadium located in White City, London, England. Built for the 1908 Summer Olympics, it hosted the finish of the first modern marathon and other sports like swimming, speedway, boxing, show jumping, athletics, stock car ...
in London. The United States won their first title.
Qualification
Round 1
* May 16
*
King's Lynn
King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located north of London, north-east of Peterborough, no ...
,
Norfolk Arena
* Referee: C. Ringstrom
* England & USA to Intercontinental Final
Round 2
* May 16
*
Stavanger
Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the a ...
* Denmark & Sweden to Intercontinental Final
Round 3
* May 16
*
Lonigo Lonigo is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy, its population counts around 16,400 inhabitants.Source: ISTAT - Bilancio demografico al 31/12/200
In its ''frazione'' of Bagnolo is the Villa Pisani, a Renaissance ...
,
Pista Speedway
The Pista Olimpia Terenzano is a 4,000-capacity motorcycle stadium in the Terenzano Province of Udine. The stadium is situated south of Udine and north east of Pozzuolo del Friuli. The stadium has been the home of the World Championship round kno ...
* Czechoslovakia & Italy to Continental Semi-Final
Round 4
* May 16
*
Miskolc
Miskolc ( , , ; Czech language, Czech and sk, Miškovec; german: Mischkolz; yi, script=Latn, Mishkoltz; ro, Mișcolț) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 (1 Jan 2014) Miskolc is the ...
* Poland & Hungary to Continental Semi-Final
Tournament
See also
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1982 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1982 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 37th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
The 1982 World Final was held in Los Angeles in the United States. This was the only time the Individual ...
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1982 Speedway World Pairs Championship
The 1982 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the thirteenth Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Sydney, Australia, at the Liverpool Speedway, Liverpool City Raceway.
The ch ...
References
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Speedway World Team Cup
pl:Drużynowe Mistrzostwa Świata na żużlu 1980