The 1987 Speedway World Team Cup was the 28th edition of the

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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. Denmark won two legs and therefore won their fifth consecutive title (and seventh in total) moving to just one title win if England's record 8. It was also Hans Nielsen's seventh gold medal having taken part in all of Denmark's title wins.

Group 4

Calendar * Winner promoted to Group C in 1988 Round 1 * June 19, 1987 *

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...

Round 2 * September 13, 1987 * Skien Round 3 * September 27, 1987 *

Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...

Round 4 * October 3, 1987 *

Shumen Shumen ( bg, Шумен, also romanized as ''Shoumen'' or ''Šumen'', ) is the tenth largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and economic capital of Shumen Province. Etymology The city was first mentioned as ''Šimeonis'' in 1153 by t ...

Group 3

Calendar * Winner promoted to Group B in 1988 ; 4th relegated to Group D in 1988 Round 1 * May 3, 1987 * Lonigo Round 2 * June 21, 1987 * Wiener Neustadt Round 3 * July 11, 1987 *

Landshut Landshut (; bar, Landshuad) is a town in Bavaria in the south-east of Germany. Situated on the banks of the River Isar, Landshut is the capital of Lower Bavaria, one of the seven administrative regions of the Free State of Bavaria. It is also t ...

Round 4 * September 13, 1987 * Miskolc Group 2 Calendar * Winner promoted to Group A in 1988 ; 4th relegated to Group C in 1988 Round 1 * July 19, 1987 *

Gdańsk Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...

Round 2 * August 21, 1987 * Linköping Round 3 * September 13, 1987 * Rybnik

Group 1 (FINAL GROUP)

Calendar

* 4th relegated to Group B in 1988

Round 1

* August 16, 1987 * Fredericia,

Fredericia Speedway Center Fredericia () is a town located in Fredericia Municipality in the southeastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. The city is part of the Triangle Region, which includes the neighbouring cities of Kolding and Vejle. It was founded in 16 ...

* Att: 5,000 * Ref: Christer Bergstrom (Sw)

Round 2

* August 25, 1987 *

Coventry Coventry ( or ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its ...

, Brandon Stadium * Ref: Graham Brodie (Eng)

Round 3

* September 13, 1987 *

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

, Marketa Stadium * Att: 12,000

Final standings

References

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