1968 Speedway World Pairs Championship
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The 1968 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the unofficial
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Speedway World Pairs Championship The Speedway World Pairs Championship was an annual speedway (motorcycling) event held each year in different countries. The first competition was held in 1968 and the final competition was held in 1993. From 1994 it was merged with the World Team ...
. The final took place in
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. The championship was won by Sweden (24 points) who beat
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(21 points) and
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(16 points). Although unofficial at the time it is now regarded as being a major event and is listed in all speedway lists.


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See also

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1968 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1968 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 23rd edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. Ivan Mauger won his first World title. Fellow countryman Barry Briggs finished second and Pole Edward Ja ...
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1968 Speedway World Team Cup The 1968 Speedway World Team Cup was the ninth edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final took place at Wembley Stadium in London. The title was won by for the first time by the Great Britain nat ...
* motorcycle speedway * 1968 in sports


References

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1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Janu ...
World Pairs