1982 Speedway World Pairs Championship
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The 1982 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the thirteenth
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Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in
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, at the Liverpool City Raceway. The championship was won by Dennis Sigalos and
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of the
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, who were undefeated on the night. Peter Collins and Kenny Carter of
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finished second, with Hans Nielsen and Ole Olsen of
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third. As the host nation,
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was seeded directly to the Final and were represented by Australian Champion Billy Sanders and Australian championship runner up
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, both Sydney based riders who were riding on their home track. Australia finished in a disappointing fourth place. Despite
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having its origins in Australia as far back as the 1910s, the 1982 World Pairs Final was the first time Australia had held a Speedway World Final. 1982 was also the only time the World Pairs Championship was held outside of
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Preliminary round

* Krsko * May 2


Semifinal 1

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* June 5


World final

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, Liverpool City Raceway * December 11 * Referee: Sam Bass


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 Team Cup The 1982 Speedway World Team Cup was the 23rd edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final took place on 15 August, at the White City Stadium in London. The United States won their first title. Quali ...
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motorcycle speedway Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only ...
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1982 in sports 1982 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing * Alpine Skiing World Cup: ** Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, United States ** Women's overall season champion: Erika Hess, Switzerland American football * Supe ...


References

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1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...
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