1967 Speedway World Team Cup

8th edition of the annual motorcycle speedway World Cup competition

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The 1967 Speedway World Team Cup was the eighth edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3][4]

The final took place in Malmö, Sweden. The title was won by Sweden for the fifth time from defending champions Poland. Great Britain and the Soviet Union drew for third place on 19 points each.[5][6][7]

Qualification

Continental Semi-Final

  • 11 June
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Kajzerica, Zagreb
Pos. National team Pts. Riders
1  East Germany 47

Peter Liebing 12
Jochen Dinse 12
Bruno Bülau 12
Jürgen Hehlert 11

2  Hungary 30

Barnabas Gyepes 6
Janos Bernath 6
Ferenc Radacsi 5
Istvan Regoczi 3

3  Yugoslavia 16

Valentin Medved 6
Franc Babic 5
Milovan Stankovic 2
Drago Perko 2
Drago Regvart 1

4  West Germany 13

Heinrich Sprenger 6
Dieter Dauderer 3
Rudolf Kastl 2
Rainer Jungling 1
Alfred Aberl 1

Continental Final

  • 25 June
  • Soviet Union Stroitel Stadium, Ufa
Pos. National team Pts. Riders
1  Soviet Union 37

Viktor Trofimov 11
Igor Plechanov 10
Boris Samorodov 9
Farid Szajnurov 4
Gennady Kurilenko 3

2  Poland 36

Antoni Woryna 12
Andrzej Pogorzelski 11
Paweł Waloszek 9
Marian Rose 4

3  Czechoslovakia 18

Antonín Kasper Sr. 6
Antonín Šváb Sr. 4
Luboš Tomíček Sr. 4
Jan Holub I 0

4  East Germany 5

Jürgen Hehlert 3
Bruno Bülau 1
Jochen Dinse 1
Peter Liebing 0

Scandinavian round

Pos. National team Pts. Riders
1  Sweden 44

Ove Fundin 12
Göte Nordin 12
Bengt Jansson 11
Bernt Persson 9

2  Denmark 24

Paul Wissing 10
Ole Olsen 6
Godtfred Andersen 4
Kurt Bogh 4
Borge Christiansen 0

3  Norway 18

Oyvind S. Berg 6
Jonny Faafeng 5
Per Aulie 4
Thorbjörn Nygaard 3
Niels Tontum 0

4  Finland 10

Kalevi Lahtinen 7
Matti Olin 2
Jouko Naskali 1
Olavi Turunen 0
Reijo Tolviander 0

  • Great Britain (which included riders from Australia and New Zealand) were seeded to the final.

World final

Pos. National team Pts. Riders
1st  Sweden 32

Göte Nordin – 11
Bengt Jansson – 9
Torbjörn Harrysson – 6
Ove Fundin – 6
Per Olof Söderman – dnr

2nd  Poland 26

Antoni Woryna – 10
Andrzej Wyglenda – 9
Jerzy Trzeszkowski – 4
Zbigniew Podlecki – 3
Andrzej Pogorzelski – 0

3rd  Great Britain 19

Barry Briggs – 8
Eric Boocock – 5
Ivan Mauger – 2
Ray Wilson – 4
Colin Pratt – 0

3rd  Soviet Union 19

Igor Plekhanov – 9
Viktor Trofimov – 4
Boris Samorodov – 3
Gabdrakhman Kadyrov 2
Farid Szajnurov 1

* Great Britain and Soviet Union equal 3rd place

See also

References

  1. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  2. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  3. ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 98. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  4. ^ "1967 World Team Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  5. ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. ^ "FIM Speedway World Cup/Speedway of Nations" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 12 July 2021.