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.[1][2][3]

The final took place at Wembley Stadium in London. The title was won by for the first time by the Great Britain national speedway team. The previous eight editions had all been won by Sweden (five wins) and Poland (three wins).[4][5][6]


Results
  • CONTINENTAL FINAL
  • 28 June
  • Czechoslovakia Slaný
Pos.National teamPts.
1 East Germany47
2 Hungary18
3 West Germany18
4 Yugoslavia13
Pos.National teamPts.
1 Poland43
2 Czechoslovakia26
3 Soviet Union19
4 East Germany8


Pos.National teamPts.
1 Great Britain40
2 Sweden30
3 Poland19
4 Czechoslovakia7


World final
Pos.National teamPts.Riders
1st Great Britain40

Ivan Mauger - 12
Nigel Boocock - 10
Martin Ashby - 8
Barry Briggs - 7
Norman Hunter - 3

2nd Sweden30

Ove Fundin - 11
Bengt Jansson - 7
Anders Michanek - 7
Olle Nygren - 3
Torbjörn Harrysson - 2

3rd Poland19

Edmund Migoś - 8
Edward Jancarz - 6
Andrzej Wyglenda - 2
Henryk Glücklich - 2
Paweł Waloszek - 1

4th Czechoslovakia7

Antonín Kasper Sr. - 3
Luboš Tomíček Sr. - 2
Jan Holub I 1
Jaroslav Volf 1

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. "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  6. "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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