13th edition of the annual motorcycle speedway World Cup competition
The 1972 Speedway World Team Cup was the 13th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3]
The final took place at the Olching Speedwaybahn in Olching, West Germany. The title was won by Great Britain for the third time.[4][5][6]
Qualifying
Scandinavian round
Continental round
Quarter-Final
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Quarter Final
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- Austria awarded 2nd place because they had more heat winners than Hungary (2 to 0).
- East Germany withdrew and were replaced by Scandinavian Select who were ineligible to qualify for the next round.
World final
Run-off for silver
Soviet Union 7 (Kalmykov 3, Kuzmin 2, Khlinovsky 1, Trofimov 1) bt Poland 5 (Waloszek 3, Plech 2, Glücklich 0, Dobrucki 0)
See also
References
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Speedway World Team Cup | | |
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Speedway World Cup (SWC) | |
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