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]
Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders |
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1 | Sweden | 37 |
Hasse Holmqvist 10 |
2 | Denmark | 25 |
Ole Olsen 11 |
3 | Norway | 23 |
Reidar Eide 9 |
4 | Finland | 11 |
Hannu Känkänen 3 |
Quarter-Final
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Quarter Final
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Semi-Final
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Final
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Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders | |
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Great Britain | 36 |
Ivan Mauger - 11 | ||
Soviet Union | 21 |
Anatoly Kuzmin - 6 | ||
Poland | 21 |
Zenon Plech - 7 | ||
4th | Sweden | 18 |
Christer Löfqvist - 6 |
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)