1969 Speedway World Team Cup

10th edition of the annual motorcycle speedway World Cup competition

1969 Speedway World Team Cup

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The 1969 Speedway World Team Cup was the tenth edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3]

The final took place at the Rybnik Municipal Stadium in Rybnik, Poland. The host nation won the title for the fourth time.[4][5][6]

## Qualification

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### British Round

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Great Britain seeded to Final (Commonwealth riders eligible for the British team)

### Scandinavian Round

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* 5 June
* Speedway Center, Fredericia

1st  | 2nd  | 3rd  | 4th

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Sweden –
Bernt Persson

?  |  Norway –
Øyvind S. Berg
Reidar Eide

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?  |  Finland –

* Sweden to Final

### Contmnental Round

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Continental Semifinal

* June 15
* Kovinar Stadium, Maribor

1st  | 2nd  | 3rd  | 4th

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East Germany – 41
Gerhard Uhlenbrock – 12
Jochen Dinse – 10
Hans Jürgen Fritz – 10
Peter Liebing – 9  |  West Germany – 23
Manfred Poschenreider – 10
Rudolf Kastl – 7
Dieter Dauderer – 4
Rainer Jüngling – 2  |  Hungary – 16
Ferenc Radacsi – 6
Janos Szoeke – 5
Sandor Csatho – 4
Istvan Redoczi – 1  |  Yugoslavia – 15
Drago Perko – 8
Milovan Stanković – 4
Joze Visocnik – 2
Milija Stojković – 1

* East Germany to Continental Final

Continental Final

* August 3
* Leningrad Speedway Stadium, Leningrad
* Att: 9,000

Placing | Team / Rider name | Total |  1 |  2 |  3 |  4 |  5 |  6 |  7 |  8 |  9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20

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1 |  Soviet Union | 41 | 0  | 3  | 6  | 8  | 11  | 14  | 17  | 20  | 22  | 24  | 27  | 30  | 32  | 35  | 38  | 41  |  | 41  | 41  | 41  | 41
(9) Gennady Kurilenko | 11  |  |  | 3  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 11  |  |  |  |
(10) Vladimir Smirnov | 10  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 10  |  |  |  |
(11) Valeri Klementiev | 12  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 12  |  |  |  |
(12) Yury Dubinin | 8  | E  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 2  |  |  |  | 8  |  |  |  |
(19) Viktor Trofimov | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |
2 |  Poland | 35 | 3  | 5  | 7  | 10  | 12  | 14  | 14  | 16  | 19  | 22  | 24  | 26  | 29  | 31  | 33  | 35  |  | 35  | 35  | 35  | 35
(1) Zbigniew Podlecki | 9  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  | 9  |  |  |  |
(2) Antoni Woryna | 4  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | F  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | \-  |  | 4  |  |  |  |
(3) Edward Jancarz | 10  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 10  |  |  |  |
(4) Andrzej Wyglenda | 10  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 10  |  |  |  |
(17) Henryk Glücklich | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 2  |  |  |  |
3 |  East Germany | 10 | 2  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 4  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 10  | 10  | 10  |  | 10  | 10  | 10  | 10
(13) Peter Liebing | 2  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  | 2  |  |  |  |
(14) Jochen Dinse | 3  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | F  |  | 3  |  |  |  |
(15) Gerhard Uhlenbrock | 2  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 0  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |
(16) Hans Jürgen Fritz | 3  |  |  |  | 0  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |
(20) Dieter Tetzlaff | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |
4 |  Czechoslovakia | 9 | 0  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 5  | 5  | 6  | 6  | 6  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  |  | 9  | 9  | 9  | 9
(5) Karel Prusa | 2  | F  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 2  |  |  |  |
(6) Jan Holub I | 2  |  | 1  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 1  |  | 2  |  |  |  |
(7) Miloslav Verner | 5  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 5  |  |  |  |
(8) Frantisek Ledecky | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | E  | 0  |  |  |  | E  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |
(18) Jiří Štancl | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |
Placing | Team / Rider name | Total |  1 |  2 |  3 |  4 |  5 |  6 |  7 |  8 |  9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20

M \- exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T \- exclusion for touching the tapes • X \- other exclusion • E \- retired or mechanical failure • F \- fell

Helmet colours were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions:

gate A – inside  | gate B  | gate C  | gate D – outside

* Soviet Union and Poland to Final

## World Final

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* 21 September
* Rybnik Municipal Stadium, Rybnik
* Att: 45,000

Placing | Team / Rider name | Total |  1 |  2 |  3 |  4 |  5 |  6 |  7 |  8 |  9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20

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1 |  Poland | 31 | 3  | 5  | 5  | 6  | 9  | 11  | 14  | 16  | 16  | 16  | 19  | 22  | 25  | 25  | 28  | 31  |  | 31  | 31  | 31  | 31
(5) Edward Jancarz | 11  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 11  |  |  |  |
(6) Andrzej Wyglenda | 11  |  | 2  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  | 11  |  |  |  |
(7) Stanisław Tkocz | 4  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | F  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  |
(8) Henryk Glücklich | 3  |  |  | F  |  |  |  |  | \-  | \-  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |
(18) Andrzej Pogorzelski | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |
2 |  Great Britain | 27 | 2  | 5  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 8  | 10  | 11  | 14  | 17  | 17  | 19  | 21  | 24  | 25  | 27  |  | 27  | 27  | 27  | 27
(1) Martin Ashby | 5  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  | 5  |  |  |  |
(2) Nigel Boocock | 5  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | F  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 5  |  |  |  |
(3) Ivan Mauger | 9  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 9  |  |  |  |
(4) Barry Briggs | 8  | 2  |  |  |  | F  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 8  |  |  |  |
(17) Pete Smith | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |
3 |  Soviet Union | 23 | 0  | 1  | 4  | 6  | 8  | 11  | 12  | 15  | 17  | 19  | 20  | 20  | 20  | 20  | 22  | 23  |  | 23  | 23  | 23  | 23
(9) Gennady Kurilenko | 8  |  |  | 3  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 8  |  |  |  |
(10) Vladimir Smirnov | 9  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 9  |  |  |  |
(11) Valeri Klementiev | 5  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 1  |  |  | F  |  |  | 5  |  |  |  |
(12) Yury Dubinin | 1  | F  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 0  | \-  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |
(19) Viktor Trofimov | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |
4 |  Sweden | 12 | 1  | 1  | 2  | 5  | 6  | 6  | 6  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 12  | 12  | 12  |  | 12  | 12  | 12  | 12
(13) Bengt Jansson | 1  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  | 1  |  |  |  |
(14) Sören Sjösten | 2  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 2  |  |  |  |
(15) Ove Fundin | 2  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | \-  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |
(16) Anders Michanek | 7  |  |  |  | 3  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 7  |  |  |  |
(20) Torbjörn Harrysson | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |
Placing | Team / Rider name | Total |  1 |  2 |  3 |  4 |  5 |  6 |  7 |  8 |  9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20

M \- exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T \- exclusion for touching the tapes • X \- other exclusion • E \- retired or mechanical failure • F \- fell

Helmet colours were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions:

gate A – inside  | gate B  | gate C  | gate D – outside

## See also

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* 1969 Individual Speedway World Championship
* 1969 Speedway World Pairs Championship

## References

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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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