2002 Speedway World Cup

43rd edition of the annual motorcycle speedway World Cup competition

Speedway World Cup

Venues|

* Arlington Stadium
* East of England Showground
* Poole Stadium
* Sheffield Sports Stadium

Location| England
Start date| 4 August
End date| 10 August
Nations| 12
Champions
Australia

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The 2002 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 2nd FIM Speedway World Cup season. The final took place on 10 August 2002 in Peterborough, England. The tournament was won by Australia (64 points) and they beat Denmark (58 pts), Sweden (54 pts), Poland (48 pts) and Czech Republic (36 pts) in the Final.[1][2]

## Qualification[edit]

Main article: 2002 Speedway World Cup Qualification

* Qualifying round
* 20 May 2002
* Motorstadion, Abensberg

Pos. |  | National team | Pts.

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|
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1 |  |  Germany | 49
2 |  |  Slovenia | 46
3 |  |  Latvia | 17
4 |  |  Austria | 8

## Venues[edit]

Four cities were selected to host SWC finals events:

City | Stadium names

|

Eastbourne | Arlington Stadium
Peterborough | East of England Showground
Poole | Poole Stadium
Sheffield | Sheffield Sports Stadium

## Tournament[edit]

### Qualifying rounds[edit]

Main article: 2002 Speedway World Cup Event 1

* Event 1
* 4 August 2002
* Sheffield Sports Stadium, Sheffield
* only 20 heats

| Pos. |  | National team | Pts.

|
|
|

1 |  |  Australia | 46
2 |  |  Great Britain | 42
3 |  |  Czech Republic | 28
4 |  |  Germany | 9

Main article: 2002 Speedway World Cup Event 2

* Event 2
* 5 August 2002
* Poole Stadium, Poole

| Pos. |  | National team | Pts.

|
|
|

1 |  |  Sweden | 55
2 |  |  Denmark | 41
3 |  |  Finland | 32
4 |  |  Hungary | 19

Main article: 2002 Speedway World Cup Event 3

* Event 3
* 6 August 2002
* Arlington Stadium, Eastbourne

| Pos. |  | National team | Pts.

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|
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1 |  |  Poland | 57
2 |  |  United States | 49
3 |  |  Russia | 24
4 |  |  Slovenia | 19

### Race-off[edit]

Main article: 2002 Speedway World Cup Race-off

* Race-Off
* 8 August 2002
* East of England Showground, Peterborough
* only 22 heats

Pos. |  | National team | Pts.

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|
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1 |  |  Czech Republic | 54
2 |  |  Denmark | 51
3 |  |  United States | 51
4 |  |  Great Britain | 49
5 |  |  Finland | 19

### Final[edit]

Main article: 2002 Speedway World Cup Final

* The Final
* 10 August 2002
* East of England Showground, Peterborough

Pos. |  | National team | Pts.

|
|
|

1 |  |  Australia | 64
2 |  |  Denmark | 58
3 |  |  Sweden | 54
4 |  |  Poland | 48
5 |  |  Czech Republic | 36

## Final classification[edit]

Pos. | National team | Pts.

|
|

|  Australia | 64
|  Denmark | 58
|  Sweden | 54
4 |  Poland | 48
5 |  Czech Republic | 36
6 |  United States | 51
7 |  Great Britain | 49
8 |  Finland | 19
9 |  Russia | 24
10 |  Hungary | 19
11 |  Slovenia | 19
12 |  Germany | 9

## See also[edit]

* 2002 Speedway Grand Prix

## References[edit]

1. ^ world.speedway.org Archived 2002-10-26 at the Wayback Machine; Retrieved on 2008-12-26
2. ^ "2002 WORLD CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

## External links[edit]

* www.speedwayworld.tv - World Cup website

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