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The 1988 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the nineteenth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Bradford, England. The championship was won by Denmark (45 points) who beat host team England (41 points) and United States (39 points).
Semi final 1
Altes Stadion, Abensberg- 23 May
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Denmark (45 pts) |
Hans Nielsen | 23 |
| Erik Gundersen | 22 | ||
| 2 |  New Zealand (41 pts) |
Mitch Shirra | 24 |
| David Bargh | 17 | ||
| 3 | West Germany (40 pts) |
Gerd Riss | 25 |
| Karl Maier | 15 | ||
| 4 |  Poland (34 pts) |
Piotr Swist | 19 |
| Roman Jankowski | 15 | ||
| 5 |  Czechoslovakia (31 pts) |
Roman Matoušek | 17 |
| Antonín Kasper Jr. | 13 | ||
| 6 |  Finland (31 pts) |
Kai Niemi | 21 |
| Olli Tyrväinen | 10 | ||
| 7 |  Bulgaria (18 pts) |
Nikolaj Manev | 9 |
| Angel Eftimov | 9 | ||
| 8 |  Norway (16 pts) |
Ingvar Skogland | 10 |
| Tor Einar Hielm | 6 | ||
| 9 |  Netherlands (15 pts) |
Robert Jan Munnecom | 8 |
| Rene Elzinga | 7 |
Semi final 2
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (50 pts) |
Sam Ermolenko | 25 |
| Shawn Moran | 25 | ||
| 2 |  Sweden (43 pts) |
Per Jonsson | 25 |
| Jimmy Nilsen | 18 | ||
| 3 |  Hungary (40 pts) |
Zoltán Adorján | 23 |
| Antal KocsoK | 17 | ||
| 4 |  Italy (37 pts) |
Paolo Salvatelli | 22 |
| Valentino Furlanetto | 15 | ||
| 5 |  Austria (32 pts) |
Heinrich Schatzer | 20 |
| Toni Pilotto | 12 | ||
| 6 |  Australia (22 pts) |
Steve Regeling | 12 |
| Steve Baker | 10 | ||
| 7 |  France (14 pts) |
Patrice Blondy | 11 |
| Alain Blondy | 3 | ||
| 8 |  Belgium (10 pts) |
Geert Cools | 8 |
| Frans Cools | 2 | ||
| 9 |  Yugoslavia (4 pts) |
Lazar Csaba | 3 |
| Artur Horvat | 1 |
World final
Odsal Stadium, Bradford- 31 July
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Denmark (45 pts) |
Hans Nielsen | 27 |
| Erik Gundersen | 18 | ||
 |
England (41 pts) |
Kelvin Tatum | 21 |
| Simon Cross | 20 | ||
 |
United States (39 pts) |
Shawn Moran | 23 |
| Sam Ermolenko | 16 | ||
| 4 | New Zealand (32 pts) |
Mitch Shirra | 24 |
| Alan Rivett* | 8 | ||
| 5 | Sweden (29 pts) |
Jimmy Nilsen | 17 |
| Per Jonsson | 12 | ||
| 6 | Hungary (25 pts) |
Antal Kocso | 15 |
| Zoltán Adorján | 10 | ||
| 7 | Italy (21 pts) |
Armando Castagna | 17 |
| Valentino Furlanetto | 4 | ||
| 8 | West Germany (21 pts) |
Gerd Riss | 17 |
| Tommy Dunker | 4 | ||
| 9 | Poland (17 pts) |
Piotr Świst | 9 |
| Roman Jankowski | 8 |
* New Zealand born, Australian rider Alan Rivett replaced injured New Zealand rider David Bargh
See also
- 1988 Individual Speedway World Championship
- 1988 Speedway World Team Cup
- motorcycle speedway
- 1988 in sports
References
- "The World Pairs Final 1988". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- "Zapomniane turnieje: Mistrzostwa Świata Par (część 4)" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 19 August 2009. Archived from the original on 22 August 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
- "Ice Cool Danes shock Brits". Western Daily Press. 1 August 1988. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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