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The 1989 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the twentieth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Leszno, Poland. The championship was won by Denmark (48 points) who beat Sweden (44 points) and England (37 points).
Semi final 1
Fjelsted Speedway Stadium, Harndrup- 9 July
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark (48 pts) |
Hans Nielsen | 25 |
| Erik Gundersen | 23 | ||
| 2 |  Sweden (41 pts) |
Henka Gustafsson | 23 |
| Jimmy Nilsen | 18 | ||
| 3 |  Finland (34 pts) |
Kai Niemi | 24 |
| Olli Tyrväinen | 10 | ||
| 4 |  Australia (32 pts) |
Troy Butler | 23 |
| Stephen Davies | 9 | ||
| 5 |  Norway (31 pts) |
Lars Gunnestad | 21 |
| Einar Kyllingstad | 10 | ||
| 6 |  New Zealand (31 pts) |
Mitch Shirra | 20 |
| Gary Allan | 11 | ||
| 7 |  Soviet Union (30 pts) |
Vladimir Trofimov | 15 |
| Rif Saitgareev | 15 | ||
| 8 |  Netherlands (17 pts) |
Rene Elzinga | 10 |
| Ron Koppe | 7 | ||
| 9 |  Belgium (6 pts) |
Frans Cools | 3 |
| Geert Cools | 3 |
Semi final 2
Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana- 9 July
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  West Germany (47 pts) |
Gerd Riss | 24 |
| Karl Maier | 24 | ||
| 2 |  Hungary (43 pts) |
Zoltán Adorján | 22 |
| Antal Kocso | 21 | ||
| 3 |  Czechoslovakia (38 pts) |
Roman Matoušek | 23 |
| Petr Vandírek | 15 | ||
| 4 |  Italy (38 pts) |
Armando Castagna | 23 |
| Valentino Furlanetto | 15 | ||
| 5 |  United States (37 pts) |
Lance King | 19 |
| Rick Miller | 18 | ||
| 6 |  Bulgaria (19 pts) |
Giorgi Petranov | 13 |
| Zacharia Jordanov | 6 | ||
| 7 |  Austria (18 pts) |
Heinrich Schatzer | 11 |
| Walter Nebel | 7 | ||
| 8 | Yugoslavia (17 pts) |
Gregor Pintar | 17 |
| Artur Horvat | 2 | ||
| 9 |  France (12 pts) |
Thierry Hillaire | 12 |
| Joel Tresarrieu | 0 |
World final
Alfred Smoczyk Stadium, Leszno- 5 August
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
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Denmark (48 pts) |
Hans Nielsen | 28 |
| Erik Gundersen | 20 | ||
 |
Sweden (44 pts) |
Jimmy Nilsen | 23 |
| Per Jonsson | 21 | ||
 |
 England (37 pts) |
Kelvin Tatum | 21 |
| Paul Thorp | 16 | ||
| 4 | West Germany (36 pts) |
Karl Maier | 22 |
| Gerd Riss | 14 | ||
| 5 | Finland (31 pts) |
Kai Niemi | 18 |
| Olli Tyrväinen | 13 | ||
| 6 | Hungary (22 pts) |
Antal Kocso | 14 |
| Zoltán Adorján | 8 | ||
| 7 | Czechoslovakia (25 pts) |
Bohumil Brhel | 14 |
| Zdeněk Tesař | 11 | ||
| 8 | Italy (15 pts) |
Armando Dal Chiele | 9 |
| Valentino Furlanetto | 6 | ||
| 9 | Poland (11 pts) |
Piotr Świst | 11 |
| Roman Jankowski | 0 |
See also
- 1989 Individual Speedway World Championship
- 1989 Speedway World Team Cup
- motorcycle speedway
- 1989 in sports
References
- "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- "Tatum targets Munich". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 7 August 1989. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- "Zapomniane turnieje: Mistrzostwa Świata Par (część 4)" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 19 August 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
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