The 1987 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the eighteenth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship.[1] The final took place in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia. The championship was won by host Denmark (52 points) who beat England (44 points) and United States (36 points).[2][3]
Semifinal 1
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KS Apator Stadium, Toruń- 6 June
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
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 Denmark (54 pts) |
11.Hans Nielsen (5,4,4,5,4,5) | 27 |
| 12.Erik Gundersen (4,5,5,4,5,4) | 27 | ||
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 New Zealand (44 pts) |
15.Mitch Shirra (5,5,4,2,5,2) | 23 |
| 16.David Bargh (3,3,5,3,4,3) | 21 | ||
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 Poland (36 pts) |
9.Wojciech Żabiałowicz (3,4,4,5,4,1) | 21 |
| 10.Roman Jankowski (2,2,5,4,2,0) | 15 | ||
| 4 |  Finland (35 pts) |
13.Kai Niemi (4,4,3,2,3,4) | 20 |
| 14.Olli Tyrväinen (2,5,1,0,5,2) | 15 | ||
| 5 |  Sweden (30 pts) |
5.Jimmy Nilsen (5,3,0,1,3,5) | 17 |
| 6.Per Jonsson (4,0,3,3,0,3) | 13 | ||
| 6 |  Bulgaria (26 pts) |
7.Angel Jeftimov (1,1,2,2,0,4) | 10 |
| 8.Nikolaj Manev (0,3,1,5,2,5) | 16 | ||
| 7 |  Norway (20 pts) |
3.Arne Svendsen (3,0,2,4,3,1) | 13 |
| 4.Tor Einar Hielm (2,1,0,3,1,0) | 7 | ||
| 8 |  France (16 pts) |
17.Thierry Hilaire (1,2,2,1,1,3) | 9 |
| 18.Patrice Blondy (0,1,3,0,0,2) | 7 | ||
| 9 |  Yugoslavia (9 pts) |
1.Czaba Lazar (1,0,1,1,2,1) | 5 |
| 2.Artur Horvat (0,2,0,0,1,0) | 4 |
Semifinal 2
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Motodrom Halbemond, Norden- 6 June
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
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 United States (49 pts) |
Shawn Moran | 26 |
| Kelly Moran | 23 | ||
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 England (40 pts) |
Kelvin Tatum | 21 |
| Simon Wigg | 19 | ||
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 Italy (38 pts) |
Valentino Furlanetto | 23 |
| Armando Castagna | 15 | ||
| 4 |  Australia (36 pts) |
Steve Regeling | 18 |
| Steve Baker | 18 | ||
| 5 |  Hungary (25 pts) |
Zoltan Adorjan | 15 |
| Jozsef Petrikovics | 10 | ||
| 6 |  West Germany (23 pts) |
Karl Maier | 19 |
| Gerd Riss | 4 | ||
| 7 |  Austria (23 pts) |
Toni Pilotto | 17 |
| Heinrich Schatzer | 6 | ||
| 8 |  Netherlands (14 pts) |
Robert-Jan Munnecom | 10 |
| Will Stroes | 4 | ||
| 9 |  Belgium (14 pts) |
Vital Cardeynaels | 9 |
| Geert Cools | 5 |
World final
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Svítkov Stadion, Pardubice- 28 June
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
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Denmark (52 pts) |
Erik Gundersen (4,4,5,4,4,5) | 26 |
| Hans Nielsen (3,5,4,5,5,4) | 26 | ||
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England (44 pts) |
Kelvin Tatum (5,5,5,5,3,1) | 24 |
| Simon Wigg (1,4,4,4,5,2) | 20 | ||
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United States (36 pts) |
Sam Ermolenko (3,0,5,2,5,3) | 18 |
| Kelly Moran (4,3,4,3,4,e) | 18 | ||
| 4 | New Zealand (36 pts) |
David Bargh (2,3,3,5,3,4) | 20 |
| Mitch Shirra (5,1,2,4,1,3) | 16 | ||
| 5 |  Czechoslovakia (30 pts) |
Roman Matoušek (2,1,3,2,3,5) | 16 |
| Antonín Kasper Jr. (3,2,2,3,2,2) | 14 | ||
| 6 | Finland (19 pts) |
Olli Tyrväinen (5,4,0,e,2,0) | 11 |
| Kai Niemi (1,e,1,1,4,1) | 8 | ||
| 7 | Australia (21 pts) |
Steve Baker (4,2,0,3,2,5) | 16 |
| Steve Regeling (0,e,1,2,0,2) | 5 | ||
| 8 | Italy (18 pts) |
Armando Castagna (2,5,2,1,1,0) | 11 |
| Valentino Furlanetto (0,3,3,0,0,1) | 7 | ||
| 9 | Poland (14 pts) |
Wojciech Żabiałowicz (0,2,1,1,1,3) | 8 |
| Roman Jankowski (1,1,0,0,0,4) | 6 |
See also
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edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Danes defeat spirited challenge". Sandwell Evening Mail. 29 June 1987. Retrieved 11 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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