1982 Speedway World Pairs Championship


The 1982 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the thirteenth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Sydney, Australia, at the Liverpool City Raceway.
The championship was won by Dennis Sigalos and Bobby Schwartz of the United States, who were undefeated on the night. Peter Collins and Kenny Carter of England finished second, with Hans Nielsen and Ole Olsen of Denmark third. As the host nation, Australia was seeded directly to the Final and were represented by Australian Champion Billy Sanders and Australian championship runner up Gary Guglielmi, both Sydney based riders who were riding on their home track. Australia finished in a disappointing fourth place.
Despite Motorcycle speedway having its origins in Australia as far back as the 1910s, the 1982 World Pairs Final was the first time Australia had held a Speedway World Final. 1982 was also the only time the World Pairs Championship was held outside of England or Europe.

Preliminary round

Pos.TeamRiderPoints
- 24Zoltan Adorjan13
- 24Zoltan Hajdu11
- 21Armando dal Chieli12
- 21Francesko Biginato9
- 20Nikolaj Manev10
- 20Veselin Markov10
4 - 20Henny Kroeze7
4 - 20Rudy Muts13
5 - 18Stefan Kekec9
5 - 18Vlado Kocuvan9
6 - 17Adi Funk10
6 - 17Herbert Scherecz7
7 - 6Romano Reutimann5
7 - 6Paul Kaspar1

Semifinal 1