2001 Speedway World Cup
2001 Speedway World Cup | |
Tournament details | |
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Host nation | Poland |
Dates | July 1 - July 7 |
Teams | 12 |
Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Tournament results | |
Champion | Australia |
Runner-up | Poland |
3rd place | Sweden |
Tournament statistics | |
Heats | 122 + 1 Run-off (in 5 events) |
The 2001 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 1st FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on 7 July 2008 in Wrocław, Poland. The tournament was won by Australia (68 points) and they beat host team Poland (65 pts), Sweden (51 pts), Denmark (44 pts) and United States (30 pts) in the Final.[1][2]
Qualification
Main article: 2001 Speedway World Cup Qualification
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The two group winners and runners-up qualified to 2001 Speedway World Cup.
Venues
Two cities were selected to host SWC finals events:
City | Stadium names | Host club(s) | Capacity |
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Gdańsk | Wybrzeże Gdańsk | 15,000 | |
Wrocław | Olympic Stadium | Atlas Wrocław | 35,000 |
Tournament
Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2001 Speedway World Cup Qualifying round 1
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Main article: 2001 Speedway World Cup Qualifying round 2
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Main article: 2001 Speedway World Cup Qualifying round 3
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Race-off
Main article: 2001 Speedway World Cup Race-off
- Last chance
- 2001-07-05
- Wrocław, Olympic Stadium
- Referee: Wojciech Grodzki
Pos. | National team | Pts. | |
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1 | Denmark | 66 | |
2 | United States | 65+4 | |
3 | Great Britain | 65+3 | |
4 | Czech Republic | 42 | |
5 | Russia | 20 |
Final
Main article: 2001 Speedway World Cup Final
- The Final
- 2001-07-07
- Wrocław, Olympic Stadium
- Referee: Anthony Steele
Pos. | National team | Pts. | |
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1 | Australia | 68 | |
2 | Poland | 65 | |
3 | Sweden | 51 | |
4 | Denmark | 44 | |
5 | United States | 30 |
Final classification
Pos. | National team | Pts. |
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Australia | 68 | |
Poland | 65 | |
Sweden | 51 | |
4 | Denmark | 44 |
5 | United States | 30 |
6 | Great Britain | 65+3 |
7 | Czech Republic | 42 |
8 | Russia | 20 |
9 | Finland | 22 |
10 | Hungary | 16 |
11 | Germany | 15 |
12 | Slovenia | 12 |
See also
References
- ↑ world.speedway.org; Retrieved on 2008-10-24
- ↑ rlach.republika.pl; Retrieved on 2008-10-24
External links
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