Danes retain world speedway title
NZPA-Reuter Leszo Poland Denmark retained the world team speedway championship with a win in front of 45,000 spectators in Leszno, west Poland, yesterday. The Danes took 44 points from a maximum 48 to finish well ahead of England (24), the United States (20), and Poland (8). Scorers: Denmark: Bo Petersen 12,
Erik Gundersen 12, Hans Niel-' sen 11, Preben Eriksen 9. Total 44. ; England: Simon Wigg 9, Phil Collins 7, Chris Morton 4, Peter Collins 2, Neil Collins 2. Total 24. United States: Shaw Moran’ 6, Kelly Moran 5, Lance King 5, John Cook 2, Bobby, Schwartz,2. Total 20. Poland: Zenon Piech 4,' Leonard Raba 2, Roman Jankowski 1, Zenon Kasprzakl./ TotalB. <
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Press, 20 August 1984, Page 26
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