The 1977 Intercontinental Final was the third running of the Intercontinental Final as part of the qualification for the 1977 Speedway World Championship. The 1977 Final was run on 21 August at the

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, and the last qualifying stage for riders from

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, the USA and from the

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, though as the World Final was held at the

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stadium in

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, Sweden, the Swedish riders qualified for the World Final through the Swedish Final held in June.Speedway World Championship History - 1977
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Peter Collins put in an almost flawless performance to claim his second straight Intercontinental Final with a 15-point maximum, though he did make it hard on himself with some poor gating followed by some brilliant riding. Ole Olsen bounced back from his 1976 Intercontinental Final failure by finishing second, while in a battle of the youngsters, 21-year-old

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Billy Sanders defeated England's 18-year-old British Champion Michael Lee in a runoff for third place after both riders finished on 12 points. Ivan Mauger, who finished in 5th place at White City, would go on to win the

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in Sweden. It was to be his 5th World title win equalling the record held by Sweden's Ove Fundin who was on hand to congratulate the

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rider.

1977 Intercontinental Final

* 21 August *

* Referee: * Qualification: Top 7 to the ''World Final'' in

, Sweden.

1977 Intercontinental Final

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