Anders Eriksson (speedway Rider)

	Anders Eriksson (speedway Rider) Anders Eriksson (6 April 1960 – 2002) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. Career Eriksson came to prominence after reaching two finals of the Speedway Under-21 World Championship, in 1979 and 1981 respectively. Eriksson made his British leagues debut in 1981, when he joined Wimbledon Dons for the 1981 British League season. In addition to reaching the World U21 final he also won the silver medal in the Swedish Junior Speedway Championship. In 1981, he continued to ride for Wimbledon and improved his average. The following season he moved to ride for the Eastbourne Eagles during the 1982 British League season. Also in 1982, he represented the Sweden national speedway team during the 1982 Speedway World Team Cup. The following season he rode again for Sweden in the 1983 Speedway World Team Cup The 1983 Speedway World Team Cup was the 24th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final took place at the Vojens Speedw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nässjö Nässjö () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Nässjö Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 16,678 inhabitants in 2010. History For many years, Nässjö was a rural village with agriculture as the dominant occupation. The turning point was the construction of the Swedish railways, Swedish railway system. The Södra stambanan, southern main line railway, finished in 1864, passed through Nässjö. Later, other railways were inaugurated, whereby Nässjö, due to its geographical location in the country, became an important junction. A line to Katrineholm was opened in 1874, and that year also the opening of the Oskarshamn line; the one to Halmstad in 1882; to Kalmar in 1914. Today, Nässjö is the only Swedish junction where railways in six different directions meet. As a result, industries moved to Nässjö, and the population increased. The most important industries were wood industries due to the forest covered Småland province area, at a time when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1981 British League Season The 1981 British League season was the 47th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the 17th known as the British League. Summary The league comprised 16 teams - one fewer than the previous season. Wolverhampton Wolves had dropped down to the National League. American Bruce Penhall (who would be crowned world champion by the end of the season) topped the averages and helped Cradley Heathens win their first title. The Cradley team included Penhall, rising Danish star Erik Gundersen and British internationals Alan Grahame and Phil Collins. The league runner-up Ipswich Witches gained some consolation by winning the Knockout Cup. Final League table M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points Top Ten Riders (League Averages) British League Knockout Cup The 1981 Speedway Star British League Knockout Cup was the 43rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Ipswich Witches were the winners. First round Second round Quarter-finals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Swedish Speedway Riders Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: Swedish Open (badminton) Swedish Open (table tennis) Swedish Open (squash) Swedish Open (darts) The Swedish Open is a darts tournament established in 1969, held in Malm� ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1960 Births Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1983 Speedway World Team Cup The 1983 Speedway World Team Cup was the 24th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final took place at the Vojens Speedway Center in Denmark. The host country Denmark won their third title. Qualification Tournament See also * 1983 Individual Speedway World Championship * 1983 Speedway World Pairs Championship References {{Speedway World Cup seasons Speedway World Team Cup World Team Cup The World Team Cup was the international men's team championship of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The inaugural edition of the tournament was contested in 1975 in Kingston, Jamaica and was called the Nations Cup. No tourname ... pl:Drużynowe Mistrzostwa Świata na żużlu 1980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1982 Speedway World Team Cup The 1982 Speedway World Team Cup was the 23rd edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final took place on 15 August, at the White City Stadium in London. The United States won their first title. Qualification Round 1 * May 16 * King's Lynn, Norfolk Arena * Referee: C. Ringstrom * England & USA to Intercontinental Final Round 2 * May 16 * Stavanger * Denmark & Sweden to Intercontinental Final Round 3 * May 16 * Lonigo, Pista Speedway * Czechoslovakia & Italy to Continental Semi-Final Round 4 * May 16 * Miskolc * Poland & Hungary to Continental Semi-Final Tournament See also * 1982 Individual Speedway World Championship * 1982 Speedway World Pairs Championship The 1982 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the thirteenth Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Sydney, Australia, at the Liverpool Speedway, Liverpool City Raceway. The ch ... Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sweden National Speedway Team Sweden are one of the major teams in international speedway. They have been managed by Mats Olsson, who is currently in his 2nd spell, since 2005 after he quit in 2000. The current captain is 2000 World Under-21 Champion Andreas Jonsson. Speedway World Cup The Sweden national speedway team has won the Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup on 10 occasions and were a major force in the opening years of the tournament, winning 4 out of the first 5, between 1960 and 1964. Key riding members of the title wins include Ove Fundin (6 wins), Rune Sörmander, Björn Knutsson, Göte Nordin (4 wins), Sören Sjösten, Tony Rickardsson, Peter Karlsson and Mikael Max (also known as Mikael Karlsson) (3 wins). The cup eluded them for 23 years between 1971 and 1993, but they regained the trophy in 1994 when Sweden were the winners of a reformatted event involving pairs (Tony Rickardsson, Henrik Gustafsson and Mikael Karlsson) rather than teams, though this format was only to last un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1982 British League Season The 1982 British League season was the 48th season of the top tier of motorcycle speedway in the United Kingdom and the 18th known as the British League. Summary After a ten-year drought Belle Vue Aces won the league pushing defending champions Cradley Heath into second place. A special performance was going to be needed to finish ahead of the star-studded Cradley Heath team and it was the consistency of the support riders which helped Belle Vue achieve this. England international Chris Morton was the heat leader but he was supported by a group of consistent scorers throughout the season that included Larry Ross (a former 5 times New Zealand champion), the former world champion Peter Collins, the Carr brothers Louis and Peter, Dane Peter Ravn and Scot Jim McMillan. Cradley Heath went on to win their third Knockout Cup in four years and the League Cup. Hackney Wick Stadium was subject to a second fatal accident within two years when American Denny Pyeatt lost his life i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1981 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship The 1981 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship was the fifth edition of the European Under-21 Championships. European final July 18, 1981 Slaný, AK Slaný speedway References {{Individual Speedway Junior World Championship seasons 1981 Events January * January 1 Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ... European Individual U-21 1981 in Czechoslovak sport Speedway competitions in the Czech Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Njudungarna Vetlanda Speedway were a motorcycle speedway team based in Vetlanda, Sweden. Earlier known as Njudungarna and VMS Elit, the club was formed in 1946, and arranged their first meeting three years later. In 2003 when the club was promoted to the top division of Swedish speedway league, the Elitserien Elitserien (literally, "the Elite League") is the name of several Swedish nationwide sport leagues. In many sports, Elitserien is the highest league, with the second highest named Allsvenskan. Elitserien leagues at present: * Elitserien (badmint ..., they changed the name of club to VMS Elit. The current name Vetlanda Speedway was adopted in 2018. On 30 March 2022, Vetlanda Speedway applied for bankruptcy, which was approved by the Eksjö Local Court. The club also withdrew from Elitserien. 2019 Team * * * * * * * * * 2020 Team * * * * * * * * * * * * References {{Authority control Swedish speedway teams Sport in Vetlanda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1979 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship The 1979 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship was the third edition of the European Under-21 Championships. European final July 22, 1979 Leningrad, Jääspeedway References {{Individual Speedway Junior World Championship seasons 1979 Events January * January 1 United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ... European Individual U-21 Speedway competitions in Russia 1979 in Soviet sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]