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Smederna
Smederna is a motorcycle speedway club based in Eskilstuna, Sweden. The club competes in the highest speedway league in Sweden called the Elitserien and race its home matches at Smedstadion outside Eskilstuna. Ikaros Smederna was formerly known as just Smederna but after making a sponsorship deal with company Ikaros in the fall of 2008 the club changed its name. However, this did not have the wanted effect on the club economy and in July 2009 the club went bankrupt and withdrew from Elitserien to restart in Division 1. Smederna has won six Swedish Speedway Team Championships, in 1973, 1977, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022, and were the home club of three individual world champions, Billy Hamill, Mark Loram and Nicki Pedersen. History In 1948 the speedway team Griparna (English: the Griffins) started to race in the Swedish leagues. The team was co-run by motorcycle sport clubs SMK Södermanland, Nyköpings MS and Eskilstuna MK and was based in Nyköping, however some of their ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Speedway 1950s
The History of motorcycle speedway in Sweden consists of the league tables of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. History The first season was in 1948 but it was during the 1950s motorcycle speedway became one of Sweden's most popular team sports where each fixture drew audiences between 10,000 and 20,000 people. The Swedish Speedway Team Championship was founded a few years earlier in 1948 and was inspired by British speedway including adopting the British teams nicknames in Swedish versions. For instance the Norrköping team became Vargarna (English: "The Wolves"), the Eskilstuna team became Smederna (English: "The Blacksmiths") and the club Motorsällskapet became Getingarna (English: "The Wasps"). As popularity of the sport grew there were many new clubs founded all around Sweden and during the 1950s more than 30 different clubs competed at least one season in the league system. Many of these teams were short lived and only survived a few years but some continue to compete in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smederna
Smederna is a motorcycle speedway club based in Eskilstuna, Sweden. The club competes in the highest speedway league in Sweden called the Elitserien and race its home matches at Smedstadion outside Eskilstuna. Ikaros Smederna was formerly known as just Smederna but after making a sponsorship deal with company Ikaros in the fall of 2008 the club changed its name. However, this did not have the wanted effect on the club economy and in July 2009 the club went bankrupt and withdrew from Elitserien to restart in Division 1. Smederna has won six Swedish Speedway Team Championships, in 1973, 1977, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022, and were the home club of three individual world champions, Billy Hamill, Mark Loram and Nicki Pedersen. History In 1948 the speedway team Griparna (English: the Griffins) started to race in the Swedish leagues. The team was co-run by motorcycle sport clubs SMK Södermanland, Nyköpings MS and Eskilstuna MK and was based in Nyköping, however some of their ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Speedway Team Championship ...
The Swedish Speedway Team Championship is the team championship of speedway in Sweden. Season by season History The Championship was introduced in 1950. In 1982 the Championship was renamed with a new league called the Elitserien being introduced. previously the highest league had been known as the Allsvenskan but since 1982 it has been the second tier of Swedish speedway. Between 1986 and 1999 the team that finished top of the league were declared champions because there was no play off. Tier 1 Previous winners Tier 2 Previous winners See also * Elitserien (current highest tier) * Allsvenskan (current second tier) * History of motorcycle speedway in Sweden References {{Swedish speedway teams Team A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal. As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson (academic), Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elitserien (speedway)
Elitserien (literally, "The Elite Series") ( sv, Elitserien i speedway) is the highest league in the league system of speedway in Sweden and currently comprises the top 7 Swedish speedway teams. The first season began in 1982. Before that Allsvenskan was the highest division. 2022 Clubs * Dackarna * Indianerna * Lejonen * Masarna * Piraterna * Rospiggarna * Smederna * Västervik History From the start of Swedish league speedway in 1948 until 1981 the highest speedway league in Sweden was Division 1, in those days commonly known as Allsvenskan. But in 1982 Elitserien was formed, consisting of only six teams where the top four teams qualified for the playoffs. Getingarna became the first winners after defeating Njudungarna in the finals. The league size was increased to seven teams in 1983 and to eight teams in 1984, a league size that was maintained until the 1996 season when the league expanded to nine teams and then to ten teams the following season. In 1986 the playoff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Swedish Speedway Season
The 2022 Swedish Speedway season was the 2022 season of speedway in Sweden. Smederna won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship. Valsarna won the Allsvenskan (second tier league). Earlier in March 2022, Vetlanda were declared bankrupt and would not compete during the season. Individual Swedish Individual Speedway Championship Swedish U21 Championship * winner - Casper Henriksson Team Elitserien Clubs Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Allsvenskan (second tier league) Clubs + Smålänningarna failed to fulfil their final fixture and were fined 25,000 kronor and deducted 4 pts Semi-finals Final Swedish Division One (third tier league) See also * Speedway in Sweden Speedway in Sweden is one of the recognised 'four big leagues' in world speedway (along with Great Britain, Poland and Denmark). The Swedish leagues consists of three domestic leagues, an individual World Championship round of the Speedway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smedstadion
Smedstadion or Gröndals Motorstadion is a motorcycle speedway stadium located outside of Eskilstuna, Sweden. The stadium was opened in 2002 and is the home arena of Elitserien team Smederna who compete in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship. History The stadium was opened on 27 April 2002. The stadium was formerly known as Ikarosstadion from 2008 to 2009 due to sponsorship reasons from the company Ikaros. The stadium has hosted a World Championship round called the Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and the Swedish Individual Speedway Championship in 2002. The track record was broken in 2019 by Polish rider Kacper Woryna Kacper Woryna (born 31 August 1996) is a Polish Speedway rider. Biography Born in Rybnik Woryna began racing in his native Poland in the Ekstraliga, with hometown club Rybnik. After a few years of riding in Poland, Woryna got his first break i ... (57.2 sec) but it was bettered again in 2022 by Dan Bewley, who recorded 56.8 sec. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grzegorz Zengota
Grzegorz Zengota (born 29 August 1988 in Zielona Góra) is an international speedway rider from Poland. Career He was a member of Poland U-21 national team. He has won Under-21 Speedway World Cup twice (in 2008 and 2009). In 2022, he helped Smederna win the Swedish Speedway Team Championship during the 2022 campaign. Honours World Championships * Individual U-21 World Championship ** 2009 - Goričan - 7th place (8 pts) * Team U-21 World Championship ** 2008 - Holsted - U-21 World Champion (8 points) ** 2009 - Gorzów Wlkp. - U-21 World Champion (13 pts) European Championships * Individual U-19 European Championship: ** 2007 Częstochowa - 10th place (7 points) * European Club Champions' Cup ** '' 2009 - 4rd place in the Semi-Final'' Domestic competitions * Individual U-21 Polish Championship: ** 2008 - Rybnik - Bronze medal (12 points) ** 2009 - Leszno - 4th place (11 pts) * Team U-21 Polish Championship: ** 2005 - Rzeszów - Bronze medal (7 poin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Andersson (speedway Rider)
Joel Andersson (born 10 April 1996) is an international speedway rider from Sweden. Speedway career Andersson came to prominence at the 2015 Team Speedway Junior European Championship where he won a silver medal and top scored for Sweden. The following year he won the 2016 Swedish U21 championship, finished fourth in the 2016 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship and the 2016 Team Speedway Junior European Championship and reached the 2016 Speedway Under-21 World Championship final. He started his British speedway career in 208 when he signed for the Edinburgh Monarchs for the SGB Championship 2018, he stayed with the Scottish club for the following season in the SGB Championship 2019. In 2019, he represented Sweden in the final of the 2019 Team Long Track World Championship and in 2021, he made an appearance in the 2021 Speedway Grand Prix In 2022, he competed in the 2022 European Pairs Speedway Championship for Sweden and also in 2022, he helped Smederna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Jepsen Jensen
Michael Jepsen Jensen (born 18 February 1992) is a speedway rider from Denmark. Career He was part of the 2010 Under-21 World Cup winning Denmark team. He also won the 2012 Nordic Speedway Grand Prix becoming the 1st wildcard to have won a GP meeting since Hans Andersen. In November 2012 he won the Individual Under-21 World Championship. In 2022, he helped Smederna win the Swedish Speedway Team Championship during the 2022 campaign. Career details World Championships * Individual U-21 World Championship ** ''2010 – lost in the Qualifying Round Five'' * Team U-21 World Championship ** 2010 – Rye House – Under-21 World Champion (12 pts) * Speedway Grand Prix Qualification ** ''2010 – track reserve at the Qualifying Round One'' * Individual U-21 World Championship ** ''2012 Bahía Blanca, Argentina European Championships * Individual U-19 European Championship ** 2010 – Goričan – 6th placed (10 pts) * Team U-19 European Championship ** 2009 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lambert (speedway Rider)
Robert Alan Lambert (born 5 April 1998)King's Lynn Stars , ''Speedway Star''. Retrieved 28 December 2014 is a British rider. Career Born in in 1998, the son of former rider Paul Lambert, Robert Lambert rode motorbikes from the age of 3, and competed in |
Dan Bewley
Daniel Bewley (born 10 May 1999) is a British international speedway rider. Career Bewley started riding for the Belle Vue Colts and as a reserve for the Edinburgh Monarchs in 2017. In 2017, he won the National League Riders' Championship before being promoted to the senior side (Belle Vue Aces) in 2017. The same year he won the 2017 Conference League Riders' Championship. In 2018, he finished runner-up to Robert Lambert in the British Speedway Championship, won the British Under-19 Final and claimed a third place in the second round of the World Under 21 Championship series in Poland. In 2020, Bewley won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship and became a member of the British Speedway team. In 2021, he finished runner-up again in the 2021 British Speedway Championship. In 2021, he became a world champion after Great Britain secured the 2021 Speedway of Nations (the world team title). In August 2022, Bewley won back-to-back SGPs in Cardiff and Wroclaw. In September 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Jansson
Per Tommy Jansson (2 October 1952 – 20 May 1976) was a motorcycle speedway rider. He was one of Sweden's most exciting speedway prospects in the 1970s but was killed in the Swedish Final a World Championship Qualifying Round meeting. He was the son of former Swedish International speedway rider Joel Jansson. His brother Bo (Bosse) Jansson was also a speedway rider. Speedway career Jansson initially appeared in the UK on 23 July 1970 while touring with the Young Sweden team in a British League Division Two test series against Young England. He rode at Teesside, scoring 10 points. He was injured in the second test match, at Workington, the following night, and he returned to Sweden. He came to England in 1971 to ride for the Wembley Lions making his debut on 9 April, in an away match against Wolverhampton, where he scored 6 points. But his stay with the Lions only lasted for three British League Division One matches. Although he did continue to race in the UK for the Young Swe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |