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Swedish Junior Speedway Championship
The Individual Speedway Junior Swedish Championship is an annual speedway event held each year since 1958. Swedish riders aged 21 and under take part. Previous winners See also *History of motorcycle speedway in Sweden References {{International speedway National speedway championships, Sweden U21 Speedway competitions in Sweden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motorcycle Speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only one gear and have no brakes. Racing takes place on a flat oval track usually consisting of dirt, loosely packed shale, or crushed rock (mostly used in Australia and New Zealand). Competitors use this surface to slide their machines sideways, powersliding or broadsiding into the bends. On the straight sections of the track, the motorcycles reach speeds of up to . There are now both domestic and international competitions in a number of countries, including the Speedway World Cup, whilst the highest overall scoring individual in the Speedway Grand Prix events is pronounced the world champion. Speedway is popular in Central and Northern Europe and to a lesser extent in Australia and North America. A variant of track racing, speedway is adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Swedish Speedway Season
The 1970 Swedish speedway season was the 1970 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 1970 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 26 September in Stockholm. Ove Fundin won the Swedish Championship for the ninth time. Junior Championship Winner - Tommy Jansson Team Team Championship Kaparna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the second time. The team included Ove Fundin, Göte Nordin and Bengt Jansson Bysarna won the second division, while Filbyterna and Vikingarna won the third division east and west respectively. See also * Speedway in Sweden References {{International speedway Speedway leagues Professional sports leagues in Sweden Swedish 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 Finla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo Jansson (speedway Rider)
Bo Jansson (born 20 April 1937) is a Swedish modern pentathlete who competed at the 1964 and 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... In 1964 he finished eighth individually and fourth with the team, and in 1972 he placed 24th and fifth, respectively. References External links * 1937 births Living people Swedish male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Sweden Modern pentathletes at the 1964 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Uppsala 20th-century Swedish people 21st-century Swedish people {{Sweden-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Swedish Speedway Season
The 1975 Swedish speedway season was the 1975 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 1975 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 26 September in Gothenburg. Anders Michanek won the Swedish Championship for the second time. Junior Championship Winner - Bo Jansson Team Team Championship Bysarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the third time. The team included Christer Sjösten, Sören Sjösten and Christer Löfqvist. Njudungarna won the second division, while Gamarna and Piraterna won the third division north and south respectively. See also * Speedway in Sweden References {{International speedway Speedway leagues Professional sports leagues in Sweden Swedish 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 primari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Andersson (speedway Rider)
Jan Andersson (born 7 May 1955) is a former speedway rider from Sweden. Speedway career Jan Andersson was a leading speedway rider during the 1980s reaching six Speedway World Championship finals in 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984 and 1985. He was the Swedish champion on four occasions (1979, 1980, 1981 and 1984) and Nordic Champion in 1979. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for the Swindon Robins and Reading Racers from 1975 until 1992. He is regarded as a club legend at Reading. World final appearances Individual World Championship * 1978 - London, Wembley Stadium - 14th - 3pts * 1980 - Gothenburg, Ullevi - 4th - 11pts * 1981 - London, Wembley Stadium - 6th - 9pts * 1982 - Los Angeles, Memorial Coliseum - 8th - 8pts * 1984 - Gothenburg, Ullevi - 10th - 6pts * 1985 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium - 10th - 7pts World Team Cup * 1985 - Long Beach, Veterans Memorial Stadium (with Jimmy Nilsen / Per Jonsson / Tommy Nilsson / Pierre Brannefors) - 4th - 10pts ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Swedish Speedway Season
The 1974 Swedish speedway season was the 1974 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 1974 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 20 September in Eskilstuna. Tommy Jansson won the Swedish Championship. Junior Championship Winner - Jan Andersson Team Team Championship Getingarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the eighth time. The team included Anders Michanek and Leif Enecrona. Lejonen and Masarna won the second division A & B respectively, while Jämtarna won the third division. See also * Speedway in Sweden References {{International speedway Speedway leagues Professional sports leagues in Sweden Swedish 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 offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Hellsen
John Rickard Hellsén also known as Richard Hellsen (during his speedway career) is a former international motor speedway rider from Sweden. Career Hellsen began his career with Stjärnorna during the 1972 Swedish speedway season. The following year he made his British leagues debut riding with the King's Lynn Stars in the 1973 British League season, although he only rode 4 times that season. During the 1973 season he won the silver medal at the Swedish Junior Speedway Championship. He was a three-time gold medalist in the Swedish Pairs Championship (1979, 1981, 1982) and a five-time gold medalist in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship, in 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981 and 1982 (all whilst riding with Getingarna). Meanwhile in Britain, it was with Oxford Rebels that he was part of the Midland Cup winning team in 1975. The team transferred to White City under Danny Dunton and Robert Dugard in 1976 after fears that the stadium at Cowley was to be sold for development. He then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Andersson (speedway Rider)
Sven Andersson may refer to: *Sven Andersson (farmworker) (1668–1691) *Sven Andersson (footballer, born 1907) (1907–1981), Swedish footballer *Sven Andersson (footballer, born 1945), Swedish footballer *Sven Andersson (footballer, born 1963), Swedish footballer *Sven Andersson (ice hockey) (born 1932), Swedish ice hockey player *Sven Andersson (politician) (1910–1987), Swedish politician *Sven Andersson (motorcycle racer), Swedish motorcycle racer *Sven Andersson (speed skater) (1921–2016), Swedish speed skater *Sven Andersson i Billingsfors Sven (in Danish and Norwegian, also Svend and also in Norwegian most commonly Svein) is a Scandinavian first name which is also used in the Low Countries and German-speaking countries. The name itself is Old Norse for "young man" or "young war ..., Swedish politician * Sven Andersson i Sveneby, Swedish politician {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Swedish Speedway Season
The 1973 Swedish speedway season was the 1973 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 1973 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 21 September in Gothenburg. Tommy Johansson won the Swedish Championship. Junior Championship Winner - Sven Andersson Team Team Championship Smederna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the first time. The Smederna team included Tommy Jansson, Göte Nordin and Bengt Jansson. Indianerna and Kaparna won the second division east and west respectively, while Piraterna won the third division. See also * Speedway in Sweden References {{International speedway Speedway leagues Professional sports leagues in Sweden Swedish 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 Finla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Pettersson
Tomas "Tommy" Pettersson (born 29 December 1952) is a Swedish former motorcycle speedway rider. Born in Norrköping, Pettersson learnt to ride a speedway bike in England, at Olle Nygren's training school in Boston.Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) ''Who's Who of World Speedway'', Studio Publications, , p. 232 He made his competitive debut in 1971 for his home town team Vargarna, and won the Swedish Junior Championship the following year. He rode for Sweden in test matches against the Soviet Union in 1973 and England in 1974, and was due to tour England with Sweden in 1975 but a broken leg from a racing crash ruled him out. In 1976 he signed for Birmingham Brummies but a dispute between Birmingham and Vargarna meant that he only appeared in three challenge matches for Birmingham.Jones, Alan (2010) ''Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar'', Automedia, p. 157 He returned to Britain in 1977, first with Bristol Bulldogs and then a longer spell with Leicester Lions Leicester Lions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Swedish Speedway Season
The 1972 Swedish speedway season was the 1972 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 1972 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 29 September in Borås. Anders Michanek won the Swedish Championship. Junior Championship Winner - Tommy Pettersson Team Team Championship Bysarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the second successive year. The Bysarna team included Sören Sjösten and Christer Löfqvist. Dackarna and Indianerna won the second division east and west respectively, while Gamarna won the third division. See also * Speedway in Sweden References {{International speedway Speedway leagues Professional sports leagues in Sweden Swedish 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 Fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Inge Hultberg
Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel". A homonymous Etruscan name was borne by several Etruscan kings, and later used as a last name by the Roman Lartia family. The etymology of the Etruscan name is unknown. People *Lars (bishop), 13th-century Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden * Lars Kristian Abrahamsen (1855–1921), Norwegian politician * Lars Ahlfors (1907–1996), Finnish Fields Medal recipient * Lars Amble (1939–2015), Swedish actor and director *Lars Herminius Aquilinus, ancient Roman consul *Lars Bak (born 1980), Danish road bicycle racer * Lars Bak (computer programmer) (born 1965), Danish computer programmer * Lars Bender (born 1989), German footballer * Lars Christensen (1884–1965), Norwegian shipowner, whaling magnate and philanthropist *Lars Magnus Ericsson (1846–1926), Swedish inventor * Lars E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
