The 1967 Swedish speedway season was the 1967 season of

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in Sweden.

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1967 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 10 October in Gothenburg. Ove Fundin won the Swedish Championship for the seventh time.

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Winner - Christer Löfqvist

Team

Team Championship

For the fifth consecutive season Getingarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the

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. Despite Arne Carlsson retiring and losing

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for the season the Getingarna team recruited well by gaining Anders Michanek and

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to support

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and

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. Four divisions returned for the 1967 season with the addition of Dackarna (returning after missing 1966) and three other clubs;

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and Solkatterna.

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won the second division, while Dackarna and Smederna won the third division east and west respectively.

References

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