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 The Speedway Under-21 World Championship is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) since 1977. As of 2022, the title was awarded to the winner of the SGP2 category at the FIM Speedway ...

, in

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and

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respectively. Eriksson made his British leagues debut in 1981, when he joined

Wimbledon Dons The Wimbledon Dons were a professional motorcycle speedway team who operated from the Wimbledon Stadium, Plough Lane in London.Jacobs, N. ''Speedway in London'', The track opened in 1928 and the Dons operated there from 1929 until 1991. They ...

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

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during the 1982 British League season. Also in 1982, he represented the

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during the

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. Qual ...

. 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 Speedway Center in Denmark. The host country Denmark won their third title. Qual ...

and would ride for Sweden eight times in total.

References

1960 births 2002 deaths Swedish speedway riders Eastbourne Eagles riders Wimbledon Dons riders {{Sweden-speedway-bio-stub