Arne Carlsson (born c. 1939) is a former international

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 ...

rider from Sweden.

Speedway career

Carlsson reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on three occasions during the

1959 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1959 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 14th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. The event was sponsored by the Sunday Pictorial. New Zealand continued their recent domination as Ron ...

1962 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1962 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 17th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. The final was sponsored by the Sunday Pictorial and England's Peter Craven won his second title finish ...

and

1963 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 18th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. Ove Fundin extended his record by winning a fourth world crown. Fellow Sweden Björn Knutsson finished ...

. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for Swindon Robins. He earned 17 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

1959 Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...

- London, Wembley Stadium - 7th - 8pts *

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...

- London, Wembley Stadium - 13th - 3pts *

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...

- London, Wembley Stadium - 16th - 1pt

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carlsson, Arne 1939 births Living people Year of birth uncertain Swedish speedway riders Swindon Robins riders New Cross Rangers riders