Börje Klingberg (born 29 May 1952) is a former international
speedway rider from Sweden.
He earned 5 caps for the
Sweden national speedway team.
Speedway career
Klingberg reached the final of the
Speedway World Pairs Championship in the
1978 Speedway World Pairs Championship
The 1978 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the ninth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Chorzów, Poland. The championship was won by England who beat New Zealand after Run-Off (both 24 points). Bronze medal was wo ...
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He rode in the
top tier of British Speedway in 1980, riding for
Eastbourne Eagles.
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World Final appearances
World Pairs Championship
* 1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
- Chorzów
Chorzów ( ; ; german: link=no, Königshütte ; szl, Chorzōw) is a city in the Silesia region of southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central cities of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union – a metropolis with a population ...
, Silesian Stadium (with Jan Andersson) - 7th - 11pts
Family
His son Niklas Klingberg is also a former Swedish international speedway rider.
References
1952 births
Living people
Swedish speedway riders
Eastbourne Eagles riders
Swedish expatriate speedway riders in England
People from Mariestad Municipality
Sportspeople from Västra Götaland County
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