Christer Hammargren (born 5 October 1944) is a
Swedish
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former professional
motocross racer. He competed in the
Motocross World Championships from 1967 to 1976.
Biography
Hammargren was born in
Vaggeryd
Vaggeryd is a locality situated in Vaggeryd Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 4,920 inhabitants in 2010. Together with Skillingaryd it is the seat of the municipality.
Vaggeryd is situated about 10 km north of its co-municipal sea ...
,
Jönköping County
Jönköping County ( sv, Jönköpings län) is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The total county population was 356,291 inhabitants in Sept ...
, Sweden. He was one of the top riders in the Motocross Grand Prix World Championships during the 1970s.
He competed in the
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Motocross World Championships from 1967 to 1976. His best season was in
1970
Events
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when, as a member of the
Husqvarna factory racing team, he won two motos and finished the year in fifth place in the 500cc motocross world championships. Hammargren was a member of the Swedish team that won the 1968 Trophée des Nations. He was also a member of two victorious Swedish teams at the
Motocross des Nations in 1970 and 1971.
References
Living people
1944 births
People from Vaggeryd Municipality
Swedish motocross riders
Sportspeople from Jönköping County
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