Eric Andersson (born 15 June 1984) is a former

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rider from Sweden.

Career

Andersson came to prominence when he reached the final of the 2004 Speedway Under-21 World Championship. Eric Andersson riding for Oxford in 2007

Eric Andersson riding for Oxford in 2007

In 2006, he joined the

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to ride in the

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. The following season he resigned for the Cheetahs but the club withdrew from the league but Andersson continued to ride for

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In Sweden and in

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in Poland. He rode one heat in 2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden, when he replaced injured

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in Heat 19. After finishing his career in Britain Andersson concentrated on the

Team Speedway Polish Championship The Team Speedway Polish Championship ( Polish: ''Drużynowe Mistrzostwa Polski, DMP'') is an annual speedway event held each year in different Polish clubs organized by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) since 1948. The team winning the league is award ...

and rode from 2010 to 2014 for

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in the

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and

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respectively.

Speedway Grand Prix results

Career details

World Championships

* Individual World Championship (

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) **

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- track reserve ** 2007 - 37th place (0 points in one event) * Individual U-21 World Championship ** 2004 -

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- 13th place (5 points) * Team U-21 World Championship ** 2005 - Pardubice - Runner-up (8 points)

European Championships

* Individual European Championship ** 2007 -

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- track reserve * Individual U-19 European Championship ** 2000 -

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- 13th place (5 points) ** 2003 -

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- 10th place (6 points)

References