Linus Eklöf (born 3 March

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) is a Swedish

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rider who won the Team U-19 European Champion title in 2008. In 2009 he rode in the

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in the UK, averaging over six points per match for treble-winning

King's Lynn Stars King's Lynn Stars are a motorcycle speedway team who compete in the SGB Premiership. The nickname "Stars" comes from the defunct Norwich Stars team. The team was founded in 1965 and has been running continually since then, except for 1996 when Kin ...

, staying with them in 2010 (averaging over 7 that season) and also riding in the Elite League for

Peterborough Panthers The Peterborough Panthers are a British speedway team based in Peterborough, England. They are three times champions of the United Kingdom, winning the highest level league in 1999, 2006 and 2021. History 1970–1994 The Panthers inaugural sea ...

.Rider Index
, speedwaygb.co, retrieved 2012-07-07 He left British speedway in June 2010 for personal reasons, returning in 2011 with

Berwick Bandits The Berwick Bandits are a British speedway club, based in Berwick-upon-Tweed. They currently compete in the SGB Championship, racing at Shielfield Park, with home matches usually taking place on Saturday evenings. They also run a second team in ...

in the Premier League and

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in the Elite League. He reached the Swedish individual final in 2010. In July 2012 he was signed by Premier League

Leicester Lions Leicester Lions are a speedway team which originally operated from 1968 until 1983.Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). ''Homes of British Speedway''. The club returned to speedway for the 2011 Premier League season, moving up to the Elite League ...

. In 2022, he came out of retirement to help with the rider shortage (due to injuries) at

Lejonen Lejonen (the Lions) is a motorcycle speedway club from Gislaved in Sweden, who compete in the Elitserien. Their home track is at the OnePartnerGroup Arena which is Sweden's oldest track still in use. The club are two times champions of Sweden. ...

Career details

World Championships

* Individual U-21 World Championship ** ''

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- 18th place in Qualifying round 2 as track reserve'' ** ''

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

- 11th place in Semi-Final 1'' * Team U-21 World Championship (Under-21 World Cup) **

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

- Gorzów Wlkp. - 3rd place (5 pts)

European Championships

* Individual U-19 European Championship **

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- 8th place (8 pts) * Team U-19 European Championship **

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- European Champion (11 pts)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eklof, Linus Swedish speedway riders Team Speedway Junior European Champions 1989 births Living people Leicester Lions riders People from Eskilstuna Sportspeople from Södermanland County

Career details

World Championships

European Championships

See also

References