Linus Sundström (born 28 October 1990 in

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, Sweden) is a former international speedway rider from Sweden.www.polonia.bydgoszcz.pl
Retrieved on 2008-07-04.

Career

Sundström's British speedway career started in 2009 with

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and he top scored for them during 2010 while also earning ten rides for

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in the higher division. In 2011, he signed for Peterborough Panthers for the 2011 Elite League speedway season. He stayed with them until 2013. He was selected in the Swedish National squad for the 2012 & 2013 Speedway World Cups. He achieved his greatest feat at the 2015 Speedway World Cup, when part of the Swedish team that became world team champions. In the World Cup Final he scored 4 points; the team consisted of

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, Fredrik Lindgren and Antonio Lindbäck. In 2018, Sundström returned to British speedway after signing for

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for the SGB Premiership 2018 season but was replaced mid-season. On 22 September 2019 he suffered what was described as a horrifying crash in Gdansk. He fractured his left thigh in two places, broke his upper arm and shoulder joint and tore his liver. After recovering from the injury he signed for

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but then in May 2021 suffered another serious crash while riding in the Danish league. He suffered seven broken or cracked vertebrae and made the decision to retire from racing.

Major results

World individual Championship

2010 Speedway Grand Prix The 2010 Speedway Grand Prix was the 65th edition of the official World Championship and the 16th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, deciding the FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the tenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports In ...

- 31st *

2011 Speedway Grand Prix The 2011 Speedway Grand Prix was the 66th edition of the official World Championship and the 17th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, deciding the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the eleventh ...

- nc *

2012 Speedway Grand Prix The 2012 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 67th edition of the official World Championship and the 18th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, deciding the FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the twelfth series under the promotion of Benfield ...

- 33rd * 2013 Speedway Grand Prix - 22nd *

2017 Speedway Grand Prix The 2017 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 23rd season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 72nd FIM Speedway World Championship. It was seventeenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company. The world ...

- 32nd

World team Championships

* 2015 Speedway World Cup - Winner *

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- 2nd

European Championship

* Individual U-19 European Championship **

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- 14th place (3 pts) ** ''

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- 9th place in Semi-Final 2'' **

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- 8th place (7 pts) * Team U-19 European Championship **

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- European Champion (6 pts) **

- Holsted - Runner-up (5 pts)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sundstrom, Linus 1990 births Living people Swedish speedway riders Ipswich Witches riders Peterborough Panthers riders Poole Pirates riders Rye House Rockets riders