Peter Gunnar Karlsson (born 18 December 1969) is a Swedish former international

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rider who rode in the UK for the

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in the Elite League. His two younger brothers,

Mikael Max Karl Mikael Karlsson (born 21 August 1973), who rides under the name Mikael Max, is an international motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the UK for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the Elite League. After first riding a speedway bike at the ag ...

and Magnus Karlsson are both

riders. All three brothers represented

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in the 2007 Speedway World Cup, with Magnus riding at reserve. He won the Swedish Pairs Championship twice with brother Mikael, in 1992 and 1996 and was the Swedish Individual Champion in 1989 and 1991. He is a legend at parent club Wolverhampton where he helped them win the 2009 Elite League title despite suffering with a broken collarbone two weeks prior to the play off final. Due to the average points limit, PK had to move on in 2010 and joined Belle Vue Aces on loan. In 2016 PK wasn't originally in Wolverhampton's plans but after Mikel Beck pulled out of the team leaving the door open for PK to join back. He accepted and joined for the remainder of the season. He would later play a huge role as the 2016 team beat Belle Vue over 2 legs in the Elite League final. After the Belle Vue meeting he announced his retirement from British Speedway.

Career Achievements

* World Under-21 Finalist (1989, 1990) * Swedish Champion (1989, 1991) * World Finalist (1993) *

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Rider (1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001) * Swedish GP Wildcard (1998, 2002, 2003) * Polish GP Wildcard (2003) *

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Champion (2000) *

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Champion (2003, 2004) * Slovenian GP Wildcard (2003) * Czech GP Wildcard (2003) * European GP Wildcard (2003) * Norwegian GP Wildcard (2003) * Scandinavian GP Wildcard (2004, 2007) *

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Wildcard (2007) * Swedish Finalist (2008)

World Final Appearances

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, Rottalstadion - 8th - 8pts

Speedway Grand Prix results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Karlsson, Peter People from Gullspång Municipality 1969 births Living people Swedish speedway riders Speedway World Cup champions Polonia Bydgoszcz riders Wolverhampton Wolves riders Peterborough Panthers riders Belle Vue Aces riders King's Lynn Stars riders Lakeside Hammers riders Swedish expatriates in Poland Expatriate speedway riders in Poland Sportspeople from Västra Götaland County

Career Achievements

World Final Appearances

Speedway Grand Prix results

See also

References