Stefan Ekberg (born 21 January 1972 in

Motala Motala () is a locality and the seat of Motala Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 29,823 inhabitants (41,956 in the entire municipality) in 2010. It is the third largest city of Östergötland, following Linköping and Norrköping. ...

, Sweden) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.

Career

Ekberg is a full Swedish international, making his debut in 1994. He previously rode in the UK for the

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and the

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, where he won the Elite League Championship in 1995. He returned to the British

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with the Glasgow Tigers after a ten-year absence in 2005. In 2007, the

Rye House Rockets The Rye House Rockets were a speedway team based at Rye House Stadium, Hoddesdon, England. They competed in various British speedway leagues from 1954 to 2018. History Rye House began life in 1934 hosting open meetings. Whilst at Hackney in ...

signed Ekberg mid season to replace the injured

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and the Rockets went on to become Premier League champions that season. He was retained by promoter

Len Silver Len Silver (born 2 February 1932, east London, United Kingdom) is a former speedway rider and is former promoter of the Rye House Rockets. Racing career Silver stopped racing in 1957 but returned to the Ipswich Witches in 1960 after a layoff d ...

for 2008.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ekberg, Stefan 1972 births Living people Swedish speedway riders Glasgow Tigers riders Rye House Rockets riders Eastbourne Eagles riders Oxford Cheetahs riders People from Motala Municipality Sportspeople from Östergötland County