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Göte Nordin
Göte Nordin (2 July 1935 – 21 November 2023) was a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. He earned 45 caps for the Sweden national speedway team. Speedway career Nordin is a two times champion of Sweden, winning the Swedish Individual Speedway Championship, Swedish Championship in 1965 and 1971. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on four occasions (1961, 1962, 1963 and 1966) finishing third in the 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship. He helped Sweden national speedway team, Sweden win the Speedway World Team Cup, World Team Cup in 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1967. He won the Allsvenskan (speedway), Swedish League title on eight occasions with three clubs. Nordin won the 1971 Swedish speedway season, 1971 Swedish final after Anders Michanek refused to pariticpate in a re-run for the title and was disqualified. Both riders finished on 14 points and in the race off Michanek beat Nordin after the latter pulled out of the race, claiming that he saw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hofors
Hofors () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Hofors Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 6,681 inhabitants in 2010. Districts *Born *Böle *Bönhusberget *Centrum *Göklund *Hammaren *Lillån *Muntebo *Rönningen *Silverdalen *Standarn *Västerhöjden *Robertsholm *Fagersta by *Långnäs *Barkhyttan *Stenshyttan The town of Hofors evolved around an iron industry in the 17th century, which eventually developed into one of Sweden's foremost ironworks, and a subsidiary of the SKF group. Notable people *Kerstin Hesselgren, first woman elected into the upper house of Swedish parliament *Andreas Johansson (ice hockey), Andreas Johansson, former NHL player *Molly Johnson (Swedish writer), Molly Johnson (1931–2016), novelist *Ulf Söderström, ice hockey player *Lasse Åberg, artist, actor, film director and musician Sports The following sports clubs are located in Hofors: * Hofors AIF * https://hoforsbgk.se Hofors BGK * Hofors HC Hofors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wimbledon Internationale
The Wimbledon Internationale sponsored by Embassy was an individual motorcycle speedway event that was hosted annually at Wimbledon Stadium in London, England. History The event was first run during July 1961, as compensation to the British public for losing the rights to host the Speedway World Championship every year. The first final of the event was awarded to Harringay Stadium by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme The International Motorcycling Federation (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) or (FIM) is the global governing/sanctioning body of motorcycle racing. It represents 123 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six continent ... but passed to Wimbledon permanently from 1962. The event was significant because it attracted entries from most of the world's leading riders. In 1961, there were ten qualifying events. It was discontinued after the 1981 edition. Past winners References {{United Kingdom Speedway Seasons Wimb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wembley Stadium (1923)
Wembley Greyhounds, Wembley Stadium (; originally known as the Empire Stadium) was a Association football, football stadium in Wembley, London, best known for hosting important football matches. It stood on the same site now occupied by its Wembley Stadium, successor. Wembley hosted the FA Cup final annually, the first in 1923 FA Cup final, 1923, which was the stadium's inaugural event, the EFL Cup, League Cup final annually, five UEFA Champions League, European Cup finals, the 1966 FIFA World Cup final, 1966 World Cup final, and the UEFA Euro 1996 final, final of Euro 1996. Brazilian footballer Pelé once said of the stadium: "Wembley is the cathedral of football. It is the capital of football and it is the heart of football", in recognition of its status as the world's best-known football stadium. The stadium also hosted many other sports events, including the 1948 Summer Olympics, rugby league's Challenge Cup final, and the 1992 Rugby League World Cup final, 1992 and 1995 R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1962 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 17th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. The final was sponsored by the Sunday Pictorial and England's Peter Craven won his second title finishing one point ahead of two-time champion Barry Briggs. Three time champion Ove Fundin defeated fellow Swede Björn Knutson in a ride off to claim the bronze medal. First round Qualification results. British & Commonwealth provincial qualifying *Top 16 riders to British Provincial final {, width=100% , width=50% valign=top, Norwegian qualifying *22 October 1961 * Krohnsminde Idrettsplass, Bergen *Top 5 to Nordic qualification 1962 {, class=wikitable !width=25px, Pos. , , width=200px, Rider , , width=40px, Points , -align=center , 1 , , align=left, Aage Hansen, , 14 , -align=center , 2 , , align=left, Sverre Harrfeldt, , 12 , -align=center , 3 , , align=left, Reidar Kristoffersen, , 11 , -align=center , 4 , , align=left, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malmö Stadion
Malmö Stadion, often known simply as Stadion before the construction of the new Stadion, Malmö, Stadion between 2007 and 2009, is a multi-purpose stadium in Malmö, Sweden. As of 2015, it is the home of association football club IFK Malmö, presently of Swedish football Division 2, Division 2, and Athletics (sport), athletics club Malmö Allmänna Idrottsförening, MAI. The stadium served as the home ground for Malmö FF, an association football team in Sweden's top flight, Allsvenskan, from its opening in 1958 until 2009, when the club moved to the newly constructed Stadion, built beside Malmö Stadion, in 2009. Malmö FF still use the stadium for training purposes and youth matches. Besides being used for sports, the stadium has also hosted various concerts and other events. The ground's record attendance, 30,953, was set in the first match played at the ground, a 1958 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina national football team, Argentina and Germany national football team, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malmö
Malmö is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, sixth-largest city in Nordic countries, the Nordic region. Located on the Øresund, Öresund Øresund, strait on the southwestern coast of Sweden, it is the largest city in Scania, with a municipal population of 365,644 in 2024, and is the Governors of Skåne County, gubernatorial seat of Skåne County. Malmö received its city privileges in 1353, and today Metropolitan Malmö, Malmö's metropolitan region is home to over 700,000 people. Malmö is the site of Sweden's only Fixed link, fixed direct link to continental Europe, the Öresund Bridge, completed in 2000. The bridge connects Sweden to Denmark, and carries both road and rail traffic. The Öresund Region, which includes Malmö and Copenhagen, is home to four million people. The city was one of the earliest and most-Industrial Revolution, industri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions ...
The List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions is split into three divisions, the top tier, the second tier and third tier, all three divisions have been known in various guises such as National League, Premier League, Elite League and many more. This list gives a complete listing of the divisional winners for each season. During some years there was only one or two divisions. Belle Vue hold the most tier one championships with 14 followed by Poole and Wembley with 10. Tier One League (Top division) Most Tier One titles Tier Two League (Second division) Tier Three League (Third division) References {{International speedway speedway Speedway may refer to: Racing Race tracks *Daytona International Speedway, a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida. *Edmonton International Speedway, also known as Speedway Park, a former motor raceway in Edmonton, Alberta. *Indianapolis Motor Spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Newspaper Archive
The British Newspaper Archive website provides access to searchable digitized archives of British and Irish newspapers. It was launched in November 2011. History The British Library's Newspapers section was based in Colindale in north London until 2013, and is now divided between the St Pancras and Boston Spa sites. The library has an almost complete collection of British and Irish newspapers since 1840. This is partly because of the legal deposit legislation of 1869, which required newspapers to supply a copy of each edition of a newspaper to the library. London editions of national daily and Sunday newspapers are complete back to 1801. In total, the collection consists of 660,000 bound volumes and 370,000 reels of microfilm containing tens of millions of newspapers with 52,000 titles on 45 km of shelves. After the closure of Colindale in November 2013, access to the 750 million original printed pages was maintained via an automated and climate-controlled storage fac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Michanek
Anders Michanek (born 30 May 1943) is a Swedish Speedway rider. In 1974 he won the Speedway World Championship in his Swedish homeland with a maximum score of 15 points. He earned 101 caps for the Sweden national speedway team. Career Michanek was born on 30 May 1943 in Stockholm, Sweden. He had a successful career riding in the British League. He initially signed for the Long Eaton Archers in 1967 before going on to ride for various clubs including Leicester Lions, Newcastle Diamonds, Reading Racers, Ipswich Witches and Cradley Heathens. Michaenk won the Speedway World Team Cup with Sweden in 1970. During the 1971 Swedish final, Michanek refused to pariticpate in a re-run for the title and was disqualified. Michanek and Göte Nordin both finished on 14 points and in the race off Michanek beat Nordin after the latter pulled out of the race, claiming that he saw a red light to stop the race. The match referee ordered a re-run but Michanek refused to take part claiming th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Swedish Speedway Season
The 1971 Swedish speedway season was the 1971 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 1971 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 2 October in Stockholm. Göte Nordin won the Swedish Championship for the second time. The final ended in controversy because Anders Michanek refused to pariticpate in a re-run and was disqualified. Michanek and Göte Nordin both finished on 14 points and in the race off Michanek beat Nordin after the latter pulled out of the race, claiming that he saw a red light to stop the race. The match referee ordered a re-run but Michanek refused to take part claiming there was no red light. The incident resulted in violence between rival supporters and was headline news in Sweden. Junior Championship Winner - Lars Inge Hultberg Team Team Championship Bysarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the first time. The Bysarna team included Sö ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 16th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. The final was held outside of Wembley and England for the first time when on the 15 September Ove Fundin retained his title in his home country of Sweden. It was the first time a rider had won three titles and Sweden produced a clean sweep of podium places with Björn Knutson and Göte Nordin finishing second and third. First round Qualification results. {, width=100% , width=50% valign=top, Norwegian qualifying *25 June 1960 * Idda Idrettsplassen, Kristiansand *Top 5 to Nordic qualification 1961 {, class=wikitable !width=25px, Pos. , , width=200px, Rider , , width=40px, Points , -align=center , 1 , , align=left, Aage Hansen , , 15 , -align=center , 2 , , align=left, Oystein Mellerud , , 13+3 , -align=center , 3 , , align=left, Sverre Harrfledt, , 13+2 , -align=center , 4 , , align=left, Rolf Westerberg, , 12 , -align=cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden National Speedway Team
The Sweden national speedway team are one of the major teams in international motorcycle speedway. History The Sweden speedway team has won the Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup on ten occasions and were a major force in the opening years of the tournament, winning four out of the first five, between 1960 and 1964. Key riders of the period were Ove Fundin, Rune Sörmander, Björn Knutson, Göte Nordin and Sören Sjösten. The cup eluded them for 23 years between 1971 and 1993, but they regained the trophy in 1994, when Tony Rickardsson, Henrik Gustafsson and Mikael Karlsson were successful. Sweden bookended the original World Team Cup, winning the inaugural final at the Ullevi Stadium at home in Göteborg, in 1960 before winning the last World Team Cup in 2000 at the Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. They also went on to win in 2003 and 2004 and 2015. Additionally, they won the defunct Speedway World Pairs Championship five times. Major tournament win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
