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Åke Andersson (speedway rider)

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Åke Andersson
Born (1936-11-14) 14 November 1936 (age 88)
Rödjenäs, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1957Getingarna
1957-1964, 1971-1978Dackarna
1965-1968Njudungarna
1969-1970Lejonen
1979, 1981-1982Brassarna
Great Britain
1968Glasgow Tigers
Team honours
1958, 1959, 1962Allsvenskan Champion
1966Allsvenskan Div 2 Champion
1971, 1972Allsvenskan Div 2 East Champion

Åke Andersson (born 14 November 1936) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1][2] He earned 7 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[3] He is not to be confused with Lars-Åke Andersson, another Swedish international rider from the same time period.

Speedway career

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Andersson earned seven caps for Sweden and rode in the top tier of British Speedway in 1968, riding for Glasgow Tigers.[4][5][1]

Between 2004 and 2006, Åke Andersson was a mechanic and advisor to Thomas H. Jonasson.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ake Andersson". wwosbackup. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ Aberg, Anders (2004). Carbon Black and Metahnol, the History of Swedish Speedway. Leufstedt & Åberg. ISBN 9163150514.
  3. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Speedway". Brentwood Gazette. 23 August 1968. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.