Arne Carlsson (speedway rider)
Appearance
Born | c. 1939[1] Motala, Sweden |
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Nationality | Swedish |
Career history | |
Sweden | |
1956-1963 | Kaparna |
1964-1966, 1968 | Getingarna |
Great Britain | |
1960 | New Cross Rangers |
1961-1962 | Swindon Robins |
Individual honours | |
1959, 1962, 1963 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
Team honours | |
1964, 1965, 1966 | Allsvenskan Champion |
Arne Carlsson (born c. 1939) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1] He earned 17 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[2]
Speedway career
[edit]Carlsson reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on three occasions during the 1959 Individual Speedway World Championship, 1962 Individual Speedway World Championship and 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3][4]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for New Cross Rangers in 1960[5] and Swindon Robins from 1961 to 1962.[6][7][1]
World Final Appearances
[edit]Individual World Championship
[edit]- 1959 - London, Wembley Stadium - 7th - 8pts
- 1962 - London, Wembley Stadium - 13th - 3pts
- 1963 - London, Wembley Stadium - 16th - 1pt
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "CLUB HISTORY: 1960S". Swindon Robins Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Rangers may get first points". South London Observer. 5 May 1960. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Searching for Poles". Sunday Mirror. 16 April 1961. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.