Bengt Larsson (speedway rider)
| Born | 25 December 1946 Mariestad, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career history | |
| Sweden | |
| 1964–1978 | Örnarna |
| Great Britain | |
| 1967–1971, 1973, 1976 | Sheffield Tigers |
| Team honours | |
| 1973 | Northern Trophy |
Bengt Larsson (born 25 December 1946) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. He was capped 26 times by the Sweden national speedway team.[1]
Career
[edit]Larsson started racing in the British leagues during the 1967 British League season,[2] when riding for the Sheffield Tigers and he made an immediate impact by topping the team's averages in his first season in Britain.[3] He would remain with Sheffield throughout his entire British career,[4] with his last season being the 1976 British League season.[5][3]
In his native Sweden he was also loyal to Örnarna in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship from 1964 until 1978.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, Bengt Larsson" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Alan Jay rides at Lynn". Lynn Advertiser. 7 April 1967. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Bengt Larsson". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Speedway". Huddersfield and Holmfirth Examiner. 26 August 1976. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Swedish speedway history seasons". Speedway.org. Retrieved 12 August 2023.