Dan Forsberg
| Born | 25 March 1934 Vaggeryd, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career history | |
| Sweden | |
| 1950-1954, 1958-1959 | Vargarna |
| 1955-1956 | Filbyterna |
| 1957 | Dackarna |
| Great Britain | |
| 1952-1953, 1957 | Birmingham Brummies |
| Individual honours | |
| 1952, 1957 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| 1953, 1956 | Nordic Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1951, 1953, 1954, 1957 | Allsvenskan Champion |
Dan O. Forsberg (born 25 March 1934) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1] He earned 17 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[2]
Speedway career
[edit]Forsberg was a leading speedway rider in the late 1950s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on two occasions, [3]in the 1952 Individual Speedway World Championship and the 1957 Individual Speedway World Championship.[4]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for Birmingham Brummies,[5] where he rode from 1952 to 1953 and again in 1957.[6]
World final appearances
[edit]Individual World Championship
[edit]- 1952 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 6th - 9pts - 1957 - London, Wembley Stadium - 15th - 2pts
Family
[edit]His grandson Billy Forsberg rode for Belle Vue Aces from 2007 to 2009.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "INTERNATIONALS - UNITED KINGDOM". International Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Brummies' signings approved by board". Evening Despatch. 12 February 1952. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Family ties for Forsberg at Anniversary meeting". Manchester Evening News. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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