Leif Enecrona
| Born | 5 March 1940 Stockholm, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Died | 11 April 2003 (aged 63) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career history | |
| Sweden | |
| 1961-1966 | Gamarna |
| 1967-1978 | Getingarna |
| Great Britain | |
| 1966 | Long Eaton Archers |
| Individual honours | |
| 1968 | Swedish Champion |
| 1968 | Golden Helmet of Pardubice |
| Team honours | |
| 1967, 1969, 1974, 1978 | Allsvenskan Champion |
| 1965 | Allsvenskan Div 2 Champion |
| 1962 | Allsvenskan Div 3 Champion |
Leif Enecrona (5 March 1940 – 11 April 2003)[1] is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship three times.[2] He earned 16 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[3]
Career
[edit]He rode for Gamarna from 1961 to 1966, winning the Allsvenskan Division 2 in 1965 and then for Getingarna from 1967 to 1978 winning the Allsvenskan four times. Enecrona had a brief spell in the United Kingdom, riding for the Long Eaton Archers during the 1966 British League season,[4] where he averaged 7.68.[5]
He won the Swedish Championship in 1968.[6]
World Final appearances
[edit]Individual World Championship
[edit]- 1966 -
Göteborg, Ullevi - 7th - 8pts - 1967 -
London, Wembley Stadium - Reserve - did not ride - 1971 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 12th - 4pts
World Team Cup
[edit]- 1966 -
Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Björn Knutson / Ove Fundin / Göte Nordin / Leif Larsson) - 3rd - 22pts (4) - 1971 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Anders Michanek / Bernt Persson / Sören Sjösten / Bengt Jansson) - 4th - 18pts (3)
Individual Ice Speedway World Championship
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References
[edit]- ^
Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Archers may lose Fundin". Nottingham Evening Post. 15 June 1966. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 85. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
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