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Leif Larsson (speedway rider)

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Leif Larsson
Born16 February 1938 (1938-02-16)
Östhammar, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1959-1962Monarkerna
1963-1966Getingarna
1968-1969Indianerna
Great Britain
1962Ipswich Witches
Individual honours
1965Speedway World Championship finalist
Team honours
1963, 1964, 1965, 1966Allsvenskan Champion

Leif Ragnar Larsson (born 16 February 1938) is a former international Motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1][2] He earned 14 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[3]

Speedway career

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Larsson reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1965 Individual Speedway World Championship.[4] He also earned 14 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[3]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway in 1962, riding for Ipswich Witches.[5][6]

World final appearances

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Individual World Championship

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World Team Cup

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References

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  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  3. ^ a b "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  4. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Things should buzz". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 6 June 1962. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.