Mikael Blixt
| Born | 8 August 1964 Nyköping, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career history | |
| Sweden | |
| 1980–1987 | Vargarna |
| 1988–1989, 1991–1992 | Indianerna |
| Great Britain | |
| 1982 | Poole Pirates |
| 1991 | Peterborough Panthers |
| 1991 | Berwick Bandits |
| Individual honours | |
| 1991 | Speedway World Championship reserve |
| 1985 | Swedish U21 champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1983 | Allsvenskan Div 1 (South) Champion |
| 1981 | Allsvenskan Div 2 (South) Champion |
Mikael Blixt (born 8 August 1964) is a former speedway rider from Sweden.[1] He earned 18 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[2]
Speedway career
[edit]Blixt rode in the top tier of British Speedway[3] during the 1982 British League season, riding for the Poole Pirates. He returned nine years later to compete in the 1991 British League season for the Berwick Bandits and Peterborough Panthers.[4] In the Swedish Speedway Team Championship he rode for Indianerna.[5]
He stood as reserve for the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1991 Individual Speedway World Championship following a successful qualification through the Nordic final and his high placing in the World semi final.[6]
He won the silver medal in 1989 at the Swedish Championship.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mikael Blixt profile". wwosbackup. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "The future's looking bright says Davies". Peterborough Herald & Post. 22 March 1991. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Swashbuckling start for Tony". Suffolk and Essex Free Press. 26 March 1992. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Sweden National Championship". Edinburgh Speedway Archive. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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