Sören Karlsson
| Born | 23 October 1946 Örebro, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career history | |
| Sweden | |
| 1970-1972, 1980-1984 | Indianerna |
| 1973-1979 | Vargarna |
| Great Britain | |
| 1973 | Coventry Bees |
| 1975 | Sheffield Tigers |
| 1976-1978 | Swindon Robins |
| Team honours | |
| 1975 | Speedway World Team Cup bronze medal |
| 1972 | Allsvenskan Div 2 (West) Champion |
Sören Karlsson (born 23 October 1946) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1] He earned 29 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[2]
Speedway career
[edit]Karlsson won a bronze medal at the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1975 Speedway World Team Cup.[3][4]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1973 to 1978, riding for various clubs.[5][6][1] He rode for Coventry Bees,[7] Sheffield Tigers and Swindon Robins.
World final appearances
[edit]World Team Cup
[edit]- 1975 –
Norden, Motodrom Halbemond (with Tommy Jansson / Bernt Persson / Sören Sjösten / Anders Michanek) – 3rd – 17pts - 1977 -
Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Bengt Jansson / Anders Michanek / Tommy Nilsson / Bernt Persson) - 4th - 11pts (0)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "New speedway cup". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 29 January 1975. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Bees bid to bounce back". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 27 April 1973. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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