Dan Forsberg

Dan Forsberg
Born (1934-03-25) 25 March 1934 (age 90)
Vaggeryd, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1950-1954, 1958-1959Vargarna
1955-1956Filbyterna
1957Dackarna
Great Britain
1952-1953, 1957Birmingham Brummies
Individual honours
1952, 1957Speedway World Championship finalist
1953, 1956Nordic Champion
Team honours
1951, 1953, 1954, 1957Allsvenskan 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

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

Individual World Championship

Family

His grandson Billy Forsberg rode for Belle Vue Aces from 2007 to 2009.[7]

References

  1. ^ "INTERNATIONALS - UNITED KINGDOM". International Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  3. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Brummies' signings approved by board". Evening Despatch. 12 February 1952. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Family ties for Forsberg at Anniversary meeting". Manchester Evening News. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2021.


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