Sune Karlsson

Sune Karlsson
Born7 October 1923 (1923-10-07)
Solna, Sweden
Died21 June 2006(2006-06-21) (aged 82)
Värmdö, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1949-59Getingarna
Great Britain
1952New Cross Rangers
1953Wimbledon Dons
Individual honours
1949, 1952Swedish Championship silver medal
1951Swedish Championship bronze medal
Team honours
1952Allsvenskan Champion

Sune Wiktor Karlsson (1923–2006) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1] He earned 7 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[2]

Speedway career

Karlsson won two silver medals (1949 and 1952) and one bronze medal (1951) at the Swedish Individual Speedway Championship.[3][4]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway in 1952, riding for New Cross Rangers.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Nordic Team Championship". International Speedway. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Swedish Individual Speedway Championship". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Individual Swedish Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Action!". Sunday Mirror. 20 July 1952. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 August 2021.


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