Sören Karlsson

Sören Karlsson
Born (1946-10-23) 23 October 1946 (age 78)
Örebro, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1970-1972, 1980-1984Indianerna
1973-1979Vargarna
Great Britain
1973Coventry Bees
1975Sheffield Tigers
1976-1978Swindon Robins
Team honours
1975Speedway World Team Cup bronze medal
1972Allsvenskan 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

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

World Team Cup

References

  1. ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  3. ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  4. ^ "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  5. ^ "New speedway cup". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 29 January 1975. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Bees bid to bounce back". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 27 April 1973. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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