Leif Larsson (speedway rider)
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| Nationality | Swedish |
|---|---|
| Career history | |
| 1959-1962 | Monarkerna (SWE) |
| 1962 | Ipswich Witches (GBR) |
| 1963-1966 | Getingarna (SWE) |
| 1968-1969 | Indianerna (SWE) |
| Individual honours | |
| 1965 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| Team honours | |
| 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 | Allsvenskan Champion |
Leif Larsson is a former international speedway rider from Sweden.[1][2]
Speedway career
Larsson reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1965 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway in 1962, riding for Ipswich Witches.[4]
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1961 –
Malmö, Malmö Stadion – Reserve – Did not Ride - 1965 –
London, Wembley Stadium – 11th – 5pts - 1966 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 14th - 3pts
World Team Cup
- 1966 -
Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Björn Knutsson / Leif Enecrona / Göte Nordin / Ove Fundin) - 3rd - 22pts (2)
References
- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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