Sune Karlsson
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| Born | 7 October 1923 Solna, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Died | 21 June 2006 (aged 82) Värmdö, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career history | |
| Sweden | |
| 1949-59 | Getingarna |
| Great Britain | |
| 1952 | New Cross Rangers |
| 1953 | Wimbledon Dons |
| Individual honours | |
| 1949, 1952 | Swedish Championship silver medal |
| 1951 | Swedish Championship bronze medal |
| Team honours | |
| 1952 | Allsvenskan 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Nordic Team Championship". International Speedway. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Swedish Individual Speedway Championship". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Individual Swedish Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Action!". Sunday Mirror. 20 July 1952. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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