Göte Nordin

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Göte Nordin
Born (1935-07-02) 2 July 1935 (age 86)
Falun, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
1952-1954 (SWE)
1955-1958, 1960-1967 (SWE)
1960Belle Vue Aces (GBR)
1962Norwich Stars (GBR)
1964Wimbledon Dons (GBR)
1966Newport Wasps (GBR)
1967-1969Poole Pirates (GBR)
1968-1971 (SWE)
1969Coventry Bees (GBR)
1971Wembley Lions (GBR)
1972Halifax Dukes (GBR)
1972-1973Smederna (SWE)
Individual honours
1965, 1971Swedish Championship
1970Nordic Champion
1961Speedway World Championship bronze medal
Team honours
1962, 1963, 1964, 1967World Team Cup
1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1973Allsvenskan Champion
1953, 1962Allsvenskan Div 2 Champion
1960Britannia Shield

Göte Nordin (born 2 July 1935) is a former speedway rider from Sweden.[1]

Speedway career[]

Nordin is a two times champion of Sweden, winning the Swedish Championship in 1965 and 1971.[2] He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on four occasions (1961, 1962, 1963 and 1966) finishing third in the 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]

He helped Sweden win the World Team Cup in 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1967. He won the Swedish League title on eight occasions with three clubs.

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1966 until 1972, riding for various clubs.[4]

World Final Appearances[]

Individual World Championship[]

World Team Cup[]

World Pairs Championship[]

* Unofficial World Championships.

References[]

  1. ^ "Gote Nordin profile". wwosbackup. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Sweden National Championship". Edinburgh Speedway Archive. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  3. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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