Tommy Nilsson (speedway rider)
Born | Uppsala, Sweden | 10 March 1955
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Nationality | Swedish |
Career history | |
1971-1986, 1992-1993, 1996 | (SWE) |
1973 | Hackney Hawks (GBR) |
1975, 1977 | Coventry Bees (GBR) |
1987 | (SWE) |
1988-1989 | (SWE) |
1990 | Dackarna (SWE) |
Individual honours | |
1983 | Swedish Championship |
Team honours | |
1977 | Speedway World Team Cup finalist |
1974, 1978, 1979, 1981 | Allsvenskan Champion |
1982, 1985, 1989 | Elitserien Champion |
1973 | London Cup |
1977 | Midland Cup |
Tommy Nilsson (born 10 March 1955) is a former speedway rider from Sweden.[1]
Speedway career[]
Nilsson is a former champion of Sweden, winning the Swedish Championship in 1983.[2] He reached the final of the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1977 Speedway World Team Cup.[3][4]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1973 until 1977, riding for Hackney Hawks and Coventry Bees.[5]
World Final Appearances[]
Individual World Championship[]
World Team Cup[]
- 1977 -
Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Bengt Jansson / Anders Michanek / Sören Karlsson / Bernt Persson) - 4th - 11pts (0)
References[]
- ^ "Tommy Nilsson profile". wwosbackup. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Sweden National Championship". Edinburgh Speedway Archive. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "1977 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
Categories:
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Swedish speedway riders
- Coventry Bees riders
- Hackney Hawks riders
- Motorcycle speedway stubs