Bengt Larsson (speedway rider)

Bengt Larsson (born 25 December 1946) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1]

Bengt Larsson
Born25 December 1946 (1946-12-25)
Mariestad, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1964–1978Örnarna
Great Britain
1967–1971, 1973, 1976Sheffield Tigers

Career

Larsson started racing in the British leagues during the 1967 British League season,[2] when riding for the Sheffield Tigers and he made an immediate impact by topping the team's averages in his first season in Britain.[3] He would remain with Sheffield throughout his entire British career,[4] with his last season being the 1976 British League season.[5][3]

In his native Sweden he was also loyal to Örnarna in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship from 1964 until 1978.[6]

He was capped 26 times by the Sweden national speedway team.[1]

References

  1. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, Bengt Larsson" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  2. "Alan Jay rides at Lynn". Lynn Advertiser. 7 April 1967. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. "Bengt Larsson". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  5. "Speedway". Huddersfield and Holmfirth Examiner. 26 August 1976. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Swedish speedway history seasons". Speedway.org. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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