Linus Sundström

Linus Erik Sundström (born 28 October 1990 in Avesta, Sweden) is a former international speedway rider from Sweden.[1][2]

Linus Sundström
Sundstrom, Stal Gorzow, 2013
Born (1990-10-28) 28 October 1990
Avesta, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
2008-2014, 2018-2019Piraterna
2008-2009Solkatterna
2014-2015Lejonen
2015-2018Masarna
2020Västervik
Great Britain
2009-2010Rye House
2010Ipswich
2011-2013Peterborough
2018Poole
Poland
2013Gorzów
2020Daugavpils
Denmark
2009, 2012–2013Grindsted
2010–2011, 2021Fjelsted
Individual honours
2007European U19 Championship
2009Swedish U21 Bronze Medallist
2009Nordic U19 Champion
2010, 2011Swedish U21 Silver Medallist
2012Brandonapolis Champion
Team honours
2015Speedway World Cup Winner
2017Speedway World Cup silver
2008Team U-19 European Champion
2011, 2013Elitserien League Champion
2014Speedway Ekstraliga

Career

Sundström's British speedway career started in 2009 with Rye House Rockets and he top scored for them during 2010 while also earning ten rides for Ipswich Witches in the higher division. In 2011, he signed for Peterborough Panthers for the 2011 Elite League speedway season. He stayed with them until 2013.[3]

He was selected in the Swedish National squad for the 2012 & 2013 Speedway World Cups.

He achieved his greatest feat at the 2015 Speedway World Cup, when part of the Swedish team that became world team champions. In the World Cup Final he scored 4 points; the team consisted of Andreas Jonsson, Fredrik Lindgren and Antonio Lindbäck.[4]

In 2018, Sundström returned to British speedway after signing for Poole Pirates for the SGB Premiership 2018 season but was replaced mid-season.[5]

On 22 September 2019 he suffered what was described as a horrifying crash in Gdansk. He fractured his left thigh in two places, broke his upper arm and shoulder joint and tore his liver. After recovering from the injury he signed for Västervik Speedway but then in May 2021 suffered another serious crash while riding in the Danish league. He suffered seven broken or cracked vertebrae and made the decision to retire from racing.[6]

Major results

World individual Championship

World team Championships

European Championship

See also

References
  1. www.polonia.bydgoszcz.pl. Retrieved on 2008-07-04. Archived December 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. "Linus Sundstrom team history". WWO backup. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  4. "Sweden win Speedway World Cup". MC News. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  5. "Poole seal Lundstrom deal". Speedway Star. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  6. "The Lonely Journey". Speedway Star pages 20-21. 8 October 2022.
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