Gunnar Malmqvist Explained

Gunnar Malmqvist
Nationality:	Swedish
Birth Date:	25 December 1940
Birth Place:	Sweden
Career1:	Sweden
Career2:	Njudungarna
Years2:	1961–1970, 1972–1976
Career3:	Great Britain
Career4:	Exeter Falcons
Years4:	1967
Indivyear1:	1968
Indivhonour1:	Speedway World Championship finalist
Teamyear1:	1976
Teamhonour1:	Allsvenskan Champion
Teamyear2:	1966, 1975
Teamhonour2:	Allsvenskan Div 2 Champion

Gunnar Malmqvist (born 25 December 1940) is a Swedish former motorcycle speedway rider.^{[1] [2]}

Speedway career

Malmqvist was a leading speedway rider in the late 1960s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1968 Individual Speedway World Championship.^[3] He won the Swedish Speedway Championship for pair racing together with Conny Samuelsson.^[4]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway during the 1967 British League season, riding for Exeter Falcons.^{[5] [6]}

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

• 1968 – Gothenburg, Ullevi – 10th – 7pts

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gunnar Malmqvist profile. wwosbackup. 4 July 2021.
2. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 11 August 2023.
3. Web site: World Speedway finals. Speedway Researcher. 4 July 2021.
4. News: Ivarsson . Roger . Speedwayveteran var på besök . Vetlanda-Posten . 12 February 2016 . 3 . Swedish.
5. Web site: History Archive. British Speedway. 4 July 2021.
6. Web site: Exeter Falcons Riders - M. Cyber Motorcycles. 4 July 2021.