Leif Larsson (speedway rider) explained

Leif Larsson
Nationality:Swedish
Birth Place:Östhammar, Sweden
Career1:Sweden
Career2:Monarkerna
Years2:1959-1962
Career3:Getingarna
Years3:1963-1966
Career4:Indianerna
Years4:1968-1969
Career5:Great Britain
Career6:Ipswich Witches
Years6:1962
Indivyear1:1965
Indivhonour1:Speedway World Championship finalist
Teamyear1:1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
Teamhonour1:Allsvenskan Champion

Leif Ragnar Larsson (born 16 February 1938) is a former international Motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1] [2] He earned 14 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[3]

Speedway career

Larsson reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1965 Individual Speedway World Championship.[4] He also earned 14 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[3]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway in 1962, riding for Ipswich Witches.[5] [6]

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX. British Speedway. 8 July 2021.
  2. Book: Rogers, Martin. The Illustrated History of Speedway. 1978. 129. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. 0-904584-45-3.
  3. Web site: Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 7 September 2024.
  4. Web site: World Speedway finals. Speedway Researcher. 8 July 2021.
  5. News: Things should buzz . Wolverhampton Express and Star . 6 June 1962 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 7 September 2024.
  6. Web site: History Archive. British Speedway. 8 July 2021.