| Rune Sörmander | |
| Nationality: | Swedish |
| Birth Date: | 29 November 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Växjö, Sweden |
| Career1: | Sweden |
| Career2: | Smålänningarna |
| Years2: | 1949 |
| Career3: | Dackarna |
| Years3: | 1950-1964 |
| Career4: | Great Britain |
| Career5: | Wembley Lions |
| Years5: | 1953 |
| Career6: | Belle Vue Aces |
| Years6: | 1954 |
| Career7: | Leicester Hunters |
| Years7: | 1957 |
| Indivyear1: | 1955, 1958, 1959 |
| Indivhonour1: | Swedish Championship |
| Indivyear2: | 1953, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 |
| Indivhonour2: | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| Indivyear3: | 1952 |
| Indivhonour3: | Continental Champion |
| Indivyear4: | 1957 |
| Indivhonour4: | European Champion |
| Indivyear5: | 1958, 1959 |
| Indivhonour5: | Nordic Champion |
| Teamyear1: | 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964 |
| Teamyear2: | 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962 |
| Teamhonour2: | Allsvenskan Champion |
Rune Bertil Leopold Sörmander (29 November 1929 – 20 December 2020) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1] [2]
Sörmander was one of speedway's leading riders during the 1950s and 1960s, he was a three times champion of Sweden, winning the Swedish Championship in 1955, 1958 and 1959.[3] [4] On 22 June 1952 he won the Continental Speedway Final, which formed part of the 1952 Individual Speedway World Championship.[5]
He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on seven occasions (1953, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962) and the final of the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship three times (1959, 1961, 1962).[6] [1]
He also helped Sweden win the World Team Cup in 1960, 1962, 1963 and 1964
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for various clubs.[7] His last season in Britain was with the Leicester Hunters in 1957.[8]