Tommy Nilsson | |
Nationality: | Swedish |
Birth Date: | 10 March 1955 |
Birth Place: | Uppsala, Sweden |
Career1: | Sweden |
Career2: | Getingarna |
Years2: | 1971-1986, 1992-1993, 1996 |
Career3: | Bysarna |
Years3: | 1987 |
Career4: | Stockholm United |
Years4: | 1988-1989 |
Career5: | Dackarna |
Years5: | 1990 |
Career6: | Great Britain |
Career7: | Hackney Hawks |
Years7: | 1973 |
Career8: | Coventry Bees |
Years8: | 1975, 1977 |
Indivyear1: | 1983 |
Indivhonour1: | Swedish Championship |
Teamyear1: | 1977 |
Teamhonour1: | Speedway World Team Cup finalist |
Teamyear2: | 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 |
Teamhonour2: | Allsvenskan Champion |
Teamyear3: | 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989 |
Teamhonour3: | Elitserien Champion |
Teamyear4: | 1973 |
Teamhonour4: | London Cup |
Teamyear5: | 1977 |
Teamhonour5: | Midland Cup |
Tommy Bernt Erik Nilsson (born 10 March 1955) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1] [2]
Nilsson is a former champion of Sweden, winning the Swedish Championship in 1983.[3] He reached the final of the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1977 Speedway World Team Cup.[4] [5]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1973 until 1977, riding for Hackney Hawks and Coventry Bees.[6]
His son Kim Nilsson also became a professional speedway rider.[2]