1967 Swedish speedway season

1967 Swedish speedway season
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The 1967 Swedish speedway season was the 1967 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. ^{[1] [2]}

Individual

Individual Championship

The final of the 1967 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship took place on 10 October in Gothenburg. Ove Fundin emerged victorious, claiming the Swedish Championship for the seventh time. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Pos.	Rider	Club	Total
1	Ove Fundin	Kaparna	14
2	Bo Josefsson	Njudungarna	13
3	Torbjörn Harrysson	Vargarna	12+3
4	Bengt Brannefors	Kaparna	12+2
5	Leif Enecrona	Getingarna	11
6	Bengt Jansson	Getingarna	10
7	Hans Holmqvist	Taxarna	9
8	Bengt Larsson	Örnarna	7
9	Bernt Persson	Smederna	6
10	Anders Michanek	Getingarna	6
11	Therje Henriksson	Lejonen	5
12	Per-Olof Söderman	Vargarna	5
13	Olle Nygren	Vargarna	3
14	Tommy Bergqvist	Taxarna	3
15	Conny Samuelsson	Njudungarna	2
16	Willy Friberg	Lejonen	1

Junior Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Winner - Christer Löfqvist ^{[6] [7]}

Team

Team Championship

In the team events, Getingarna continued their dominance by winning Division 1 for the fifth consecutive season, thus being declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship. Despite Arne Carlsson retiring and losing Leif Larsson for the season the Getingarna team recruited well by gaining Anders Michanek and Leif Enecrona to support Göte Nordin and Bengt Jansson. ^{[8] [9]}

The 1967 season saw the return of four divisions, with Dackarna rejoining after missing the 1966 season, along with three other clubs: Bysarna, Vikingarna and Solkatterna. ^[10]

Indianerna won the second division, while Dackarna and Smederna won the third division east and west titles,respectively. ^[11]

Div 1 Pos Team Pts 1 Getingarna 19 2 Njudungarna 14 3 Vargarna 11.5 4 Kaparna 8 5 Örnarna 7.5

Div 2 Pos Team Pts 1 Indianerna 19 2 Lejonen 15 3 Taxarna 14 4 Masarna 7

Div 3 E Pos Team Pts 1 Dackarna 21 2 Bysarna 13 3 Filbyterna 12 4 Skepparna 2

Div 3 W Pos Team Pts 1 Smederna 22 2 Stjärnorna 18 3 Vikingarna 8 4 Solkatterna 0

See also

• Speedway in Sweden

References

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2. "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
3. Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 85. ISBN   0-86215-017-5.
4. Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN   0-09-141751-1.
5. "Swedish Individual Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
6. "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
7. "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
8. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
9. "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
10. "Vargarna 1967". formula2.se. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
11. "1967 season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.