Anders Henriksson (speedway rider)

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Anders Henriksson
Born6 October 1975 (1975-10-06) (age 48)
Bor, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1993 Njudungarna
1994–1996 Vetlanda
1997–1999 Vargarna
2000 Kaparna
2001 Västervik
2002–2003 Lejonen
Great Britain
1997–2001 Newport Wasps
2002 Reading Racers
Individual honours
1995, 1996 Swedish U21 bronze

Anders Terje Elias Henriksson (born 6 October 1975) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. [1] [2]

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Career

Henriksson started riding in Sweden in 1993 for Njudungarna. [3] He came to prominence when he won consecutive bronze medals at the 1995 and 1996 Swedish Junior Speedway Championship. [4] He started racing in the British leagues during the 1997 Premier League speedway season, when riding for the Newport Wasps, averaging a strong 8.24. [5] [6]

He continued to ride for Newport and recorded a 9.02 average in 1999. [2] After five years at Newport he joined the Reading Racers in 2002, for his final season in British speedway. [7]

Family

His father Terje Henriksson earned 3 caps for the Sweden national speedway team in the 1960s. [2]

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References

  1. Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Profile Anders Henriksson. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN   0-948882-81-6.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  3. "1993 season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  5. "Anders Henriksson". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  6. "Anders ready to return after Swedish run out" . South Wales Echo. 5 August 1997. Retrieved 6 July 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "England rider in Smallmead bust-up". Berkshire Live. Retrieved 7 September 2024.