Anders Mellgren

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Anders Mellgren
Born22 June 1991 (1991-06-22) (age 32)
Hagfors, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
2014 Vargarna
2015 Indianerna
2016 Munkebo
Great Britain
2010–2011 Newport Wasps
2011 Somerset Rebels
2012–2015 Rye House Rockets
2015–2016 Berwick Bandits
Individual honours
2012 Swedish U21 silver
Team honours
2011 Knockout Cup

Anders Mellgren (born 22 June 1991) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. [1] [2]

Career

Mellgren started racing in the British leagues during the 2010 Premier League speedway season, when riding for the Newport Wasps. [3] [4] With Newport, he won the 2011 Premier League Knock-Out Cup during the 2011 season. [1]

Mellgren won the silver medal at the 2012 Swedish Junior Speedway Championship. [5]

In 2012, he joined the Rye House Rockets and spent four seasons with them.

He reached the final of both the 2017 Team Long Track World Championship and the 2018 Team Long Track World Championship. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, Anders Mellgren" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. "Anders Mellgren". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. "Anders Mellgren". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  4. "Speedway: Wasps confirm Mellgren signing". Wales Online. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  5. "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  6. "World Longtrack Championship". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 17 July 2021.