Billy Forsberg

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Billy Forsberg
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Born (1988-05-13) 13 May 1988 (age 35)
Norrköping, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Great Britain
2007-2008 Belle Vue Aces
Poland
2007 Gdańsk

Billy Sven Forsberg (born 13 May 1988) is a Swedish speedway rider who represented the Belle Vue Aces in the British Elite League before his premature retirement at the end of the 2009 following injury. He appeared in a SGP as a wildcard. [1] [2] [3]

Family

His grandfather Dan Forsberg rode for Birmingham Brummies and reached two World finals in 1952 and 1957. [4]

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References

  1. "RIDERS - F - British Speedway Official Website".
  2. "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. "Rider website". BillyForsberg.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  4. "Family ties for Forsberg at Anniversary meeting". Manchester Evening News. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2021.