Casper Henriksson

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Casper Henriksson
Born3 April 2004 (2004-04-03) (age 20)
Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
2020–2024 Lejonen
2022 Smålänningarna
Poland
2022-2023 Toruń U24
2023 Opole
2024 Gniezno
Individual honours
2022, 2023 Swedish U21 champion
2022 European Junior Championship bronze
Team honours
2024 U21 team world silver
2024Swedish champions

Casper Henriksson (born 3 April 2004) is a speedway rider from Sweden. [1] [2] [3]

Speedway career

Henriksson became the Swedish Under 21 champion in 2022. [4] [5] He represented Sweden at senior level in the 2022 Speedway of Nations 2 final. [6] Also in 2022, he finished 14th in the final standings of the 2022 SGP2 [7] and won a European Junior bronze medal at the 2022 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship.

From 2020 to 2024, he was riding for Lejonen in Sweden. [8] In 2023, he successfully defended his Swedish U21 title. [9]

In 2024, he qualified for the final series of the 2024 SGP2 (the World U21 Championship). [10] Also in 2024, he helped Sweden win the silver medal at the Under-21 Team World Championship in Manchester, [11] and helped Lejonen win the Elitserien during the 2024 Swedish speedway season. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Casper Henriksson". Elite Speedway. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Casper Henriksson". Speedway News. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Casper Henriksson". FIM. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Speed, excitement and drama". Visit Isabergs Regionen. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Speedway from Around the Globe (Sweden)". Speedway Star. 6 August 2022. pp. 3–10.
  6. ↑ "FIM SON2 final". Speedway GP.
  7. ↑ "Welcome to SGP2". FIM Speedway.
  8. ↑ "Lejonen profile". Lejonen Speedway. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Henriksson won SM gold again: "Much more nervous this year"" . Varnamo Nyheter. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  10. ↑ "Swedish duo among SGP2 qualifiers". FIM. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Poland secures sensational 17th under-21 world team title in Manchester". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "The Lions Swedish champions after 15 years of waiting: "So many failures"". SVT Nyheter. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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