| Born | 15 August 1947 Rumskulla, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career history | |
| 1964-1999 | Njudungarna / Vetlanda |
| 1969 | Oxford Cheetahs |
| Individual honours | |
| 1977 | Ice Speedway World Championship silver medal |
| 1976 | Ice Speedway World Championship bronze medal |
| Team honours | |
| 1986, 1987 | Elitserien Champion |
| 1976 | Allsvenskan Champion |
| 1966, 1975 | Allsvenskan Div 2 Champion |
Conny Samuelsson (born 15 August 1947) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. [1] [2]
Samuelsson won the silver medal at the Individual Ice Speedway World Championship in the 1977 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship. He had won a bronze medal the previous year in the 1976 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship. [3] [4]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway in 1969 riding for Oxford Cheetahs. [5] It was the only club outside of the Njudungarna team that he ever rode for. He spent 35 years riding for Njudungarna.
He was capped 9 times by the Sweden national speedway team. [4]
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