Dan Forsberg

Dan Forsberg

Born	(1934-03-25) 25 March 1934 (age 91) Vaggeryd, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Career history
Sweden
1950-1954, 1958-1959	Vargarna
1955-1956	Filbyterna
1957	Dackarna
Great Britain
1952-1953, 1957	Birmingham Brummies
Individual honours
1952, 1957	Speedway World Championship finalist
1953, 1956	Nordic Champion
Team honours
1951, 1953, 1954, 1957	Allsvenskan Champion

Dan O. Forsberg (born 25 March 1934) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. ^[1] He earned 17 caps for the Sweden national speedway team. ^[2]

Speedway career

Forsberg was a leading speedway rider in the late 1950s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on two occasions, ^[3] in the 1952 Individual Speedway World Championship and the 1957 Individual Speedway World Championship. ^[4]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for Birmingham Brummies, ^[5] where he rode from 1952 to 1953 and again in 1957. ^[6]

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

• 1952 - London, Wembley Stadium - 6th - 9pts
• 1957 - London, Wembley Stadium - 15th - 2pts

Family

His grandson Billy Forsberg rode for Belle Vue Aces from 2007 to 2009. ^[7]

References

1. "INTERNATIONALS - UNITED KINGDOM". International Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
2. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
3. "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
4. "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
5. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
6. "Brummies' signings approved by board" . Evening Despatch. 12 February 1952. Retrieved 7 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Family ties for Forsberg at Anniversary meeting". Manchester Evening News. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2021.