World final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1952 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 6th - 9pts - 1957 - London, Wembley Stadium - 15th - 2pts
| Born | 25 March 1934 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] [2] [3]
Forsberg was a leading speedway rider in the late 1950s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on two occasions, 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]
London, Wembley Stadium - 6th - 9pts London, Wembley Stadium - 15th - 2ptsHis grandson Billy Forsberg rode for Belle Vue Aces from 2007 to 2009. [6]
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