Edgar Stangeland

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Edgar Stangeland
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Born (1945-07-22) 22 July 1945 (age 79)
Sandnes, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Career history
1970, 1971 Newport Wasps
1972 Exeter Falcons
1973-1975 Swindon Robins
1975-1977 Wimbledon Dons
1977 Bristol Bulldogs
1978, 1979 Wolverhampton Wolves
Individual honours
1976 Norwegian Championship

Edgar Stangeland (born 22 July 1945) is a Norwegian former motorcycle speedway rider. [1] He earned 10 caps for the Norway national speedway team. [2]

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Speedway career

Stangeland is a former champion of Norway, winning the Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship in 1976 [3] [4]

He was also a two times finalist at the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship in 1974 [5] and 1976. [6]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1970 until 1979, [7] riding for Newport Wasps, Exeter Falcons, [8] Swindon Robins, Wimbledon Dons, Bristol Bulldogs [9] and Wolverhampton Wolves. [10] various clubs.

World final appearances

World Longtrack Championship

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References

  1. "Edgar Stangeland profile". wwosbackup. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  2. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  3. "NM Individuelt". Speedway Norge. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  4. "Norway National Championship". Edinburgh Speedway Archive. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  5. "Track talk" . Sports Argus. 22 June 1974. Retrieved 27 August 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Edgar Stangeland". Grastrack GB. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  7. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  8. "Norwegian for Exeter track" . Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 22 February 1972. Retrieved 26 August 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Bulldogs free Swede Tommy" . Bristol Evening Post. 24 June 1977. Retrieved 26 August 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "Wolves bring in road burner to beat the wet" . Birmingham Daily Post. 30 March 1979. Retrieved 26 August 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.