Hans Danielsson

Hans Danielsson

Born	(1958-08-11) 11 August 1958 (age 66) Gislaved, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Career history
Sweden
1974-1982, 1984-1987	Lejonen
1983	Smederna
Great Britain
1978-1980	Wolverhampton Wolves
1981	Birmingham Brummies
1981	King's Lynn Stars
Individual honours
1980	Speedway World Championship reserve
Team honours
1978	Allsvenskan Div 2 Champion
1984	Allsvenskan Div 2 (South) Champion

Hans Danielsson also known as Hasse Danielsson (born 11 August 1958) is a former speedway rider from Sweden. ^[1] He earned 15 caps for the Sweden national speedway team. ^[2]

Speedway career

Danielsson rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1978 until 1981, riding for various clubs. ^[3] He started his career at Wolverhampton Wolves from 1978 to 1980, although his 1980 season was delayed due to him completing his national service. ^[4] He then rode for Birmingham Brummies and King's Lynn Stars in 1981. ^[5]

He won the silver medal in 1981 and bronze medal in 1980 at the Swedish Championship. ^[6]

He stood as reserve for the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1980 Individual Speedway World Championship. ^[7]

References

1. "Hasse Danielsson profile". wwosbackup. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
2. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
3. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
4. "Wolves trio absent from photo call" . Wolverhampton Express and Star. 19 March 1980. Retrieved 6 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Boulevard comeback for Michael Lee" . Hull Daily Mail. 25 August 1981. Retrieved 6 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Sweden National Championship". Edinburgh Speedway Archive. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
7. "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 4 July 2021.