Born | Stockholm, Sweden | 4 February 1990
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Nationality | Swedish |
Career history | |
Sweden | |
2008 | Hammarby |
2009, 2015, 2022–2024 | Griparna |
2009–2013 | Vargarna |
2014–2015, 2022–2023 | Rospiggarna |
2016–2021 | Masarna |
2024 | Smederna |
Great Britain | |
2009–2011 | Newport |
2011–2016 | Lakeside |
2013 | Eastbourne |
2017 | Leicester |
Poland | |
2020 | Tarnów |
2022–2024 | Landshut |
Individual honours | |
2022 | GP Challenge winner |
Team honours | |
2008 - 3rd place | U-21 Speedway World Cup |
Kim Nilsson (born 4 February 1990) [1] [2] is a Swedish motorcycle speedway rider who won bronze medal in the 2008 Team U-21 World Championship.
Born on Stockholm, Nilsson rode in British speedway between 2009 and 2017, first in the Premier League for Newport Wasps (2009-11), and in the Elite League for Lakeside Hammers (2011–2013, 2014–2016) Eastbourne Eagles (2013), and Leicester Lions (2017). [1] [3]
He has raced in five Speedway Grand Prix, scoring a total of 12 points, and in one World Cup event, scoring 4 points. [1]
In 2022, he won the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification event, which qualified him to take part as a permanent rider for the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix. [4] Also in 2023, he was part of the Swedish team that competed at the 2023 Speedway World Cup in Poland. [5] His debut 2023 Grand Prix season ended in 13th place.
His father Tommy Nilsson was also a professional speedway rider. [3]
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