Leif Larsson (speedway rider)

Leif Larsson

Born	16 February 1938 (1938-02-16) Östhammar, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Career history
Sweden
1959-1962	Monarkerna
1963-1966	Getingarna
1968-1969	Indianerna
Great Britain
1962	Ipswich Witches
Individual honours
1965	Speedway World Championship finalist
Team honours
1963, 1964, 1965, 1966	Allsvenskan Champion

Leif Ragnar Larsson (born 16 February 1938) is a former international Motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. ^{[1] [2]} He earned 14 caps for the Sweden national speedway team. ^[3]

Speedway career

Larsson reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1965 Individual Speedway World Championship. ^[4] He also earned 14 caps for the Sweden national speedway team. ^[3]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway in 1962, riding for Ipswich Witches. ^{[5] [6]}

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

• 1961 – Malmö, Malmö Stadion – Reserve – Did not Ride
• 1965 – London, Wembley Stadium – 11th – 5pts
• 1966 - Gothenburg, Ullevi - 14th - 3pts

World Team Cup

• 1966 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Björn Knutson / Leif Enecrona / Göte Nordin / Ove Fundin) - 3rd - 22pts (2)

References

1. "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
2. Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN   0-904584-45-3.
3. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
4. "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
5. "Things should buzz" . Wolverhampton Express and Star. 6 June 1962. Retrieved 7 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.