Magnus Karlsson (speedway rider)

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Magnus Karlsson
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Born (1981-12-28) 28 December 1981 (age 42)
Gullspång, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
2014 Vetlanda
2015 Örnarna
2016 Dackarna
Great Britain
2002-2003 Edinburgh
2004 Hull
2003-2007 Wolverhampton
2008-2010 Scunthorpe
2011-2012, 2013 Leicester
Poland
2008 Łódź
2014 Kraków
Team honours
2003, 2004 Premier League Champion
2004 Premier KO Cup Winner
2004Young Shield Winner
2003Swedish Elitserien

Magnus Erik Karlsson (born 28 December 1981) [1] is a Swedish former motorcycle speedway rider. [2] He earned one cap for the Sweden national speedway team. [3]

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Family

His two older brothers, Peter Karlsson and Mikael Max are both former Speedway Grand Prix riders. [4] All three brothers represented Sweden in the 2007 Speedway World Cup, with Magnus riding at reserve.

Career

Magnus had a successful start to his British career. He first rode in the Premier League in 2002 with the Edinburgh Monarchs and in 2003 he was part of the Premier League Championship winning team. [5] He joined Wolverhampton Wolves in 2003. [6]

In 2004, he moved on to the Hull Vikings, and was part of the team that won the League Championship, KO Cup and Young Shield treble. Magnus decided to join his brother Peter at Elite League Wolverhampton Wolves in 2005 where he recorded a 5.58 average in his debut season, including a paid maximum. In 2006 his average dropped to 4.71 and it dropped again in 2007 to 3.62, despite representing Sweden in the Speedway World Cup.

Magnus decided to drop down to the Premier League with Scunthorpe Scorpions in 2008 and produced his best-ever season at that level with the Scorpions in 2009. He rode for the Lincolnshire club for a third consecutive season in 2010, before moving to Leicester Lions in 2011, [7] initially on loan but later becoming a club asset. His final season with Leicester was in 2013 and his final season in Poland was with Wanda Kraków in 2014.

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References

  1. ↑ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN   0-9552376-1-0
  2. ↑ "Magnus Erik Karlsson Szwecja". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  4. ↑ Bamford, R.(2007). Speedway Yearbook 2007. ISBN   978-0-7524-4250-1
  5. ↑ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Magnus Karlsson signs up at Wolverhampton". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Leicester Lions sign Scunthorpe's Magnus Karlsson". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2024.


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