Stefan Andersson (speedway rider)

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Stefan Andersson
Born (1971-09-13) 13 September 1971 (age 52)
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1987–2003 Dackarna
Great Britain
1994-1998, 2001-2002, 2007 Eastbourne Eagles
1999 King's Lynn Stars
1999 Peterborough Panthers
1999 Oxford Cheetahs
Poland
1998 Piła
1999-2000 Toruń
2001 Rzeszów
2002 Gdańsk
2003-2006 Gniezno
Denmark
2000 Herning
Individual honours
1995 Nordic Champion
Team honours
1991 Allsvenskan Winner
1995 Premier League winner

Stefan Frederik Andersson (born 13 September 1971 [1] ) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. [2] [3] He earned 6 caps for the Sweden national speedway team. [4]

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Career

Andersson started his British leagues career after signing for Eastbourne Eagles, shortly after Jon Cook took sole charge of the club. [5]

Andersson rode in Speedway Grand Prix twice and was the 1995 Nordic Champion. After being surplus to requirements with Eastbourne in 1999 he joined King's Lynn Stars on loan for the season. [6]

Speedway Grand Prix results

2001 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 23)
Race no.Grand PrixPos.Pts.HeatsDraw No
6 /6 Flag of Sweden.svg Swedish SGP 184(1,3,1)23
2005 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 21)
Race no.Grand PrixPos.Pts.HeatsDraw No
3 /9 Flag of Italy.svg Italian SGP 125(3,1,0,0,1)3
 permanent speedway rider
  wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
 rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

Career details

World Championships

See also

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References

  1. speedwaygp.republika.pl Archived 2009-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. "Andersson, Stefan". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  5. "Silvers leave" . Halifax Evening Courier. 1 April 1994. Retrieved 6 September 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Ambitious King's Lynn" . Manchester Evening News. 6 February 1999. Retrieved 6 September 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.