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- ↑ "Speedway Around The Globe - Sweden". Speedway Star. 23 July 2022. pp. 38–39.
- ↑ "Elite Speedway Sweden". Elit Speedway. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ↑ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ↑ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ↑ "Swedish league champions". WWOS backup. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
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