Tommy Nilsson (speedway rider)

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Tommy Nilsson
Born (1955-03-10) 10 March 1955 (age 68)
Uppsala, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1971-1986, 1992-1993, 1996 Getingarna
1987 Bysarna
1988-1989 Stockholm United
1990 Dackarna
Great Britain
1973 Hackney Hawks
1975, 1977 Coventry Bees
Individual honours
1983 Swedish Championship
Team honours
1977 Speedway World Team Cup finalist
1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 Allsvenskan Champion
1982, 1983, 1985, 1989 Elitserien Champion
1973 London Cup
1977Midland Cup

Tommy Bernt Erik Nilsson (born 10 March 1955) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. [1] [2]

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Speedway career

Nilsson is a former champion of Sweden, winning the Swedish Championship in 1983. [3] He reached the final of the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1977 Speedway World Team Cup. [4] [5]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1973 until 1977, riding for Hackney Hawks and Coventry Bees. [6]

Family

His son Kim Nilsson also became a professional speedway rider. [2]

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup

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References

  1. "Tommy Nilsson profile". wwosbackup. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. "Sweden National Championship". Edinburgh Speedway Archive. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  4. "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. "1977 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  6. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 July 2021.