Arne Carlsson (speedway rider)

Arne Carlsson
Bornc. 1939[1]
Motala, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1956-1963Kaparna
1964-1966, 1968Getingarna
Great Britain
1960New Cross Rangers
1961-1962Swindon Robins
Individual honours
1959, 1962, 1963Speedway World Championship finalist
Team honours
1964, 1965, 1966Allsvenskan Champion

Arne Carlsson (born c. 1939) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1] He earned 17 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[2]

Speedway career

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Carlsson reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on three occasions during the 1959 Individual Speedway World Championship, 1962 Individual Speedway World Championship and 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3][4]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for New Cross Rangers in 1960[5] and Swindon Robins from 1961 to 1962.[6][7][1]

World Final Appearances

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Individual World Championship

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "CLUB HISTORY: 1960S". Swindon Robins Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  3. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Rangers may get first points". South London Observer. 5 May 1960. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Searching for Poles". Sunday Mirror. 16 April 1961. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.