Börje Klingberg
Swedish speedway rider
Born | (1952-05-29) 29 May 1952 (age 72) Mariestad, Sweden |
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Nationality | Swedish |
Career history | |
Sweden | |
1970-1981, 1984-1985 | Örnarna |
1982-1983 | Njudungarna |
Great Britain | |
1980 | Eastbourne Eagles |
Team honours | |
1978 | World Pairs finalist |
1976 | Allsvenskan Div 2 Champion |
Börje Klingberg (born 29 May 1952) is a former international speedway rider from Sweden.[1] He earned 5 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[2]
Speedway career
Klingberg reached the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship in the 1978 Speedway World Pairs Championship.[3]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway in 1980, riding for Eastbourne Eagles.[4][5][1]
World Final appearances
World Pairs Championship
Family
His son Niklas Klingberg is also a former Swedish international speedway rider.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Eastbourne Eagles". Sussex Express. 26 September 1980. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Fathers and sons abound in the speedway - but they have never ridden together". Sport Bladet. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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