Anders_Henriksson_(speedway_rider)

Anders Henriksson (speedway rider)

Anders Henriksson (speedway rider)

Swedish speedway rider

Anders Henriksson (born 6 October 1975) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1][2]

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Career

Henriksson started riding in Sweden in 1993 for Njudungarna.[3] He came to prominence when he won consecutive bronze medals at the 1995 and 1996 Swedish Junior Speedway Championship.[4] He started racing in the British leagues during the 1997 Premier League speedway season, when riding for the Newport Wasps, averaging a strong 8.24.[5][6]

He continued to ride for Newport and recorded a 9.02 average in 1999.[1] After five years at Newport he joined the Reading Racers in 2002, for his final season in British speedway.

References

  1. [1]
    "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, Anders Henriksson" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. [2]
    Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Profile Anders Henriksson. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN 0-948882-81-6.
  3. [3]
    "1993 season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Anders Henriksson". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Anders ready to return after Swedish run out". South Wales Echo. 5 August 1997. Retrieved 6 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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