Hans_Holmqvist_(speedway_rider)

Hasse Holmqvist

Hasse Holmqvist

Swedish speedway rider

Hans Ulof Holmqvist (born 18 June 1945) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1] During his career he was known as Hasse Holmqvist.[2]

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Speedway career

Holmqvist was a leading speedway rider in the late 1960s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1968 Individual Speedway World Championship and the 1969 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]

He won the silver medal in 1975 and bronze medal in 1968 at the Swedish Championship.[4]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1967 until 1975, riding for Wolverhampton Wolves and Oxford Cheetahs.[5]

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Pairs Championship

Individual Ice Speedway World Championship

References

  1. [1]
    "Hasse Holmqvist profile". wwosbackup. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. [2]
    "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. [3]
    "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Sweden National Championship". Edinburgh Speedway Archive. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  5. [5]
    "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.


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