1967 Swedish speedway season
| 1967 Swedish speedway season | |
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The 1967 Swedish speedway season marked another chapter in motorcycle speedway racing in Sweden.[1][2]
Individual
[edit]The final of the 1967 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship took place on 10 October in Gothenburg. Ove Fundin emerged victorious, claiming the Swedish Championship for the seventh time.[3][4][5]
| Pos. | Rider | Club | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ove Fundin | Kaparna | 14 |
| 2 | Bo Josefsson | Njudungarna | 13 |
| 3 | Torbjörn Harrysson | Vargarna | 12+3 |
| 4 | Bengt Brannefors | Kaparna | 12+2 |
| 5 | Leif Enecrona | Getingarna | 11 |
| 6 | Bengt Jansson | Getingarna | 10 |
| 7 | Hans Holmqvist | Taxarna | 9 |
| 8 | Bengt Larsson | Örnarna | 7 |
| 9 | Bernt Persson | Smederna | 6 |
| 10 | Anders Michanek | Getingarna | 6 |
| 11 | Therje Henriksson | Lejonen | 5 |
| 12 | Per-Olof Söderman | Vargarna | 5 |
| 13 | Olle Nygren | Vargarna | 3 |
| 14 | Tommy Bergqvist | Taxarna | 3 |
| 15 | Conny Samuelsson | Njudungarna | 2 |
| 16 | Willy Friberg | Lejonen | 1 |
Winner - Christer Löfqvist[6][7]
Team
[edit]In the team events, Getingarna continued their dominance by winning Division 1 for the fifth consecutive season, thus being declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship. Despite Arne Carlsson retiring and losing Leif Larsson for the season the Getingarna team recruited well by gaining Anders Michanek and Leif Enecrona to support Göte Nordin and Bengt Jansson.[8][9]
The 1967 season saw the return of four divisions, with Dackarna rejoining after missing the 1966 season, along with three other clubs: Bysarna, Vikingarna and Solkatterna.[10]
Indianerna won the second division, while Dackarna and Smederna won the third division east and west titles,respectively.[11]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 85. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ "Swedish Individual Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Vargarna 1967". formula2.se. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "1967 season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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