Erik Stenlund
Appearance
Born | Uppsala, Sweden | 26 May 1962
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Nationality | Swedish |
Career history | |
Sweden | |
1983-1987 | Getingarna |
1988-1989 | Stockholm United |
1990 | Rospiggarna |
Great Britain | |
1983 | Poole Pirates |
1988 | Swindon Robins |
1996 | Reading Racers |
Individual honours | |
1985 | Swedish Champion |
Team honours | |
1983, 1985, 1989 | Elitserien Champion |
Medal record | ||
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Ice speedway | ||
Representing Sweden | ||
World championships | ||
1983 Eindhoven | Individual | |
1984 Moscow | Individual | |
1983 Stockholm | Individual | |
1988 Eindhoven | Individual |
Erik Stenlund (born 26 May 1962) is a former speedway rider from Sweden.[1][2]
Speedway career
Stenlund is a two times world champion at the Individual Ice Speedway World Championship (1984 & 1988) and a former champion of Sweden, winning the Swedish Championship in 1985.[3]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway for three seasons in 1982, 1988 and 1996, riding for various clubs.[4]
World final appearances
World Longtrack Championship
- 1989 Marianske Lazne 4th 28pts
- 1990 Herxheim 7th 21pts
- 1991 Marianske Lazne 14th 4pts
- 1993 Mühldorf 17th 2pts
Ice World Championship
- 1981 Assen 11th 9pts
- 1982 Inzell 15th
- 1983 Eindhoven 3rd 24pts
- 1984 Moscowchampion 29pts
- 1985 Assen 4th 25pts
- 1986 Stockholm 3rd 25pts
- 1988 Eindhoven champion 29pts
References
- ^ "Erik Stenlund profile". wwosbackup. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 530. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- ^ "Sweden National Championship". Edinburgh Speedway Archive. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 July 2021.