Anton Karlsson (speedway rider)
| Born | 20 July 2000 (age 24) Västervik, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career history | |
| Sweden | |
| 2019-2023 | Griparna |
| 2017–2024 | Västervik |
| 2024 | Njudungarna |
| Poland | |
| 2022-2024 | Częstochowa |
Anton Karlsson (born 20 July 2000) is a speedway rider from Sweden.[1][2][3][4]
Speedway career
[edit]Karlsson came to prominence in 2018, when he won the silver medal at the Swedish Under 21 Championship. He also helped Sweden reach the final of the 2018 Team Speedway Junior World Championship.[5] The following year in 2019 he won a bronze at the Swedish U21 event. Karlsson also competed for Sweden in the finals of the 2018 and 2020 Team Junior European Championship.[6]
In 2022, for the third time he helped Sweden reach the final of the 2022 Team Speedway Junior European Championship, recording a fourth-place finish and also in 2022 he rode for Griparna in the Swedish Allsvenskan.
In 2023[7] and 2024, he signed for Västervik in the Swedish Eliserien (the highest league in Sweden).[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Anton Karlsson". Elite Speedway. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Anton Karlsson". Eurosport. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Anton Karlsson". FIM. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Karlsson orsakade krasch: "Tråkigt att han var där han var"". Dagens Vimmerby. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Five in a row for Poland". SGP.
- ^ "HISTORICAL LIST OF RESULTS 2008-2016". Speedway History. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Anton Karlsson". Vastervik Speedway. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Six years after the first heat victory - Anton Karlsson aims for Poland". Vasterviks Tidningen. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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