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Kjell Carlsson

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Kjell Carlsson
Born31 August 1918
Died1993 (aged 75)
NationalitySwedish
Career history
1950-1951Filbyterna
1952-1956Kaparna
Individual honours
1955Speedway World Championship finalist
1956Continental Champion
Team honours
1950Allsvenskan Champion

Kjell Carlsson (1918–1993) was a Swedish international speedway rider.[1]

Speedway career

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Carlsson reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1955 Individual Speedway World Championship.[2][3] He rode in the top tier of Swedish Speedway, riding for various clubs, and reached the 1950 Swedish final.[4]

Carlsson rode primarily for Kaparna in Sweden.[5]

World final appearances

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References

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  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Nygren fails, 2 British riders fail". Bristol Evening Post. 5 July 1955. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Birmingham riders score in Sweden". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 21 October 1952. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.