| Born | 26 May 1962 Uppsala, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career history | |
| Sweden | |
| 1983โ1987 | Getingarna |
| 1988โ1989 | Stockholm United |
| 1990โ2001 | Rospiggarna |
| Great Britain | |
| 1983 | Poole Pirates |
| 1988 | Swindon Robins |
| 1996 | Reading Racers |
| Individual honours | |
| 1985 | Swedish Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1983, 1985, 1989, 1995, 1997, 2001 | Elitserien Champion |
| 1994 | Allsvenskan Winner |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice speedway | ||
Representing  ย Sweden
| ||
| World championships | ||
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1983 Eindhoven | Individual |
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1984 Moscow | Individual |
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1986 Stockholm | Individual |
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1988 Eindhoven | Individual |
Erik Stenlund (born 26 May 1962) is a Swedish former speedway rider.[1][2] He earned 25 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[3]
Speedway career
editStenlund is a two times world champion at the Individual Ice Speedway World Championship (1984He toured the UK with Rospiggarna in 1992.[4] & 1988) and a former champion of Sweden, winning the Swedish Championship in 1985.[5]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway for three seasons,[6] for Poole Pirates in 1983, Swindon Robins in 1988 (after missing their 1987 season)[7] and for Reading Racers in 1996.
World final appearances
editWorld Longtrack Championship
edit- 1989
Mariรกnskรฉ Lรกznฤ 4th 28pts - 1990
Herxheim 7th 21pt - 1991 Mariรกnskรฉ Lรกznฤ 14th 4pts
- 1993 Mรผhldorf 17th 2pts
Ice World Championship
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Erik Stenlund profile". wwosbackup. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p.ย 530. ISBNย 0-316-72645-1.
- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "A home debut for Falcons Swedish star". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 28 March 1992. Retrieved 8 September 2024 โ via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Sweden National Championship". Edinburgh Speedway Archive. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Robins go for Dane". Western Daily Press. 27 May 1987. Retrieved 29 August 2024 โ via British Newspaper Archive.
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