Sjösten was a four time Swedish finalist in 1972, 1974, 1975 and 1977. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1971 to 1979, riding for various clubs.[3][1][4]
He died at the Royal Brisbane Hospital in Australia on 9 December 1979, following a serious accident at the Brisbane Exhibition Speedway during a tournament 8 days earlier. Following his death his older brother Sören Sjösten (one of the world's leading riders) retired.[1]
christer, sjösten, september, 1948, december, 1979, international, motorcycle, speedway, rider, from, sweden, born, 1948, september, 1948avesta, municipality, swedendied9, december, 1979, 1979, aged, royal, brisbane, hospital, australianationalityswedishcareer. Christer Sjosten 2 September 1948 9 December 1979 was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden 1 2 Christer SjostenBorn 1948 09 02 2 September 1948Avesta Municipality SwedenDied9 December 1979 1979 12 09 aged 31 Royal Brisbane Hospital AustraliaNationalitySwedishCareer historySweden1969 1970 1979Masarna1971Indianerna1972Smederna1973 1974Lindarna1975 1978BysarnaGreat Britain1971Wembley Lions1972Exeter Falcons1973Coatbridge Tigers1975 1979Poole PiratesTeam honours1975Allsvenskan ChampionSpeedway career editSjosten was a four time Swedish finalist in 1972 1974 1975 and 1977 He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1971 to 1979 riding for various clubs 3 1 4 He died at the Royal Brisbane Hospital in Australia on 9 December 1979 following a serious accident at the Brisbane Exhibition Speedway during a tournament 8 days earlier Following his death his older brother Soren Sjosten one of the world s leading riders retired 1 See also editRider deaths in motorcycle speedwayReferences edit a b c Speedway riders history and results wwosbackup Retrieved 15 July 2021 ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX 1929 2022 PDF British Speedway Retrieved 15 August 2023 History Archive British Speedway 3 March 2017 Retrieved 15 July 2021 Poole History 1970 1979 Poole Speedway Retrieved 15 July 2021 nbsp This motorcycle speedway related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christer Sjosten amp oldid 1209571154, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
