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Gunnar Malmqvist
Gunnar Malmqvist (born 25 December 1940) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1][2]
| Born | 25 December 1940 Sweden |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career history | |
| Sweden | |
| 1961-1970, 1972-1976 | Njudungarna |
| Great Britain | |
| 1967 | Exeter Falcons |
| Individual honours | |
| 1968 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| Team honours | |
| 1976 | Allsvenskan Champion |
| 1966, 1975 | Allsvenskan Div 2 Champion |
Speedway career edit
Malmqvist was a leading speedway rider in the late 1960s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1968 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway during the 1967 British League season, riding for Exeter Falcons.[4][5]
World final appearances edit
Individual World Championship edit
- 1968 – Gothenburg, Ullevi – 10th – 7pts
References edit
- ^ "Gunnar Malmqvist profile". wwosbackup. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Exeter Falcons Riders - M". Cyber Motorcycles. Retrieved 4 July 2021.