Magnus Zetterström

Hans Magnus Zetterström (born 9 December 1971 in Eskilstuna, Sweden)^[1] is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.^[2][3]

Magnus Zetterström

Born	(1971-12-09) 9 December 1971 (age 52) Eskilstuna, Sweden
Nickname	Zorro
Nationality	Swedish
Career history
Sweden
1989-1990	Eskilstuna
1991	Vargarna
1992-2001, 2009, 2011, 2013-2016	Smederna
2002	Örnarna
2003	Masarna
2004	Västervik
2005-2010	Indianerna
2011-2012	Hammarby
Great Britain
1996, 1998–1999, 2001, 2003–2004, 2008	Poole
2000, 2002	Peterborough
2005–2007	Somerset
2013	Belle Vue
Poland
1999, 2002	Lublin
2000	Rybnik
2003-2004, 2007	Gorzów
2005	Grudziądz
2006	Gniezno
2008–2011, 2015–2016	Gdańsk
2013–2014	Łódź
Denmark
2011–2013	Fjelsted
2016	Holsted
Individual honours
2002	European Champion
2009	GP Challenge winner
2008	Swedish Champion
2006	Premier League Riders Champion
Team honours
2003	British League Cup Winner
2004, 2008	Elite League Champion
2004	Elite League KO Cup
2005	Premier League Fours Champion
2003	Polish Div 3 Champion
1992, 2001	Allsvenskan Winner
1994	Norwegian League Champion

Career

Zetterström's first season in the British leagues was in 1996, when he joined the Poole Pirates for the 1996 Premier League speedway season.^[4] He returned to Poole in 1998, where he would spend seven seasons in total, split by spells at Peterborough Panthers. He would also make his Polish league debut in 1999 for Lublin.^[5]

Zetterström became European Champion in 2002.

In 2005, he joined the Somerset Rebels and went on to win the Premier League Riders' Championship, held on 24 September 2006 at Owlerton Stadium.^[6][7] He was also part of the Somerset four who won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 20 August 2005, at Derwent Park.^[8]

In 2008, he became the Swedish Champion.^[9]

In September 2009, during the Speedway Grand Prix Qualification he won the GP Challenge, which ensured that he claimed a permanent slot for the 2010 Grand Prix.^[10]

He returned for one final season in the British leagues in 2013 when riding for the Belle Vue Aces. However, he continued to ride in his native Sweden with Smederna in 2015 and in Poland until the end of the 2016 season.

Individual European Championship appearances

• 2002 - European Champion (12 points +3)
• 2003 - 3rd place (11 points)

References

1. Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
2. "Zorro's delight at Pirates return". Bournemouth Daily Echo. 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
3. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
4. "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
5. "Magnus Hans Zetterström Szwecja". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
6. "Zorro makes his mark". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
7. "Magnus Zetterstrom". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
8. "Somerset Rebels 2005 season review". BBC. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
9. "Zorro is Swedish champion". BSI Speedway Ltd. Retrieved 2008-08-24.^{[permanent dead link]}
10. "HISTORICAL LIST OF RESULTS 1995-2013 Speedway Grand Prix - Qualifications". Speedway History. Retrieved 8 January 2023.