Filip Hjelmland (born 10 September 1998) is a speedway rider from Sweden.[1][2][3]
| Born | 10 September 1998 (age 26) Sweden |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career history | |
| Sweden | |
| 2019–2021, 2023–2024 | Vetlanda/Njudungarna |
| 2022 | Vargarna |
| 2022–2024 | Dackarna |
| Poland | |
| 2018–2020 | Gorzów |
| 2020 | Poznań |
| 2022 | Ostrów |
| 2023–2024 | Opole |
| Denmark | |
| 2018 | Slangerup |
| 2021 | Nordjysk |
| Individual honours | |
| 2017 | European U19 Championship silver |
| Team honours | |
| 2023 | Swedish Eliserien champion |
Speedway career
editHjelmland started riding aged 15[4] and came to prominence in 2017, when he won a silver medal at the European U19 Championship.[5]
He became a regular member of the Sweden national under-21 speedway team and helped them win a bronze medal at the 2019 Team Junior European Championship final.[6] He was then called up to the Sweden national speedway team and represented them in the 2019 Speedway of Nations.[7]
In 2022, he rode for Dackarna in the Swedish Eliserien and Ostrów in the Ekstrasliga (the highest leagues in Sweden and Poland).[8]
References
edit- ^ "Filip Hjelmland". Elite Speedway. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Filip Hjelmland". Speedway News. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Filip Hjelmland". Dagens Vimmerby. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Filip Hjelmland speedway racer and entrepreneur". Brevet Hemifran. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Robert Lambert Wins Under 19 European Speedway Crown". ACU. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "2019 European Under 21 Team Speedway Championship - Final". FIM. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "2019 Speedway of Nations Race Off 1 result". SGP.
- ^ "HJELMLAND FIRST PIECE OF THE PUZZLE IN DACKARNA'S TEAM BUILDING UNTIL 2023". Dackarna Speedway. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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