Gunnar Malmqvist (born 25 December 1940) is a Swedish former motorcycle speedway rider.[1] He earned 13 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[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
editMalmqvist 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 won the Swedish Speedway Championship for pair racing together with Conny Samuelsson.[4]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway during the 1967 British League season, riding for Exeter Falcons.[5][6][7] The same year he was selected for the Swedish side for their UK tour.[8]
World final appearances
editIndividual 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 7 September 2024.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ Ivarsson, Roger (12 February 2016). "Speedwayveteran var på besök". Vetlanda-Posten (in Swedish). p. 3.
- ^ "Prague dates". Halifax Evening Courier. 18 March 1967. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Exeter Falcons Riders - M". Cyber Motorcycles. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "England riders for Exeter". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 9 June 1967. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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