Hans Magnus Zetterström (born 9 December 1971 in Eskilstuna, Sweden)[1] is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[2] He earned 3 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[3]
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| Born | 9 December 1971 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
editZetterström'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
editReferences
edit- ^ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
- ^ "Zorro's delight at Pirates return". Bournemouth Daily Echo. 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Magnus Hans Zetterström Szwecja". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Zorro makes his mark". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Magnus Zetterstrom". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Somerset Rebels 2005 season review". BBC. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Zorro is Swedish champion". BSI Speedway Ltd. Retrieved 2008-08-24.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "HISTORICAL LIST OF RESULTS 1995-2013 Speedway Grand Prix - Qualifications". Speedway History. Retrieved 8 January 2023.