Anders Henriksson (speedway rider)

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Anders Henriksson
Born6 October 1975 (1975-10-06) (age 48)
Bor, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1993Njudungarna
1994–1996Vetlanda
1997–1999Vargarna
2000Kaparna
2001Västervik
2002–2003Lejonen
Great Britain
1997–2001Newport Wasps
2002Reading Racers
Individual honours
1995, 1996Swedish U21 bronze

Anders Henriksson (born 6 October 1975) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1][2]

Career[edit]

Henriksson started riding in Sweden in 1993 for Njudungarna.[3] He came to prominence when he won consecutive bronze medals at the 1995 and 1996 Swedish Junior Speedway Championship.[4] He started racing in the British leagues during the 1997 Premier League speedway season, when riding for the Newport Wasps, averaging a strong 8.24.[5][6]

He continued to ride for Newport and recorded a 9.02 average in 1999.[1] After five years at Newport he joined the Reading Racers in 2002, for his final season in British speedway.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, Anders Henriksson" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Profile Anders Henriksson. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN 0-948882-81-6.
  3. ^ "1993 season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Anders Henriksson". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Anders ready to return after Swedish run out". South Wales Echo. 5 August 1997. Retrieved 6 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.