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(Redirected from Ake Andersson (speedway rider)) Swedish speedway rider
Åke Andersson
Born (1936-11-14) 14 November 1936 (age 88)
Rödjenäs, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1957Getingarna
1957-1964, 1971-1978Dackarna
1965-1968Njudungarna
1969-1970Lejonen
1979, 1981-1982Brassarna
Great Britain
1968Glasgow Tigers
Team honours
1958, 1959, 1962Allsvenskan Champion
1966Allsvenskan Div 2 Champion
1971, 1972Allsvenskan Div 2 East Champion

Åke Andersson (born 14 November 1936) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. He earned 7 caps for the Sweden national speedway team. He is not to be confused with Lars-Åke Andersson, another Swedish international rider from the same time period.

Speedway career

Andersson earned seven caps for Sweden and rode in the top tier of British Speedway in 1968, riding for Glasgow Tigers.

Between 2004 and 2006, Åke Andersson was a mechanic and advisor to Thomas H. Jonasson.

References

  1. ^ "Ake Andersson". wwosbackup. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. Aberg, Anders (2004). Carbon Black and Metahnol, the History of Swedish Speedway. Leufstedt & Åberg. ISBN 9163150514.
  3. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  4. "Speedway". Brentwood Gazette. 23 August 1968. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.


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