| Born | 5 March 1940 (1940-03-05) Stockholm, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Died | 11 April 2003(2003-04-11) (aged 63) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career history | |
| Sweden | |
| 1961-1966 | Gamarna |
| 1967-1978 | Getingarna |
| Great Britain | |
| 1966 | Long Eaton Archers |
| Individual honours | |
| 1968 | Swedish Champion |
| 1968 | Golden Helmet of Pardubice |
| Team honours | |
| 1967, 1969, 1974, 1978 | Allsvenskan Champion |
| 1965 | Allsvenskan Div 2 Champion |
| 1962 | Allsvenskan Div 3 Champion |
Leif Enecrona (5 March 1940 – 11 April 2003) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship three times. He earned 16 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.
Career
He rode for Gamarna from 1961 to 1966, winning the Allsvenskan Division 2 in 1965 and then for Getingarna from 1967 to 1978 winning the Allsvenskan four times. Enecrona had a brief spell in the United Kingdom, riding for the Long Eaton Archers during the 1966 British League season, where he averaged 7.68.
He won the Swedish Championship in 1968.
World Final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1966 -
Göteborg, Ullevi - 7th - 8pts - 1967 -
London, Wembley Stadium - Reserve - did not ride - 1971 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 12th - 4pts
World Team Cup
- 1966 -
Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Björn Knutson / Ove Fundin / Göte Nordin / Leif Larsson) - 3rd - 22pts (4) - 1971 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Anders Michanek / Bernt Persson / Sören Sjösten / Bengt Jansson) - 4th - 18pts (3)
Individual Ice Speedway World Championship
References
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Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
- "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- "Archers may lose Fundin". Nottingham Evening Post. 15 June 1966. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 85. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
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