Conny Samuelsson

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Conny Samuelsson
Born (1947-08-15) 15 August 1947 (age 76)
Rumskulla, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
1964-1999Njudungarna / Vetlanda
1969Oxford Cheetahs
Individual honours
1977Ice Speedway World Championship silver medal
1976Ice Speedway World Championship bronze medal
Team honours
1986, 1987Elitserien Champion
1976Allsvenskan Champion
1966, 1975Allsvenskan Div 2 Champion

Conny Samuelsson (born 15 August 1947) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1][2]

Speedway career[edit]

Samuelsson won the silver medal at the Individual Ice Speedway World Championship in the 1977 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship. He had won a bronze medal the previous year in the 1976 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship.[3][4]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway in 1969 riding for Oxford Cheetahs.[5] It was the only club outside of the Njudungarna team that he ever rode for. He spent 35 years riding for Njudungarna.

He was capped 9 times by the Sweden national speedway team.[4]

World final appearances[edit]

Ice World Championship[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Conny Samuelsson". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Ice Speedway". Speedway.org. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  5. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 July 2021.