| Born | 4 June 1944 Visby, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Died | 1 February 1978 (aged 33) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career history | |
| Sweden | |
| 1967-1975 | Bysarna |
| 1976 | Njudungarna |
| Great Britain | |
| 1970-1971 | West Ham Hammers |
| 1972-1973 | Poole Pirates |
| 1975 | Hackney Hawks |
| Individual honours | |
| 1967 | Swedish U21 champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976 | Allsvenskan Champion |
| 1970 | Allsvenskan Div 2 Champion |
| 1969 | Allsvenskan Div 3 East Champion |
| 1971 | Swedish Pairs Champion |
Christer Löfqvist (4 June 1944 in Visby, Gotland, Sweden – 1 February 1978) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. [1]
Löfqvist reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1974. [2]
He competed in Great Britain for West Ham Hammers, Poole Pirates, and the Hackney Hawks. [1] [3]
Löfqvist was diagnosed with a brain tumour and died in 1978 aged 33. [4]
-
1972 -
Olching,
Olching Speedwaybahn (with
Tommy Jansson /
Jan Simensen /
Anders Michanek /
Göte Nordin) 4th - 18pts (6) -
1974 -
Chorzów,
Silesian Stadium (with
Anders Michanek /
Sören Sjösten /
Tommy Jansson) - 2nd - 31pts (5) -
1976 -
London,
White City Stadium (with
Anders Michanek /
Bengt Jansson /
Bernt Persson /
Lars-Åke Andersson) - 3rd - 26pts (1)
- ^
a
b 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 15 August 2023.
- ^ Fenn, C. (2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2737-7
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| Born | 4 June 1944 Visby, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Died | 1 February 1978 (aged 33) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career history | |
| Sweden | |
| 1967-1975 | Bysarna |
| 1976 | Njudungarna |
| Great Britain | |
| 1970-1971 | West Ham Hammers |
| 1972-1973 | Poole Pirates |
| 1975 | Hackney Hawks |
| Individual honours | |
| 1967 | Swedish U21 champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976 | Allsvenskan Champion |
| 1970 | Allsvenskan Div 2 Champion |
| 1969 | Allsvenskan Div 3 East Champion |
| 1971 | Swedish Pairs Champion |
Christer Löfqvist (4 June 1944 in Visby, Gotland, Sweden – 1 February 1978) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. [1]
Löfqvist reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1974. [2]
He competed in Great Britain for West Ham Hammers, Poole Pirates, and the Hackney Hawks. [1] [3]
Löfqvist was diagnosed with a brain tumour and died in 1978 aged 33. [4]
-
1972 -
Olching,
Olching Speedwaybahn (with
Tommy Jansson /
Jan Simensen /
Anders Michanek /
Göte Nordin) 4th - 18pts (6)
-
1974 -
Chorzów,
Silesian Stadium (with
Anders Michanek /
Sören Sjösten /
Tommy Jansson) - 2nd - 31pts (5)
-
1976 -
London,
White City Stadium (with
Anders Michanek /
Bengt Jansson /
Bernt Persson /
Lars-Åke Andersson) - 3rd - 26pts (1)
- ^
a
b 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 15 August 2023.
- ^ Fenn, C. (2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2737-7
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