Christer Sjösten
Swedish speedway rider
Born | (1948-09-02)2 September 1948 Avesta Municipality, Sweden |
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Died | 9 December 1979(1979-12-09) (aged 31) Royal Brisbane Hospital, Australia |
Nationality | Swedish |
Career history | |
Sweden | |
1969-1970, 1979 | Masarna |
1971 | Indianerna |
1972 | Smederna |
1973-1974 | Lindarna |
1975-1978 | Bysarna |
Great Britain | |
1971 | Wembley Lions |
1972 | Exeter Falcons |
1973 | Coatbridge Tigers |
1975-1979 | Poole Pirates |
Team honours | |
1975 | Allsvenskan Champion |
Christer Sjösten (2 September 1948 – 9 December 1979) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1][2]
Speedway career
Sjösten was a four time Swedish finalist in 1972, 1974, 1975 and 1977. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1971 to 1979,[3] riding for Wembley, Exeter, Coatbridge[4] and Poole.[1][5]
He died at the Royal Brisbane Hospital in Australia on 9 December 1979, following a serious accident at the Brisbane Exhibition Speedway during a tournament 8 days earlier. Following his death his older brother Sören Sjösten (one of the world's leading riders) retired.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Bees new boy Jay faces Coatbridge". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 8 June 1973. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Poole History 1970-1979". Poole Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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