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Emil Lindqvist

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Emil Lindqvist
Born8 December 1976 (1976-12-08) (age 47)
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1994–2000Rospiggarna
2001–2002Vargarna
2003Korparna
Great Britain
1999, 2001–2002Newport Wasps
2000Poole Pirates
Individual honours
1996Swedish U21 champion

Emil Lindqvist (born 8 December 1976) is a Swedish former motorcycle speedway rider.[1][2][3]

Career

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Lindqvist came to prominence when he won the gold medal at the 1996 Swedish Junior Speedway Championship.[4] The following year he reached the final of the 1997 Speedway Under-21 World Championship.[5]

He started racing in the British leagues during the 1999 Premier League speedway season, when riding for the Newport Wasps and averaged 8.86.[6][1]

He rode in Sweden for Rospiggarna, Vargarna and Korparna.

References

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  1. ^ a b "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, Emil Lindqvist" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. ^ Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Profile Emil Lindqvist. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN 0-948882-81-6.
  3. ^ "Lindqvist flies back to the Wasps' nest". Crash.net. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Jensen just sensational". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 3 August 1997. Retrieved 6 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Emil Lindqvist". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 6 July 2023.