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Swedish speedway rider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anders Terje Elias Henriksson (born 6 October 1975) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1][2]
Born | 6 October 1975 48) Bor, Sweden | (age
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Nationality | Swedish |
Career history | |
Sweden | |
1993 | Njudungarna |
1994–1996 | Vetlanda |
1997–1999 | Vargarna |
2000 | Kaparna |
2001 | Västervik |
2002–2003 | Lejonen |
Great Britain | |
1997–2001 | Newport Wasps |
2002 | Reading Racers |
Individual honours | |
1995, 1996 | Swedish U21 bronze |
Henriksson started riding in Sweden in 1993 for Njudungarna.[3] He came to prominence when he won consecutive bronze medals at the 1995 and 1996 Swedish Junior Speedway Championship.[4] He started racing in the British leagues during the 1997 Premier League speedway season, when riding for the Newport Wasps, averaging a strong 8.24.[5][6]
He continued to ride for Newport and recorded a 9.02 average in 1999.[2] After five years at Newport he joined the Reading Racers in 2002, for his final season in British speedway.[7]
His father Terje Henriksson earned 3 caps for the Sweden national speedway team in the 1960s.[2]
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