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Kim Nilsson

Swedish motorcycle speedway rider (born 1990) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kim Nilsson (born 4 February 1990)^[1]^[2] is a Swedish motorcycle speedway rider who won bronze medal in the 2008 Team U-21 World Championship.

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Kim Nilsson
Career history
Born	(1990-02-04) 4 February 1990 (age 35) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Sweden
2008	Hammarby
2009, 2015, 2022–2024	Griparna
2009–2013	Vargarna
2014–2015, 2021–2023	Rospiggarna
2016–2020	Masarna
2024	Smederna
Great Britain
2009–2011	Newport
2011–2016	Lakeside
2013	Eastbourne
2017	Leicester
Poland
2020	Tarnów
2022–2024	Landshut

Speedway Grand Prix statistics
SGP Number	233
Starts	18
Finalist	1 times
Winner	0 times
Individual honours
2022	GP Challenge winner

Team honours
2008 - 3rd place	U-21 Speedway World Cup

Career details

Born on Stockholm, Nilsson rode in British speedway between 2009 and 2017, first in the Premier League for Newport Wasps (2009-11), and in the Elite League for Lakeside Hammers (2011–2013, 2014–2016) Eastbourne Eagles (2013),^[3] and Leicester Lions (2017).^[1]^[4]

He has raced in five Speedway Grand Prix, scoring a total of 12 points, and in one World Cup event, scoring 4 points.^[1] In 2021, he joined Rospiggarna.^[5]

In 2022, he won the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification event, which qualified him to take part as a permanent rider for the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix.^[6] Also in 2023, he was part of the Swedish team that competed at the 2023 Speedway World Cup in Poland.^[7] His debut 2023 Grand Prix season ended in 13th place.

His father Tommy Nilsson was also a professional speedway rider.^[4]

Individual U-21 World Championship
- 2008 - 18th place in Semi-Final 1
- 2009 - 7th place in Qualifying Round 5
Team U-21 World Championship (Under-21 Speedway World Cup)
- 2008 - Holsted - 3rd place (9 pts)
- 2009 - Gorzów Wlkp. - 3rd place (6 pts)