Sebastian Aldén

Sebastian Carl Aldén (born 7 November 1985 in Västerås, Sweden) is a triathlete and former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.^[1][2][3][4]

Sebastian Aldén

Aldén celebrating with the Swindon Robins in 2012
Born	(1985-11-07) 7 November 1985 (age 39) Västerås, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Career history
Sweden
2004–2006	Masarna
2007-	Dackarna
Poland
2004, 2009–2011	Rawicz
2006	Gniezno
2007	Zielona Góra
2008	Rybnik
Great Britain
2005–2008, 2012	Swindon Robins
2011–2013, 2016	Berwick Bandits
2013	King's Lynn Stars
Denmark
2007	Slangerup
Team honours
2012	Elite League
2008	Elite Shield Winner
2012	Premier League Fours Champion

Career

Aldén started racing in the British leagues during the 2005 Elite League speedway season, when riding for the Swindon Robins.^[5]

He sustained a broken heel in the Robins' Elite League fixture against Belle Vue in July 2008. He recovered and returned for Swindon later in the season but broke his collarbone in another crash at Coventry and was unable to ride for the Robins in the Elite League play-offs.^[6]

He was part of the Berwick Bandits team that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 15 July 2012, at the East of England Arena.^[7] The same season he rode a few times for Swindon and helped them win the 2012 Elite League.^[8]

In 2013, he rode for the King's Lynn Stars in the British Elite League.^[9]

In May 2016, during a game against the team Sheffield Tigers, Aldén suffered a neck fracture in a crash.^[10] After the crash he began to participate in triathlons.^[11] In 2022 he qualified for the Ironman World Championship but did not participate.^[12]

References

1. "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
2. "Alden, Sebastian Carl". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
3. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
4. Bergwall, Niclas (28 May 2016). "Speedwayförare bröt nacken efter krasch". Vestmanlands Läns Tidning (in Swedish). p. 34.
5. "Sebastian Aldén". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
6. "Alden Injury Update". World Speedway. 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
7. "Berwick Win PL Fours". Berwick Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
8. "You Muddy Heroes!!". Swindon Web. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
9. "Sebastian Alden profile". Swindon Speedway. 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2008.
10. Ericson, Stefan (25 November 2016). "Efter nackfrakturen – Masarnas Sebastian Aldén siktar på en Svensk klassiker". Dala-Demokraten (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 July 2024.
11. Stenkvist, Mikael (24 August 2020). "Sebastian Aldén satsar på ny sport efter otäcka kraschen i speedway: 'Bara millimeter från att dö eller blir förlamad'". Avesta Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 July 2024.
12. Stenkvist, Mikael (15 August 2022). "Sebastian Aldén kvalade in till Ironman på Hawaii – men avstår start". Sala Allehanda (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 July 2024.