Bengt Larsson (speedway rider)

Bengt Larsson (born 25 December 1946) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. He was capped 26 times by the Sweden national speedway team.^[1]

Bengt Larsson

Born	25 December 1946 (1946-12-25) Mariestad, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Career history
Sweden
1964–1978	Örnarna
Great Britain
1967–1971, 1973, 1976	Sheffield Tigers
Team honours
1973	Northern Trophy

Career

Larsson started racing in the British leagues during the 1967 British League season,^[2] when riding for the Sheffield Tigers and he made an immediate impact by topping the team's averages in his first season in Britain.^[3] He would remain with Sheffield throughout his entire British career,^[4] with his last season being the 1976 British League season.^[5][3]

In his native Sweden he was also loyal to Örnarna in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship from 1964 until 1978.^[6]