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Hasse Holmqvist
Swedish speedway rider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hans Ulof Holmqvist (born 18 June 1945) is a Swedish former motorcycle speedway rider.[1] During his career he was known as Hasse Holmqvist. He earned 30 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[2]
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Speedway career
Holmqvist was a leading speedway rider in the late 1960s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1968 Individual Speedway World Championship and the 1969 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]
He won the silver medal in 1975 and bronze medal in 1968 at the Swedish Championship.[4]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1967 until 1975.[5] He rode for Wolverhampton Wolves from 1967[6] to 1968 and Oxford Cheetahs in 1970, 1973 and 1975.[7][8]
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World final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1968 –
Gothenburg, Ullevi – 8th – 9pts - 1969 –
London, Wembley Stadium – 5th – 10pts
World Pairs Championship
- 1972 - Borås, Ryavallen (with Bernt Persson) - 3rd - 22pts (9)
Individual Ice Speedway World Championship
References
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