Leif_Enecrona

Leif Enecrona

Leif Enecrona

Swedish speedway rider

Leif Enecrona (5 March 1940 – 11 April 2003)[1] is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship three times.[2][3]

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Career

He rode for Gamarna from 1961 to 1966, winning the Allsvenskan Division 2 in 1965 and then for Getingarna from 1967 to 1978 winning the Allsvenskan four times. Enecrona had a brief spell in the United Kingdom, riding for the Long Eaton Archers during the 1966 British League season, where he averaged 7.68.[4]

He won the Swedish Championship in 1968.[5]

World Final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup

Individual Ice Speedway World Championship

References

  1. [1]
    Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. [2]
    Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
  3. [3]
    "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  5. [5]
    Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 85. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.


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