Niklas Johan Borje Klingberg (born 6 February 1973)[1][2] is a Swedish former motorcycle speedway rider. He earned 11 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[3]
Career
Klingberg was a member of Sweden team at Speedway World Cups. He was Swedish Champion in 2002.[4]
Klingberg rode in the British leagues from 1994 to 2003, starting with Belle Vue Aces from 1994 to 1996 and again in 1998.[5] He then rode for King's Lynn Stars in 2001 and Oxford Cheetahs in 2003.[6]
Career details
World Championships
- Individual World Championship and Speedway Grand Prix
- Team World Championship (Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup)
- 1996 - 5th place - (14pts)
- 2001 -
Wrocław - 3rd place (10 pts) - 2002 -
Peterborough - 3rd place (10 pts)
- Individual U-21 World Championship
European Championships
Family
His father Börje Klingberg is also a former Swedish international speedway rider.[7]
See also
References
- ^ speedwaygp.republika.pl Archived 2009-04-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 10 April 2009.
- ^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (77) / 2009, pages 42-43 ISSN 1429-3285
- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 522. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- ^ "Treble signing opens new era". Manchester Evening News. 26 February 1994. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Track problems to be resolved". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Fathers and sons abound in the speedway - but they have never ridden together". Sport Bladet. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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