Kim Nilsson (born 4 February 1990)[1][2] is a Swedish motorcycle speedway rider who won bronze medal in the 2008 Team U-21 World Championship.

Career details

Born on Stockholm, Nilsson rode in British speedway between 2009 and 2017, first in the Premier League for Newport Wasps (2009-11), and in the Elite League for Lakeside Hammers (2011–2013, 2014–2016) Eastbourne Eagles (2013),[3] and Leicester Lions (2017).[1][4]

He has raced in five Speedway Grand Prix, scoring a total of 12 points, and in one World Cup event, scoring 4 points.[1] In 2021, he joined Rospiggarna.[5]

In 2022, he won the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification event, which qualified him to take part as a permanent rider for the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix.[6] Also in 2023, he was part of the Swedish team that competed at the 2023 Speedway World Cup in Poland.[7] His debut 2023 Grand Prix season ended in 13th place.

Family

His father Tommy Nilsson was also a professional speedway rider.[4]

Major results

World Championship

World U21 Championships

European Championships

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "2017 Rider Index: N", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 9 March 2018
  2. ^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (77) / 2009, pages 69, ISSN 1429-3285
  3. ^ "Eastbourne Eagles positive for 2014, says Mike Bellerby". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Speedway star Kim Nilsson in nasty crash". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  6. ^ "2022 Speedway Grand Prix results". FIM. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  7. ^ "WELCOME TO SWC". FIM. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Nilsson
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