Leif Enecrona

Leif Enecrona
Born5 March 1940 (1940-03-05)
Stockholm, Sweden
Died11 April 2003(2003-04-11) (aged 63)
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1961-1966Gamarna
1967-1978Getingarna
Great Britain
1966Long Eaton Archers
Individual honours
1968Swedish Champion
1968Golden Helmet of Pardubice
Team honours
1967, 1969, 1974, 1978Allsvenskan Champion
1965Allsvenskan Div 2 Champion
1962Allsvenskan Div 3 Champion

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] He earned 16 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[3]

Career

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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,[4] where he averaged 7.68.[5]

He won the Swedish Championship in 1968.[6]

World Final appearances

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Individual World Championship

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World Team Cup

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Individual Ice Speedway World Championship

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References

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  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. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
  3. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Archers may lose Fundin". Nottingham Evening Post. 15 June 1966. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  6. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 85. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.