Hans Ulof Holmqvist (born 18 June 1945) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1] During his career he was known as Hasse Holmqvist.[2]
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| Born | 18 June 1945 Avesta, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career history | |
| Sweden | |
| 1962-1963 | Folkare |
| 1964-1965, 1969-1971 | Masarna |
| 1966-1967 | Taxarna |
| 1968-1969, 1971-1972 | Vargarna |
| 1973-1981, 1983 | Indianerna |
| Great Britain | |
| 1967-1968 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| 1970, 1973, 1975 | Oxford Cheetahs |
| Individual honours | |
| 1968, 1969 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| Team honours | |
| 1973 | Allsvenskan Div 2 West Champion |
Speedway career edit
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, riding for Wolverhampton Wolves and Oxford Cheetahs.[5]
World final appearances edit
Individual World Championship edit
- 1968 –
Gothenburg, Ullevi – 8th – 9pts - 1969 –
London, Wembley Stadium – 5th – 10pts
World Pairs Championship edit
- 1972 - Borås, Ryavallen (with Bernt Persson) - 3rd - 22pts (9)
Individual Ice Speedway World Championship edit
References edit
- ^ "Hasse Holmqvist profile". wwosbackup. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Sweden National Championship". Edinburgh Speedway Archive. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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