Tommy Nilsson (speedway rider)

Tommy Nilsson
Born	10 March 1955 (age 69); Uppsala, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Career history
Sweden
1971-1986, 1992-1993, 1996	Getingarna
1987	Bysarna
1988-1989	Stockholm United
1990	Dackarna
Great Britain
1973	Hackney Hawks
1975, 1977	Coventry Bees
Individual honours
1983	Swedish Championship
Team honours
1977	Speedway World Team Cup finalist
1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981	Allsvenskan Champion
1982, 1983, 1985, 1989	Elitserien Champion
1973	London Cup
1977	Midland Cup

Tommy Bernt Erik Nilsson (born 10 March 1955) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.^[1] He earned 65 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.^[2]

Speedway career

Nilsson is a former champion of Sweden, winning the Swedish Championship in 1983.^[3] He reached the final of the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1977 Speedway World Team Cup.^[4]^[5]

In the Swedish Speedway Team Championship much of his career was spent riding for Getingarna.^[6]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1973 until 1977, riding for Hackney Hawks^[7] and Coventry Bees.^[8]

His son Kim Nilsson also became a professional speedway rider.^[2]

^ "Tommy Nilsson profile". wwosbackup. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
^ "Sweden National Championship". Edinburgh Speedway Archive. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "1977 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "My fear - Michanek". Reading Evening Post. 16 April 1979. Retrieved 19 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Speedway Scene". Bury Free Press. 10 August 1973. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 July 2021.