Anders Michanek

Anders Michanek
Anders Michanek at the 1975 Intercontinental Final
Born (1943-05-30) 30 May 1943 (age 81)
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1965–1966, 1984–1985Gamarna
1967–1983Getingarna
1989Rospiggarna
Great Britain
1967Long Eaton Archers
1968Leicester Lions
1970Newcastle Diamonds
1971–1973, 1975, 1981Reading Racers
1977Cradley Heathens
1979Ipswich Witches
Individual honours
1974World Champion
1977Long Track World Champion
1972, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1982Swedish Champion[1]
1973European Final winner
1967, 1973Brandonapolis
1973Pride of the East
1973Blue Riband
1973Spring Classic
1967Olympique
1973Superama
1973Golden Gauntlets
Team honours
1973, 1974, 1975World Pairs Champion
1970World Team Champion
1973British League Champion
1965, 1970, 1974, 1975Swedish Pairs Champion
1967, 1969, 1974,
1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
Allsvenskan Champion
1982, 1983Elitserien Champion
1965Allsvenskan Div 2 Champion
1972Spring Gold Cup Winner

Anders Michanek (born 30 May 1943 in Stockholm, Sweden)[2] is a Speedway rider.[3] In 1974 he won the Speedway World Championship in his Swedish homeland with a maximum score of 15 points.[4][5] He earned 101 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[6]

  1. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 85. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  2. ^ Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.
  3. ^ Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN 978-0-244-72538-9
  4. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
  5. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 524. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  6. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.