| Born | 8 December 1976 (age 47) Stockholm, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career history | |
| Sweden | |
| 1994–2000 | Rospiggarna |
| 2001–2002 | Vargarna |
| 2003 | Korparna |
| Great Britain | |
| 1999, 2001–2002 | Newport Wasps |
| 2000 | Poole Pirates |
| Individual honours | |
| 1996 | Swedish U21 champion |
Emil Lindqvist (born 8 December 1976) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1][2][3]
Career
Lindqvist came to prominence when he won the gold medal at the 1996 Swedish Junior Speedway Championship.[4] The following year he reached the final of the 1997 Speedway Under-21 World Championship.[5]
He started racing in the British leagues during the 1999 Premier League speedway season, when riding for the Newport Wasps and averaged 8.86.[6][1]
He rode in Sweden for Rospiggarna, Vargarna and Korparna.
References
- 1 2 "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, Emil Lindqvist" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ↑ Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Profile Emil Lindqvist. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN 0-948882-81-6.
- ↑ "Lindqvist flies back to the Wasps' nest". Crash.net. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ↑ "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ↑ "Jensen just sensational". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 3 August 1997. Retrieved 6 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Emil Lindqvist". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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