Andreas Messing
{{Short description|Swedish speedway rider}}
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| nationality = Swedish
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|1|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hallstavik, Sweden
| career1 = Sweden
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| career8 = Great Britain
| career9 = Arena Essex/Lakeside
| years9 = 2006-2007
| career10 = Coventry
| years10 = 2008
| career12 = Denmark
| years13 = 2005
| career13 = Outrup
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Andreas Messing (born 28 January 1987) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Rider_Index_2008.pdf |title=2008 Rider index |website=British Speedway |access-date=28 March 2023}}{{Cite news |last=Brandt |first=Per |last2=Persson |first2=Pove |date=2010-10-27 |title=Messing klar för Rospiggarna |url=https://www.norrteljetidning.se/2010-10-27/messing-klar-for-rospiggarna/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |work=Norrtelje Tidning |language=sv}}
Speedway career
In 2002 he debuted with Rospiggarna in Elitserien in 2002, at the time the youngest ever.{{Cite news |last=Holm |first=Stefan |date=2002-04-24 |title=Andreas, 15: Jag siktar på VM-guld |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/1kO8XW |access-date=2024-08-06 |work=Aftonbladet |language=sv}} He also rode for Vargarna and Getingarna.{{Cite news |last=Mattsson |first=Lars |date=7 October 2005 |title=Andreas Messing tillbaka i Rospiggarna |work=Norrtelje Tidning |language=Swedish}} He got his breakthrough in 2005, aged 18, when he placed ninth in the Swedish Championships.{{Cite news |last=Andersson |first=Christer |date=15 July 2005 |title=Unge Andreas Messing får chansen |work=Norrköpings Tidningar |language=Swedish}}
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for the Coventry Bees during the 2008 Elite League speedway season. He began his British career riding for Arena Essex Hammers in 2006.{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/speedway/andreas-messing_prs118792/person.shtml|title=Andreas Messing|website=Eurosport|access-date=24 June 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/elgreensheets08|title=Greensheet Averages|website=British Speedway|access-date=24 June 2021}}
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Category:Swedish speedway riders
Category:Swedish expatriate speedway riders in England
Category:Lakeside Hammers riders
Category:People from Norrtälje Municipality
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