Casper Henriksson
{{Short description|Swedish speedway rider}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox Speedway rider
| name = Casper Henriksson
| image =
| nationality = Swedish
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|3 April 2004}}
| birth_place = Sweden
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| career1 = Sweden
| career2 = Lejonen
| years2 = 2020–2024
| career3 = Smålänningarna
| years3 = 2022
| career4 = Poland
| career5 = Toruń U24
| years5 = 2022-2023
| career6 = Opole
| years6 = 2023
| career7 = Gniezno
| years7 = 2024
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| indivyear1 = 2022, 2023
| indivhonour1 = Swedish U21 champion
| indivyear2 = 2022
| indivhonour2 = European Junior Championship bronze
| teamyear1 = 2024
| teamhonour1 = U21 team world silver
| teamyear2= 2024
| teamhonour2 = Swedish champions
}}
Casper Henriksson (born 3 April 2004) is a speedway rider from Sweden.{{cite web |url=https://en.elitspeedway.com/lag/236e-236eDdyAI__lejonen/qWd-1POxsdtdh__casper-henriksson |title=Casper Henriksson |website=Elite Speedway |access-date=5 January 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://speedwaynews.pl/zawodnicy/casper-henriksson/ |title=Casper Henriksson |website=Speedway News |access-date=5 January 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://fimspeedway.com/riders/casper-henriksson |title=Casper Henriksson |website=FIM |access-date=5 January 2023}}
Speedway career
Henriksson became the Swedish Under 21 champion in 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.visitisabergsregionen.se/en/experience/racing/speedway/ |title=Speed, excitement and drama |website=Visit Isabergs Regionen |access-date=7 September 2024 }}{{cite magazine |author= |title=Speedway from Around the Globe (Sweden) |url=|magazine=Speedway Star |pages=3–10 |location= |publisher= |date=6 August 2022 |access-date=}} He represented Sweden at senior level in the 2022 Speedway of Nations 2 final.{{cite web|url=https://fimspeedway.com/rounds/fim-son2-final|title=FIM SON2 final|website=Speedway GP}} Also in 2022, he finished 14th in the final standings of the 2022 SGP2{{cite news|url=https://fimspeedway.com/sgp2|title=Welcome to SGP2|publisher=FIM Speedway}} and won a European Junior bronze medal at the 2022 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship.
From 2020 to 2024, he was riding for Lejonen in Sweden.{{cite web |url=https://www.lejonen.se/lag/236e-236eDdyAI__lejonen/qWd-1POxsdtdh__casper-henriksson |title=Lejonen profile |website=Lejonen Speedway |access-date=5 January 2023}} In 2023, he successfully defended his Swedish U21 title.{{cite web |url=https://www.vn.se/2023-09-20/henriksson-vann-sm-guld-igen-mycket-mer-nervos-i-ar/ |title=Henriksson won SM gold again: "Much more nervous this year"|url-access=subscription |website=Varnamo Nyheter |access-date=7 September 2024 }}
In 2024, he qualified for the final series of the 2024 SGP2 (the World U21 Championship).{{cite web |url=https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/swedish-duo-among-sgp2-qualifiers |title=Swedish duo among SGP2 qualifiers | website=FIM |access-date=9 June 2024}} Also in 2024, he helped Sweden win the silver medal at the Under-21 Team World Championship in Manchester,{{cite web |url=https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/poland-secures-sensational-17th-under-21-world-team-title-in-manchester |title=Poland secures sensational 17th under-21 world team title in Manchester |website=FIM Speedway |access-date=14 July 2024}} and helped Lejonen win the Elitserien during the 2024 Swedish speedway season.{{cite web |url=https://www.svt.se/sport/speedway/lejonen-svenska-mastare-efter-15-ars-vantan |title=The Lions Swedish champions after 15 years of waiting: "So many failures" |website=SVT Nyheter |access-date=12 October 2024}}
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Category:Swedish speedway riders