Kjell Carlsson
{{Short description|Swedish speedway rider}}
{{Infobox Speedway rider
| name = Kjell Carlsson
| image =
| caption =
| nationality = Swedish
| birth_date = 31 August 1918
| birth_place =
| death_date = 1993 (aged 75)
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| britishleague =
| career1 = Filbyterna
| years1 = 1950-1951
| career2 = Kaparna
| years2 = 1952-1956
| indivyear1 = 1955
| indivhonour1 = Speedway World Championship finalist
| indivyear2 = 1956
| indivhonour2 = Continental Champion
| teamyear1 = 1950
| teamhonour1 = Allsvenskan Champion
}}
Kjell Carlsson (1918–1993) was a Swedish international speedway rider.{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/worldfinal_c|title=
WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX|website=British|access-date=5 July 2021}}
Speedway career
Carlsson reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1955 Individual Speedway World Championship.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000764/19550705/013/0013 |title=Nygren fails, 2 British riders fail |website=Bristol Evening Post |date=5 July 1955 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=6 September 2024}}{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/worldchamps1936to94.pdf|title=World Speedway finals|website=Speedway Researcher|access-date=5 July 2021}} He rode in the top tier of Swedish Speedway, riding for various clubs, and reached the 1950 Swedish final.{{cite web |url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/8446/1950-swedish-final-stockholm|title=Speedway riders, history and results|website=wwosbackup|access-date=5 July 2021}}
Carlsson rode primarily for Kaparna in Sweden.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000669/19521021/155/0006 |title=Birmingham riders score in Sweden |website=Birmingham Daily Gazette |date=21 October 1952 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=6 September 2024}}
World final appearances
- 1955 — {{flagicon|ENG}} London, Wembley Stadium — 13th-3pts
References
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Category:Swedish speedway riders
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