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Dennis Löfqvist

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Dennis Löfqvist
Born (1967-01-01) 1 January 1967 (age 57)
Visby, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1983-1995Bysarna
Great Britain
1989-1992King's Lynn Stars
Individual honours
1990Speedway World Championship reserve
Team honours
1988Swedish Elitserien Champion
1985Allsvenskan Div 1 Champion

Dennis Fritz Löfqvist (born 1 January 1967) is a former speedway rider from Sweden.[1] He earned 7 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[2]

Speedway career

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Löfqvist rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1989[3] until 1992, riding for King's Lynn Stars.[4][5]

He stood as reserve for the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1990 Individual Speedway World Championship following a successful qualification through the Nordic final and his high placing in the Intercontinental Final.[6]

Family

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His son Christer Löfqvist was also an international speedway rider.

References

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  1. ^ "Dennis Löfqvist profile". wwosbackup. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Davis in transfer". Lynn Advertiser. 21 July 1989. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Speedway". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 18 October 1991. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 4 July 2021.