Anders Mellgren
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Born | 22 June 1991 Hagfors, Sweden | (age 33)
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Nationality | Swedish |
Career history | |
Sweden | |
2014 | Vargarna |
2015 | Indianerna |
2016 | Munkebo |
Great Britain | |
2010–2011 | Newport Wasps |
2011 | Somerset Rebels |
2012–2015 | Rye House Rockets |
2015–2016 | Berwick Bandits |
Individual honours | |
2012 | Swedish U21 silver |
Team honours | |
2011 | Knockout Cup |
Anders Mellgren (born 22 June 1991) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1][2]
Career
Mellgren started racing in the British leagues during the 2010 Premier League speedway season, when riding for the Newport Wasps.[3][4] With Newport, he won the 2011 Premier League Knock-Out Cup during the 2011 season.[1]
Mellgren won the silver medal at the 2012 Swedish Junior Speedway Championship.[5]
In 2012, he joined the Rye House Rockets and spent four seasons with them.
He reached the final of both the 2017 Team Long Track World Championship and the 2018 Team Long Track World Championship.[6]
References
- ^ a b "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, Anders Mellgren" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Anders Mellgren". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Anders Mellgren". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Speedway: Wasps confirm Mellgren signing". Wales Online. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "World Longtrack Championship". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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