Swedish speedway rider
Christer Löfqvist (4 June 1944 in Visby, Gotland, Sweden – 1 February 1978) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1] He earned 42 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[2]
Career
Löfqvist reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1974.[3] In the Swedish Speedway Team Championship he rode for Bysarna and Njudungarna.[4]
He competed in Great Britain for West Ham Hammers, Poole Pirates,[5] and the Hackney Hawks.[1][6]
Family and death
His son Dennis Löfqvist was also an international speedway rider. Christer Löfqvist was diagnosed with a brain tumour and died in 1978 aged 33.[7]
World Final Appearances
Individual World Championship
World Team Cup
References