Leif Enecrona

Leif Enecrona

Born	5 March 1940 (1940-03-05) Stockholm, Sweden
Died	11 April 2003(2003-04-11) (aged 63)
Nationality	Swedish
Career history
Sweden
1961-1966	Gamarna
1967-1978	Getingarna
Great Britain
1966	Long Eaton Archers
Individual honours
1968	Swedish Champion
1968	Golden Helmet of Pardubice
Team honours
1967, 1969, 1974, 1978	Allsvenskan Champion
1965	Allsvenskan Div 2 Champion
1962	Allsvenskan Div 3 Champion

Leif Enecrona (5 March 1940 – 11 April 2003)[1] is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship three times.[2] He earned 16 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[3]

Career

He rode for Gamarna from 1961 to 1966, winning the Allsvenskan Division 2 in 1965 and then for Getingarna from 1967 to 1978 winning the Allsvenskan four times. Enecrona had a brief spell in the United Kingdom, riding for the Long Eaton Archers during the 1966 British League season,[4] where he averaged 7.68.[5]

He won the Swedish Championship in 1968.[6]

World Final appearances

Individual World Championship

• 1966 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 7th - 8pts
• 1967 - London, Wembley Stadium - Reserve - did not ride
• 1971 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 12th - 4pts

World Team Cup

• 1966 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Björn Knutson / Ove Fundin / Göte Nordin / Leif Larsson) - 3rd - 22pts (4)
• 1971 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Anders Michanek / Bernt Persson / Sören Sjösten / Bengt Jansson) - 4th - 18pts (3)

Individual Ice Speedway World Championship

• 1966 - Ufa/Moscow - 15th - 7pts
• 1967 - Ufa/Moscow/Leningrad - Reserve - 1pt

References

1. Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.
2. Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
3. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
4. "Archers may lose Fundin". Nottingham Evening Post. 15 June 1966. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
6. Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 85. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.