Nils Paulsen

Nils Paulsen

Born	1935 Norway
Died	2017 Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Career history
1956	Leicester Hunters
1965	Glasgow Tigers
1966	Exeter Falcons
Individual honours
1958, 1964	Norwegian Championship silver medal
1954, 1963	Norwegian Championship bronze medal

Nils Kristian Paulsen (1935–2017) was a Norwegian international motorcycle speedway rider.[1][2] He earned 12 caps for the Norway national speedway team.[3]

Speedway career

Paulsen won two silver medals (1958 and 1964) and two bronze medals (1954 and 1963) at the Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship.[4][5][6]

He rode in the British Speedway leagues in 1965 for Glasgow[7] and in 1966 for Exeter.[8][9][10]

References

1. "INTERNATIONALS - NORWAY". International Speedway. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
2. "Speedway to heaven". Eidsvoll Ullensaker Blad. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
3. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
4. "Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
5. "Speedway History Info - Historia Zuzla". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
6. "NM Individuelt". Speedway Norge. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
7. "Combes to ride for Diamonds". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 4 March 1966. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
9. "Nils Paulsen". wwosbackup. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
10. "Ban on trio of Sweden's star riders". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 17 March 1966. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.