Griparna
Griparna | |||||
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Club information | |||||
Track address | Nyköpings Motorstadion Svansta 2, 611 94 Nyköping | ||||
Country | Sweden | ||||
Founded | 1949 | ||||
League | Allsvenskan | ||||
Website | official website | ||||
Club facts | |||||
Nickname | The Grippers | ||||
Track size | 294 metres | ||||
Major team honours | |||||
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Griparna is a motorcycle speedway club from Nyköping in Sweden, who compete in the Allsvenskan.[1][2][3] Their home track known as the Svanstabanan is at the Nyköpings Motorstadion which is located to the North of Nyköping.[4]
History
1949 to 1950
Griparna Speedway first competed in the Swedish league during the 1949 Swedish speedway season, which was only the second season of organised league speedway in Sweden.[5] However, they only competed for one more season in 1950 before dropping out of the league for over 30 years.[6]
1984 to 1994
In 1984, the team returned to compete in the leagues and were placed in division 2 north.[7] The team won their first honours in 1987 after winning the division 2 North.[8] They continued to compete in division 1 until they suffered issues and dropped out of the league at the end of the 1994 Swedish speedway season.[9]
2002 to present
In 2002, they made a return competing in the third tier known as division 1. After a second-place finish in 2004, the team participated in the Allsvenskan for the 2005 season. They lost the 2018 Allsvenskan play off final to Piraterna but then won the Allsvenskan title the following year in 2019, defeating Team Rapid in the play off final.[10]
Season summary
Teams
2022 team
Kim Nilsson
Peter Ljung
Anton Karlsson
Silas Hoegh
Theo Bergqvist
John Lindman
Kenneth Hansen
Patrick Skaarup
Sammy van Dyck
Alexander Liljekvist
Jonathan Ejnermark
Notable riders
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Kauko Nieminen
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Kim Nilsson
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Vesa Ylinen
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Fredrik Lindgren
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Oliver Berntzon
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Mikkel Michelsen
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Timo Lahti
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Peter Ljung
References
- ^ "Home". Griparna Speedway. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Griparna Nyköping". Sport We Fakty. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Speedway Around The Globe - Sweden". Speedway Star. 23 July 2022. pp. 38–39.
- ^ "Nyköpings Motorstadion". Four Square. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Vargarna 1949". formula2.se. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "1950 season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "1984". Speedway.org. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-201". Speedway History. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "1994". Speedway.org. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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