Helge Brinkeback
Helge Brinkeback | |
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| Born | 14 April 1918 Norrköping, Sweden |
| Died | 14 June 1983 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Citizenship | Sweden |
Helge Ivar Brinkeback (14 April 1918 - 14 June 1983) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1][2][3] He was twice champion of Sweden and a member of the Sweden national speedway team.[4]
Speedway career
Brinkeback was one of speedway's leading riders during the early 1950s. He was twice champion of Sweden, winning the Swedish Individual Speedway Championship in 1950 and 1951.[1][5][6][7][8][9]
He helped Vargarna win the Swedish Team Championship in 1949 and 1951. .[10]
He represented the Sweden national speedway team in 1949, when they beat Poland in a test match.[4]
In addition to his speedway career he appeared in the Swedish film Farlig Kurva in 1952.[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 85. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ↑ "Motocross - Helge Brinkeback". The Sports.org. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ↑ "Kalmar läns museum". Swedish Digital Museum. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "1949 test matches". Speedway History. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ↑ "Speedway History". Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ↑ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ↑ "Swedish Individual Speedway Championship". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ↑ "Individual Swedish Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ↑ "Swedish Championship 1950". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ↑ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ↑ "Helge Brinkeback". Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
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