The 1983 Swedish speedway season was the 1983 season of

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in Sweden.

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1983 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 10 September in Mariestad.

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won the Swedish Championship.

Swedish U21 Championship

Winner - Ove Osterberg

Team

Team Championship

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won the

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and were declared the winners of the

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for the third time. The Njudungarna team included Göran Waltersson, Uno Johansson,

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and Alf Trofast. Gamarna and

Vargarna Vargarna () is a Swedish motorcycle speedway team based in Norrköping, Sweden, representing SMK Östgöta. The team race at Norrköping Motorstadion. They ride in the Elitserien and are six times champions of Sweden. History 1948 to 1954 ...

won the first division north and south respectively, while Eldarna and

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won the second division north and south respectively.

References

{{International speedway Speedway leagues Professional sports leagues in Sweden

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