Billy Sven Forsberg (born 13 May 1988) is a Swedish former

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rider.

Career

Forsberg represented the

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in the British Elite League before his premature retirement at the end of the 2009 following injury. He appeared in a SGP as a wildcard.

Family

His grandfather

Dan Forsberg Dan O. Forsberg (born 25 March 1934) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. He earned 17 caps for the Sweden national speedway team. Speedway career Forsberg was a leading speedway rider in the late 1950s. He reached ...

rode for

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and reached two World finals in 1952 and 1957.

References

1988 births Living people Swedish speedway riders Belle Vue Aces riders Swedish expatriate speedway riders in England Sportspeople from Norrköping {{Sweden-speedway-bio-stub