Dan O. Forsberg (born 25 March 1934) is a former international

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rider from Sweden. He earned 17 caps for the

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Speedway career

Forsberg was a leading speedway rider in the late 1950s. He reached the final of the

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on two occasions, in the

1952 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1952 Individual Speedway World Championship was the seventh edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. Australian rider Jack Young became the first rider to win a second title (and the first to win t ...

and the

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. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for

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, where he rode from 1952 to 1953 and again in 1957.

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...

- London,

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- 6th - 9pts *

1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...

- London, Wembley Stadium - 15th - 2pts

Family

His grandson Billy Forsberg rode for

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from 2007 to 2009.

References

1934 births Swedish speedway riders Birmingham Brummies riders Swedish expatriate speedway riders in England Living people People from Vaggeryd Municipality Sportspeople from Jönköping County Vargarna riders Dackarna riders {{Sweden-speedway-bio-stub