Emil Karl Leif Kramer (14 November 1979 – 9 December 2009) was a

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rider from Sweden.

Career

Kramer came to prominence in 2000 when he reached the final of the

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, where he secured a seventh-place finish. He began his British league career in 2002, when he signed for King's Lynn Silver Machine for the 2002 Elite League speedway season and

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for the 2002 Premier League speedway season. In 2003, he switched from King's Lynn to

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for the

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, although he remained with the same Silver Machine promotion. He spent the following two seasons (2004 and 2005) with both Hull and Oxford He won the league and cup double with Hull during the

2004 Premier League speedway season The 2004 Premier League speedway season was the second division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). Season summary The Le ...

. He joined the

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for the

2006 Premier League speedway season The 2006 Premier League speedway season was the second division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). Season summary The ...

. He stayed with Somerset for two more seasons in 2008 and 2009. In 2008, he was part of the team that won the

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and in 2009 he was voted Somerset Rebels Rider of The Year. Following the 2009 season Kramer returned to Sweden as usual but on the night of 9 December 2009 he was killed in a car accident.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kramer, Emil 1979 births 2009 deaths Swedish speedway riders Hull Vikings riders King's Lynn Stars riders Swedish expatriate speedway riders in England Oxford Cheetahs riders Somerset Rebels riders Sportspeople from Mariestad Dackarna riders Lejonen riders