Kim Nilsson (born 4 February 1990)2017 Rider Index: N
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rider who won bronze medal in the 2008 Team U-21 World Championship.

Career details

Born on

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, Nilsson rode in British speedway between 2009 and 2017, first in the

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for

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(2009-11), and in the Elite League for

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(2011–2013, 2014–2016)

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(2013), and

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(2017). He has raced in five

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, scoring a total of 12 points, and in one

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event, scoring 4 points. In 2021, he joined

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. In 2022, he won the

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event, which qualified him to take part as a permanent rider for the

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. Also in 2023, he was part of the Swedish team that competed at the

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in Poland. His debut 2023 Grand Prix season ended in 13th place.

Family

His father

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was also a professional speedway rider.

Major results

World Championship

- 13th *

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- 20th

World U21 Championships

* Individual U-21 World Championship ** ''

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- 18th place in Semi-Final 1'' ** ''

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- 7th place in Qualifying Round 5'' * Team U-21 World Championship (Under-21 Speedway World Cup) **

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- 3rd place (9 pts) **

- Gorzów Wlkp. - 3rd place (6 pts)

European Championships

* Individual U-19 European Championship **

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- 9th place (7 pts) **

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- 14th place (3 pts)

References

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