Mikael Blixt (born 8 August 1964) is a former speedway rider from Sweden. He earned 18 caps for the

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Speedway career

Blixt rode in the top tier of British Speedway during the 1982 British League season, riding for the

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. He returned nine years later to compete in the 1991 British League season for the Berwick Bandits and

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. In the

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he rode for

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. He stood as reserve for the final of the

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in the 1991 Individual Speedway World Championship following a successful qualification through the Nordic final and his high placing in the World semi final. He won the silver medal in 1989 at the Swedish Championship.

References

1964 births Living people Swedish speedway riders Berwick Bandits riders Swedish expatriate speedway riders in England Peterborough Panthers riders Poole Pirates riders Sportspeople from Nyköping {{Sweden-speedway-bio-stub