Anders Michanek

Anders Michanek
Born (1943-05-30) 30 May 1943
Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality  Sweden
Current club information
Career status Retired
Career history
1965-1966 (SWE)
1967
1967-1983 (SWE)
1968
1970
1971-1973, 1975, 1981
1977
1984-1985 (SWE)
1989 (SWE)		 Gamarna
Long Eaton Archers
Getingarna
Leicester Lions
Newcastle Diamonds
Reading Racers
Cradley Heath Heathens
Gamarna
Rospiggarna
Individual honours
1974
1977
1972, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1982
1967, 1973
1973
1973
1973
1967
1973
1973		 World Champion
Long Track World Champion
Swedish Champion
Brandonapolis
Pride of the East
Blue Riband
Spring Classic
Olympique
Superama
Golden Gauntlets
Team honours
1973, 1974, 1975
1970
1973
1965, 1970, 1974, 1975
1967, 1969, 1974, 1978, 1979,
1981, 1982, 1983
1972		 World Pairs Champion
World Team Champion
British League Champion
Swedish Pairs Champion
Swedish Team Champion

Spring Gold Cup Winner

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Anders Michanek (born 30 May 1943 in Stockholm, Sweden)[1] is a Speedway rider. In 1974 he won the Speedway World Championship in his Swedish homeland with a maximum score of 15 points.[2]

Career

Michanek had a very successful career riding in the British League. He initially signed for the Long Eaton Archers in 1967 before going on to ride for various clubs including Leicester Lions, Newcastle Diamonds, Reading Racers, Ipswich Witches and Cradley Heath Heathens.

Michanek won the World Final in 1974 at the Ullevi Stadium in Göteborg, and won the Swedish Individual Championship several times.[3] He won the World Long Track Final in 1977 at Aalborg in Denmark.[4]

When Michanek finished second behind Denmark's Ole Olsen in the 1975 World Final at London's Wembley Stadium, it was reported that he was relieved to have relinquished his world title as he had not enjoyed the pressure of being the World Champion. Reports also told that he only started to enjoy the 1975 Final after finishing third in his opening heat behind Olsen and Russian rider Viktor Trofimov knowing that from that point he was not likely to repeat his 1974 win. This was reflected when he came out and won his final four races to finish 2 points behind the undefeated Olsen in second place.

Anders Michanek also won the World Pairs Championship in 1973 in Borås with Bernt Persson, again in 1974 at the Hyde Road Speedway in Manchester with Sören Sjösten, and a third time in succession in 1975 in Wrocław, Poland with Tommy Jansson. He also won the Speedway World Team Cup with Sweden in 1970.

In 1977, Michanek won the Long Track World Championship in Aalborg, Denmark.

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

World Pairs Championship

World Team Cup

Long Track World Championship

References

  1. ↑ Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.
  2. ↑ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
  3. ↑ "Swedish Champion", Speedway Star, 9 September 1978, p. 8
  4. ↑ "World Long Track", Speedway Star, 9 September 1978, p. 8
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