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Kim Nilsson

Swedish motorcycle speedway rider (born 1990)

Summary

Swedish motorcycle speedway rider (born 1990)

Field	Value
name	Kim Nilsson
nationality	Swedish
birth_date
birth_place	Stockholm, Sweden
career1	Sweden
years2	2008
career2	Hammarby
years3	2009, 2014–2015, 2021–2024
career3	Griparna
years4	2009–2013, 2016–2019
career4	Vargarna
years5	2011–2015, 2021–2023
career5	Rospiggarna
years6	2016–2020, 2025
career6	Masarna
years7	2024–2025
career7	Smederna
career8	Great Britain
years9	2009–2011
career9	Newport
years10	2011–2016
career10	Lakeside
years11	2013
career11	Eastbourne
years12	2017
career12	Leicester
career13	Poland
years14	2020
career14	Tarnów
years15	2022–2025
career15	Landshut
SGP No	233
SGP starts	19
SGP finals	1
SGP win	0
indivyear1	2022
indivhonour1	GP Challenge winner
teamyear1	2008 - 3rd place
teamhonour1	U-21 Speedway World Cup

Kim Nilsson (born 4 February 1990) is a Swedish motorcycle speedway rider who won bronze medal in the 2008 Team U-21 World Championship.

Career details

Born on Stockholm, Nilsson rode in British speedway between 2009 and 2017, first in the Premier League for Newport Wasps (2009-11), and in the Elite League for Lakeside Hammers (2011–2013, 2014–2016) Eastbourne Eagles (2013), and Leicester Lions (2017).

He has raced in five Speedway Grand Prix, scoring a total of 12 points, and in one World Cup event, scoring 4 points. In 2021, he joined Rospiggarna.

In 2022, he won the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification event, which qualified him to take part as a permanent rider for the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix. Also in 2023, he was part of the Swedish team that competed at the 2023 Speedway World Cup in Poland. His debut 2023 Grand Prix season ended in 13th place.

Family

His father Tommy Nilsson was also a professional speedway rider.

Major results

World Championship

World U21 Championships

Individual U-21 World Championship
- 2008 - 18th place in Semi-Final 1
- 2009 - 7th place in Qualifying Round 5
Team U-21 World Championship (Under-21 Speedway World Cup)
- 2008 - DEN Holsted - 3rd place (9 pts)
- 2009 - POL Gorzów Wlkp. - 3rd place (6 pts)

European Championships

Individual U-19 European Championship
- 2008 - GER Stralsund - 9th place (7 pts)
- 2009 - POL Tarnów - 14th place (3 pts)

References

"[http://www.speedwaygb.co/riderindex17_n 2017 Rider Index: N]", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 9 March 2018
''Świat Żużla'', No 1 (77) / 2009, pages 69, {{ISSN. 1429-3285
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