Peter Ingvar Karlsson
Swedish speedway rider
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| Intro | Swedish speedway rider | |
| Places | Sweden | |
| is | Motorcycle racer | |
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| Birth | 1976 | |
| Age | 48 years |
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Biography
Peter Ingvar Karlsson (born 12 July 1976) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.
Career
Karlsson came to prominence when he won the 1997 Swedish Junior Speedway Championship, during the 1997 Swedish speedway season.
He started his British leagues career during the 1999 Premier League speedway season, where he rode for Workington Comets. The following season he improved his average to 8.69.
In 2001, he recorded a 9.03 average during the 2001 Premier League speedway season and partnered Carl Stonehewer, when the pair won the Premier League Pairs Championship for Workington at Derwent Park on 14 July. After a full season in 2002 he rode just a couple of times for Workington in his final season in Britain, which was 2003.