Sverre Harrfeldt
| Born | 23 November 1937 (age 86) Oslo, Norway |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Career history | |
| 1963-1964 | Wimbledon Dons |
| 1965-1968, 1970 | West Ham Hammers |
| 1971 | Wembley Lions |
| Individual honours | |
| 1965 | London Riders' Champion |
| 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966 | Norwegian Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1965 | British League Champion |
| 1965 | British League KO Cup Winner |
| 1965, 1966, 1967 | London Cup |
Sverre Olav Harrfeldt (born 23 November 1937, Oslo) is a former speedway rider from Norway.[1] He earned 7 caps for the Norway national speedway team.[2]
Career
[edit]Harrfeldt finished second in the 1966 World championships beaten in race 9 by Barry Briggs the eventual champion.[3]
He started his British leagues career riding for Wimbledon Dons during the 1963 Speedway National League season.[4] After two seasons with Wimbledon he joined the West Ham Hammers where he won the league and cup double. He was the leading rider at West Ham for a five year period and recorded two ten plus average seasons.[5][6]
He later rode for Wembley Lions.[7][8] In 1972 Wembley sent their entire team out on loan due to extra football fixtures stopping the speedway at Wembley and Harrfeldt moved to Oxford Cheetahs but did not continue racing.[9]
World Final Appearances
[edit]Individual World Championship
[edit]- 1963 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 6th - 10pts - 1966 -
Göteborg, Ullevi - 2nd - 14pts
References
[edit]- ^ "Sverre Harrfeldt - Grasstrack GB". grasstrackgb.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Richard Bott (1972). The Champions Book of Speedway No. 3. S. Paul. ISBN 978-0-09-112020-7.
- ^ "Norwegian Star". Coventry Standard. 26 July 1963. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Nordin ignored". Sunday Mirror. 12 April 1970. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "This 78-year old drives a supercar every day". WhichCar. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Stalsberg, STABBES SNAKKBAR med Tom (12 December 2020). "Speedway to heaven". Eidsvoll Ullensaker Blad (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Wembley Lions split". Hull Daily Mail. 29 February 1972. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.