# Niklas Klingberg

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Swedish motorcycle speedway rider (born 1973)

For the Swedish footballer, see [Niklas Klingberg (footballer)](/source/Niklas_Klingberg_(footballer)).

Niklas Klingberg Born (1973-02-06) 6 February 1973 (age 53) Nationality Swedish Career history Sweden 1989–2000 Örnarna 2001 Indianerna 2002 Masarna 2004 Piraterna 2005–2006 Vargarna Poland 1998 WTS Wrocław 1999, 2001, 2008 GTŻ Grudziądz 2000 Kolejarz Opole 2002 Unia Leszno 2003, 2006–2007 Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski 2004 KM Ostrów Wielkopolski 2005 Stal Rzeszów Great Britain 1994–1996, 1998 Belle Vue Aces 2001 King's Lynn Stars 2003 Oxford Cheetahs Denmark 2005 Holsted Individual honours 1993 Swedish U21 champion 2000 Intercontinental Champion 2002 Swedish Champion Team honours 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996 Swedish Elitserien Winner

**Niklas Johan Borje Klingberg** (born 6 February 1973)[1][2] is a Swedish former [motorcycle speedway](/source/Motorcycle_speedway) rider. He earned 11 caps for the [Sweden national speedway team](/source/Sweden_national_speedway_team).[3]

## Career

Klingberg was a member of Sweden team at [Speedway World Cups](/source/Speedway_World_Cup). He was [Swedish Champion](/source/Speedway_Swedish_Individual_Championship) in 2002.[4]

Klingberg rode in the British leagues from 1994 to 2003, starting with [Belle Vue Aces](/source/Belle_Vue_Aces) from 1994 to 1996 and again in 1998.[5] He then rode for [King's Lynn Stars](/source/King's_Lynn_Stars) in 2001 and [Oxford Cheetahs](/source/Oxford_Cheetahs) in 2003.[6]

## Career details

### World Championships

- [Individual World Championship](/source/Individual_Speedway_World_Championship) and [Speedway Grand Prix](/source/Speedway_Grand_Prix) - [2001](/source/2001_Speedway_Grand_Prix) - 10th place (54 pts) - [2002](/source/2002_Speedway_Grand_Prix) - 18th place (37 pts)

- Team World Championship ([Speedway World Team Cup](/source/Speedway_World_Team_Cup) and [Speedway World Cup](/source/Speedway_World_Cup)) - [1996](/source/1996_Speedway_World_Team_Cup) - 5th place - (14pts) - [2001](/source/2001_Speedway_World_Cup) - [Wrocław](/source/Wroc%C5%82aw) - **3rd place** (10 pts) - [2002](/source/2002_Speedway_World_Cup) - [Peterborough](/source/Peterborough) - **3rd place** (10 pts)

- [Individual U-21 World Championship](/source/Individual_Speedway_Junior_World_Championship) - [1991](/source/1991_Individual_Speedway_Junior_World_Championship) - [Coventry](/source/Coventry) - 7th place (8 pts) - [1992](/source/1992_Individual_Speedway_Junior_World_Championship) - [Pfaffenhofen](/source/Pfaffenhofen_an_der_Ilm) - 7th place (9 pts) - [1993](/source/1993_Individual_Speedway_Junior_World_Championship) - [Pardubice](/source/Pardubice) - 11th place (7 pts)

### European Championships

- [Individual European Championship](/source/Individual_Speedway_European_Championship) - [2004](/source/2004_Individual_Speedway_European_Championship) - [Holsted](/source/Holsted) - 9th place (6 pts)

## Family

His father [Börje Klingberg](/source/B%C3%B6rje_Klingberg) is also a former Swedish international speedway rider.[7]

## See also

- [Sweden national speedway team](/source/Sweden_national_speedway_team)

- [List of Speedway Grand Prix riders](/source/List_of_Speedway_Grand_Prix_riders)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [speedwaygp.republika.pl](http://speedwaygp.republika.pl/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090422155710/http://speedwaygp.republika.pl/) 2009-04-22 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine). Retrieved on 10 April 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** *Świat Żużla*, No 1 (77) / 2009, pages 42-43 [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1429-3285](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1429-3285)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022"](https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf) (PDF). *British Speedway*. Retrieved 7 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Montague, Trevor (2004). *The A-Z of Sport*. Little, Brown. p. 522. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-316-72645-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-316-72645-1).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Treble signing opens new era"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004985/19940226/081/0082). *Manchester Evening News*. 26 February 1994. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Track problems to be resolved"](https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/6576417.track-problems-resolved/). *Oxford Mail*. Retrieved 7 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Fathers and sons abound in the speedway - but they have never ridden together"](https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/gP0l11/vi-ska-kora-i-samma-lag). *Sport Bladet*. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

## External links

- (pl) [Klingberg at www.GTZ.Grudziadz.net](http://www.gtz.grudziadz.net/z_klingberg.htm)

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