Jimmy Nilsen

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Jimmy Nilsen (born 16 November 1966) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.^[1]

Career

Jimmy Nilsen was

Nilsen later qualified for the Speedway Grand Prix in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001, finishing a career best 2nd in 1998 behind countryman Tony Rickardsson.

In 1990 after appearing in a "Rest of the World" team in a test against Australia at the North Arm Speedway in Adelaide, South Australia, Nilsen won the inaugural running of the Jack Young Memorial Cup named in honour of the Adelaide rider who had won the World Final in 1951 and 1952. A year later he returned to Australia as part of the touring Swedish team that defeated Australia 3-2 in a 5 match test series.

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

• Silesian Stadium
  - 4th - 11pts
• 1987 - Amsterdam, Olympic Stadium - 4th - 22pts
• 1990 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium - 5th - 10pts
• Göteborg, Ullevi
  - 5th - 10pts
• Olympic Stadium
  - 7th - 7pts

• 1988 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium (with Per Jonsson) - 5th - 29pts (17)
• Alfred Smoczyk Stadium (with Per Jonsson
  ) - 2nd - 44pts (23)
• Ellermühle Stadium (with Per Jonsson
  ) - 4th - 33pts (17)
• Olimpia Poznań Stadium (with Henrik Gustafsson / Per Jonsson
  ) - 2nd - 24pts (8)

• 1985 –  USA Long Beach, Veterans Memorial Stadium (with Jan Andersson / Per Jonsson / Tommy Nilsson / Pierre Brannefors) – 4th – 10pts (2)
• Göteborg, Ullevi, Vojens, Speedway Center and Bradford, Odsal Stadium (with Jan Andersson / Per Jonsson / Tommy Nilsson / Erik Stenlund / Tony Olsson
  ) - 4th - 73pts (16)
• 1988 - Long Beach Veterans Memorial Stadium (with Conny Ivarsson / Henrik Gustafsson / Tony Olsson / Per Jonsson) - 3rd - 22pts (5)
• 1989 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium (with Mikael Blixt / Per Jonsson / Tony Olsson / Erik Stenlund) - 3rd - 30pts (0)
• 1991 - Vojens, Speedway Center - 2nd - 30pts (7)
• Kumla Speedway
  - 2nd - 33pts (1)
• Stadion Żużlowy Centrum
  - 3rd - 21pts (3)
• 1998 - Vojens, Speedway Center - 2nd - 24pts (13)

World Cup

• Olympic Stadium
  - 3rd - 51pts (7)

Individual Under-21 World Championship

• Motorstadion
  - 2nd - 13pts

Speedway Grand Prix results

References