Christer Rohlén

Christer Rohlén
Born7 April 1967 (1967-04-07) (age 57)
Örebro, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1983–1991Indianerna
1992–2000Örnarna
2002Vikingarna
Great Britain
1994–1995Arena Essex Hammers
Poland
1990, 1994KS Toruń
Team honours
1990, 1991, 1992
1993, 1994, 1996
Elitserien champion
1990Polish League Champion

Christer Karlsson Rohlén (born 7 April 1967) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1][2][3] He earned 2 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[4]

Career

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Rohlén started his career riding for Indianerna in 1983. He would spend nine seasons with the club and reached the final of the 1988 Junior World Championship. He won his first of six Swedish Speedway Team Championships with Indianerna in 1990.[5]

In 1992, he joined Örnarna from Indianerna and would go on to win four more Elitserien titles in 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1996.[5]

In 1994, he made his British leagues debut with Arena Essex Hammers for the 1994 British League season.[6] He also completed the 1995 Premier League speedway season with the club.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Karlsson Christer Rohlen". Speedway HG. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Christer Rohlen". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Christer Rohlen profile". Speedweek. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Arena swoop for Rohlen". Halifax Evening Courier. 27 May 1994. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Gritty victory". Billericay Gazette. 1 June 1995. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "A-Z of Riders averages" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 22 March 2023.