Antonio Lindbäck

Antonio Lindbäck
Antonio lindback.jpg
Born (1985-05-05) 5 May 1985 (age 34)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
NicknameAnton, Rio Rocket
NationalitySweden Sweden
WebsiteOfficial Website
Current club information
Danish leagueOutrup
Polish leagueMRGARDEN GKM Grudziądz
Russian leagueTurbina
Swedish leagueMasarna and Västervik Speedway
Career history
Sweden
2001-2007Masarna
2008Vargarna
2009-2010Piraterna
2011-Indianerna
Speedway Grand Prix statistics
SGP Number85
Starts102
Podiums13 (3-2-8)
Finalist16 time
Winner3 times
Individual honours
2004European Under-19 Champion
2005Scandinavian Under-21 Champion
2012Italian Grand Prix Champion
2012Torun Grand Prix Champion
2015Swedish Champion
2004, 2011Grand Prix Challenge Winner
2016British Grand Prix Champion
Team honours
2004, 2015Speedway World Cup Winner

Antonio Lindbäck (born 5 May 1985 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)[1] is an international motorcycle speedway rider who currently competes in the Speedway World Championship, finishing eighth in 2016, and was a member of the Swedish team who won the Speedway World Cup in 2004[2] and 2015.

Career highlights

Lindbäck made his international debut in 2004 with firstly a wild card ride in the Speedway Grand Prix series but he made a bigger impression in the Speedway World Cup riding for the Swedish team. He became the European Under-19 Champion in 2004 and Scandinavian Under-21 Champion in 2005.

He made his full SGP debut in 2005 finishing 10th both in that season and the subsequent 2006 championship.

Prior to the final 2007 Speedway Grand Prix round in Gelsenkirchen, it was announced that Lindbäck had decided to retire from speedway. But in 2008, Lindbäck was deciding to return to speedway, starting in the second league in Sweden. He continued his professional career in 2009.

Lindbäck won his first Grand Prix in the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix of Italy in Terenzano.[3][4]

Current clubs

At the end of the 2007 season Antonio Lindbäck announced that he retired, but made a quick comeback competing for Vargarna in the Swedish second division allsvenskan and he was a major force in bringing the club to the playoff finale. Before the start of the 2009 season he moved to another club called Piraterna.[5] He is also included in the Swedish national team.[6]

Lindbäck qualified for the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix via the Grand Prix Challenge.

Speedway Grand Prix results

  permanent speedway rider
  wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
  rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

SGP Podiums

  1. Denmark Copenhagen 2005 - 3rd place
  2. Czech Republic Prague 2006 - 3rd place
  3. Latvia Daugavpils 2006 - 2nd place
  4. Sweden Gothenburg 2009 - 3rd place
  5. Sweden Gothenburg 2011 - 3rd place
  6. Italy Terenzano 2011 - 3rd place
  7. Italy Terenzano 2012 - 1st place
  8. United Kingdom Cardiff 2012 - 3rd place
  9. Sweden Målilla 2012 - 3rd place
  10. Poland Toruń 2012 - 1st place
  11. Sweden Målilla 2015 - 3rd place
  12. United Kingdom Cardiff 2016 - 1st place

See also

References

  1. ^ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
  2. ^ Banford, Robert (2007-03-01). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0-7524-4250-3.
  3. ^ "Lindback set to quit". Sky Sports. 2007-10-03. Retrieved 2007-10-26.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Lindback retires from speedway". Daily Echo. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2009-10-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ Svensktrio vann bronsmatch i Polen[permanent dead link]

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