11 Facts About Henrik Gustafsson

Henrik Gustafsson won the 1993 World Pairs Championship with Tony Rickardsson and the Speedway World Team Cup in 1994 and 2000.

Henrik Gustafsson earned 50 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.

Henrik Gustafsson rode in the first of his four Speedway World Finals in 1990, despite failing to qualify for the 1990 World Final in Bradford, England, he got a lucky break when he replaced the injured Dane Jan O Pedersen.

Henrik Gustafsson first rode in Britain during a few matches for the 1990 season for the King's Lynn Stars before signing for the 1991 British League season.

Henrik Gustafsson topped the King's Lynn averages in 1991 and 1992, establishing himself as one of the league's leading riders.

In January 1991, Henrik Gustafsson toured Australia with the Swedish team alongside Per Jonsson, Jimmy Nilsen, Peter Nahlin, Erik Stenlund, Conny Ivarsson and Tony Rickardsson.

Also in 1994 Henrik Gustafsson signed for ZKZ Zielona Gora in Poland and won the Swedish Pairs Championship.

Henrik Gustafsson won his first Speedway Swedish Individual Championship in 1995 and signed for Polonia Bydgoszcz in Poland, staying with them until 2001, again winning the Polish League in 1997,1998 and 2000.

Henrik Gustafsson became champion of Sweden for the second time in 2000.

Henrik Gustafsson's best placings in one of the Grand Prix events was a 2nd in Sweden in 1996 and a second as a Wild Card rider in the 2001 German GP.

Henrik Gustafsson then returned for one last season in Britain with the Oxford Cheetahs in 2005, winning the Craven Shield while with Oxford.