.jpg) Sundstrom,Stal Gorzow, 2013 | |
| Born | (1990-10-28)28 October 1990 (age 35) Avesta, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career history | |
| Sweden | |
| 2008-2014, 2018-2019 | Piraterna |
| 2008-2009 | Solkatterna |
| 2014-2015 | Lejonen |
| 2015-2018 | Masarna |
| 2020 | Västervik |
| Great Britain | |
| 2009-2010 | Rye House |
| 2010 | Ipswich |
| 2011-2013 | Peterborough |
| 2018 | Poole |
| Poland | |
| 2013 | Gorzów |
| 2020 | Daugavpils |
| Denmark | |
| 2009, 2012–2013 | Grindsted |
| 2010–2011, 2021 | Fjelsted |
| Individual honours | |
| 2007 | European U19 Championship |
| 2009 | Swedish U21 Bronze Medallist |
| 2009 | Nordic U19 Champion |
| 2010, 2011 | Swedish U21 Silver Medallist |
| 2012 | Brandonapolis Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2015 | Speedway World Cup Winner |
| 2017 | Speedway World Cup silver |
| 2008 | Team U-19 European Champion |
| 2011, 2013 | Elitserien League Champion |
| 2014 | Speedway Ekstraliga |
Linus Erik Sundström (born 28 October 1990 inAvesta, Sweden) is a former internationalspeedway rider from Sweden.[1][2]
Sundström's British speedway career started in 2009 withRye House Rockets and he top scored for them during 2010 while also earning ten rides forIpswich Witches in the higher division. In 2011, he signed forPeterborough Panthers for the2011 Elite League speedway season.[3] He stayed with them until 2013.[4] He won the Brandonapolis in 2011.[5]
He was selected in the Swedish National squad for the 2012 & 2013 Speedway World Cups.
He achieved his greatest feat at the2015 Speedway World Cup, when part of theSwedish team that became world team champions. In theWorld Cup Final he scored 4 points; the team consisted ofAndreas Jonsson,Fredrik Lindgren andAntonio Lindbäck.[6]
In 2018, Sundström returned to British speedway after signing forPoole Pirates for theSGB Premiership 2018 season but was replaced mid-season.[7]
On 22 September 2019 he suffered what was described as a horrifying crash in Gdansk. He fractured his left thigh in two places, broke his upper arm and shoulder joint and tore his liver. After recovering from the injury he signed forVästervik Speedway but then in May 2021 suffered another serious crash while riding in the Danish league. He suffered seven broken or cracked vertebrae and made the decision to retire from racing.[8]
