Arnt Førland

Arnt Førland
Born (1964-07-10) 10 July 1964 (age 62)
Sandnes, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Career history
Norway
1986–1987NMK Sarpsborg
1988–1995NMK Oslo
2004–2005Elgane
Sweden
1990–1998, 2001–2003, 2013Valsarna
2001Karlstad
2002–2003Kavaljererna
Individual honours
1989, 2004, 2005Norwegian Championship
Team honours
1998Swedish Elitserien Champion

Arnt Førland (born 10 July 1964) is a Norwegian former international motorcycle speedway rider, who rode in 2004 Speedway Grand Prix of Norway and is a three-time Norwegian champion. He represented the Norway national speedway team during the final of the 1995 Speedway World Team Cup.

Career

In 1989, Førland won the Scandinavian Longtrack championship.

Førland was a three-time champion of Norway, winning the Norwegian Championship in 1989, 2004 and 2005. As part of the Speedway World Championships, he competed in the Nordic Speedway final on multiple occasions.

On 29 September 2013, Førland was taken to hospital following a serious crash, riding for his Swedish team Valsarna during the 2013 Swedish speedway season.

Speedway Grand Prix result

2004 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 23)
Race no. Grand Prix Pos. Pts. Heats Draw No
9 /9 Norway Norwegian SGP 18 4 (1,2,1) 23
  permanent speedway rider
  wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
  rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

References

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  2. 1 2 "Arnt Forland". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "World Team Championship". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 25 September 1995. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Speedway History Info - Historia Zuzla". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Spying mission!". Manchester Evening News. 7 June 1990. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Sweden". Speedway Star. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

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