David Ruud

David Ruud
Born (1980-01-21) January 21, 1980 (age 46)
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
2000Kaparna
2000–2002, 2008–2014Lejonen
2001–2003Västervik
2004–2005, 2012–2014Vetlanda
2011Gnistorna
Poland
2003Częstochowa
2005Piła
2006–2007 2009–2010Gorzów
2008, 2013–2014Ostrów
2011–2012Grudziądz
Denmark
2008Holstebro
Great Britain
2001, 2003Poole Pirates
2003Arena Essex Hammers
2004Swindon Robins
Individual honours
2001Swedish U21 champion
Team honours
2003World Cup
2003Polish league champion
2000Swedish Division One Champion

David Ruud (born January 21, 1980) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden who won 2003 Speedway World Cup with Sweden and earned six caps for the Sweden national speedway team.

Career

Ruud signed for Poole Pirates for the 2001 Elite League speedway season before riding for Arena Essex Hammers in 2003.

Ruud was part of the Swedish team that won the 2003 Speedway World Cup final, held on 9 August in the Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark. The same season, Ruud won the Team Polish Championship (Speedway Ekstraliga) with Włókniarz Częstochowa during the 2003 Polish speedway season.

Results

World Championships

European Championships

See also

References

  1. ↑ Świat Żużla, No 1 (74) / 2008, pages 32-33, ISSN 1429-3285
  2. ↑ Świat Żużla, No 2 (75) / 2008, page 25, ISSN 1429-3285
  3. ↑ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Debut at last for Ruud". Colchester Gazette. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Update". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 15 September 2003. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ world.speedway.org Archived 2003-08-26 at the Wayback Machine; Retrieved on 2008-12-26
  7. ↑ "2003 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.