Leif Enecrona (5 March 1940 – 11 April 2003) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship three times.Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. He earned 16 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.
Career Enecrona rode for Gamarna from 1961 to 1966, winning the Allsvenskan Division 2 in 1965 and then for Getingarna from 1967 to 1978 winning the Allsvenskan four times. Enecrona had a brief spell in the United Kingdom, riding for the Long Eaton Archers during the 1966 British League season, where he averaged 7.68.
Enecrona won the Swedish Championship in 1968.
World Final appearances Individual World Championship 1966 - Gothenburg, Ullevi - 7th - 8pts 1967 - London, Wembley Stadium - Reserve - did not ride 1971 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 12th - 4pts
World Team Cup 1966 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Björn Knutson / Ove Fundin / Göte Nordin / Leif Larsson) - 3rd - 22pts (4) 1971 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Anders Michanek / Bernt Persson / Sören Sjösten / Bengt Jansson) - 4th - 18pts (3)
Individual Ice Speedway World Championship 1966 - Ufa/Moscow - 15th - 7pts 1967 - Ufa/Moscow/Leningrad - Reserve - 1pt
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