Linus Eklöf (born 3 March 1989)Świat Żużla, No 1 (77) / 2009, pages 44-45, is a Swedish former motorcycle speedway rider, who won the Team U-19 European Champion title in 2008.
Career In 2009, Eklöf rode in the Premier League in the UK, averaging over six points per match for treble-winning King's Lynn Stars, staying with them in 2010 (averaging over 7 that season) and also riding in the Elite League for Peterborough Panthers."Rider Index", speedwaygb.co, retrieved 2012-07-07 He left British speedway in June 2010 for personal reasons, returning in 2011 with Berwick Bandits in the Premier League and Belle Vue Aces in the Elite League.
Eklöf reached the Swedish individual final in 2010. In July 2012, he was signed by Premier League Leicester Lions"Lions Sign Linus Eklöf ", speedway365.com, 6 July 2012, retrieved 2012-07-07 after leaving Belle Vue.
In 2022, Eklöf came out of retirement to help with the rider shortage (due to injuries) at Lejonen.
Career details World Championships Individual U-21 World Championship 2007 - 18th place in Qualifying round 2 as track reserve 2008 - 11th place in Semi-Final 1 Team U-21 World Championship (Under-21 World Cup) 2009 - Gorzów Wlkp. - 3rd place (5 pts)
European Championships Individual U-19 European Championship 2008 - Stralsund - 8th place (8 pts) Team U-19 European Championship 2008 - Rawicz - European Champion (11 pts)
See also Sweden national speedway team
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