Göte Nordin (2 July 1935 – 21 November 2023) was a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. He earned 45 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.
Speedway career Nordin was a two times champion of Sweden, winning the Swedish Championship in 1965 and 1971. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on four occasions (1961, 1962, 1963 and 1966), finishing third in the 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship.
Nordin helped Sweden win the World Team Cup in 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1967. He won the Swedish League title on eight occasions with three clubs.
Nordin won the 1971 Swedish final after Anders Michanek refused to pariticpate in a re-run for the title and was disqualified. Both riders finished on 14 points and in the race-off Michanek beat Nordin after the latter pulled out of the race, claiming that he saw a red light to stop the race. The match referee ordered a re-run but Michanek refused to take part claiming there was no red light. The incident resulted in violence between rival supporters and was headline news in Sweden.
Nordin rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1966 until 1972, riding for various clubs despite problems with restrictions for overseas riders in the league. He rode for Belle Vue Aces, Norwich Stars, Wimbledon Dons, Newport Wasps, Poole Pirates, Coventry Bees, Wembley Lions and Halifax Dukes.
World Final Appearances Individual World Championship 1961 - Malmö, Malmö Stadion - 3rd - 12pts + 2pts 1962 - London, Wembley Stadium - 8th - 9pts 1963 - London, Wembley Stadium - 5th - 10pts 1964 - Gothenburg, Ullevi - Reserve - Did not ride 1966 - Gothenburg, Ullevi - 6th - 9pts 1971 - Gothenburg, Ullevi - Reserve - Did not ride
World Team Cup 1962 - Slaný (with Ove Fundin / Sören Sjösten / Björn Knutson / Rune Sörmander) - Winner - 36pts (4) 1963 - Vienna, Stadion Wien (with Ove Fundin / Per Olof Söderman / Björn Knutson / Rune Sörmander) - Winner - 37pts (6) 1964 - Abensberg, Abensberg Stadion (with Ove Fundin / Björn Knutson / Rune Sörmander / Sören Sjösten) - Winner - 34pts (10) 1965 - Kempten, Illerstadion (with Ove Fundin / Bengt Jansson / Björn Knutson) - 2nd - 33pts (6) 1966 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Ove Fundin / Leif Enecrona / Björn Knutson / Leif Larsson) - 3rd - 22pts (3) 1967 - Malmö, Malmö Stadion (with Ove Fundin / Bengt Jansson / Torbjörn Harrysson) - Winner - 32pts (11) 1972 - Olching, Olching Speedwaybahn (with Tommy Jansson / Anders Michanek / Christer Lofqvist / Jan Simensen) 4th - 18pts (1)
World Pairs Championship 1969* - Stockholm, Gubbängens IP (with Ove Fundin) - 2nd - 27pts (12) * Unofficial World Championships.
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