Hasse Holmqvist
Hans Ulof Holmqvist is a Swedish former motorcycle speedway rider. During his career he was known as Hasse Holmqvist. He earned 30 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.
Speedway career
Holmqvist was a leading speedway rider in the late 1960s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1968 Individual Speedway World Championship and the 1969 Individual Speedway World Championship.He won the silver medal in 1975 and bronze medal in 1968 at the Swedish Championship.
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1967 until 1975. He rode for Wolverhampton Wolves from 1967 to 1968 and Oxford Cheetahs in 1970, 1973 and 1975.
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1968 – Gothenburg, Ullevi – 8th – 9pts
- 1969 – London, Wembley Stadium – 5th – 10pts