Hasse Holmqvist

Hans Ulof Holmqvist (born 18 June 1945) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. During his career he was known as Hasse Holmqvist.

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, riding for Wolverhampton Wolves and Oxford Cheetahs.

Individual World Championship

 * 1968 – 🇸🇪 Gothenburg, Ullevi – 8th – 9pts
 * 1969 – 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, Wembley Stadium – 5th – 10pts

World Pairs Championship

 * 1972 - 🇸🇪 Borås, Ryavallen (with Bernt Persson) - 3rd - 22pts (9)

Individual Ice Speedway World Championship

 * 1971 Inzell, 12th – 11pts