Philip Hellström Bängs
Swedish speedway rider
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Philip Hellström Bängs (born 24 March 2003) is an international speedway rider from Sweden.[1][2][3]
| Born | 24 March 2003 (age 23) Sweden |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career history | |
| Sweden | |
| 2020–2022, 2024–2025 | Masarna |
| 2023 | Valsarna |
| 2023–2025 | Smederna |
| Poland | |
| 2023 | Rzeszów |
| 2024 | Bydgoszcz |
| 2025 | Częstochowa |
| Denmark | |
| 2021 | Region Varde |
| Individual honours | |
| 2024 | Swedish U21 champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2024 | U21 team world silver |
Speedway career
In 2021, Hellström Bängs helped Sweden qualify for the final of the 2021 Speedway of Nations (the World team Championships of speedway).[4][5] He has made the Swedish Under 21 title podium in three successive years from 2020 to 2022.[6]
He helped Valsarna win the Allsvenskan during the 2022 Swedish Speedway season.[7] He rode for Smederna in 2023 and 2024.[8]
In 2024, he qualified for the final series of the 2024 SGP2 (the World U21 Championship)[9] and helped Sweden win the silver medal at the Under-21 Team World Championship in Manchester.[10] Additionally he became the Swedish U21 champion, denying two time champion Casper Henriksson a third consecutive title.[11]