Jimmy Nilsen is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.
Education
After finishing second to Per Jonsson at the 1985 European (World) Under-21 Championship Final in Abensberg, West Germany, Nilsen impressed when as a 19 year he finished what would be a career best 4th in the 1986 World Final (his first World Final appearance) at the Silesian Stadium in Katowice, Poland, a placing he would repeat in the 2 day 1987 World Final at the Amsterdam Olympic Stadium in the Netherlands.
Career
Nilsen also rode in five World Finals as well as representing Sweden in Test Matches, World Pairs (best finish 2nd in 1989 with Per Jonsson) and World Team Cup (finishing 2nd in 1991, 1992 and 1998). He also helped Sweden to 3rd place in the 2001 World Cup Final in Wrocław, Poland. A year later he returned to Australia as part of the touring Swedish team that defeated Australia 3-2 in a 5 match test series.
Individual World Championship
1986 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 4th - 11pts
1987 - Amsterdam, Olympic Stadium - 4th - 22pts
1990 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium - 5th - 10pts
1991 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 5th - 10pts
1992 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium - 7th - 7pts
World Pairs Championship
1988 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium (with Per Jonsson) - 5th - 29pts (17)
1989 - Leszno, Alfred Smoczyk Stadium (with Per Jonsson) - 2nd - 44pts (23)
1990 - Landshut, Ellermühle Stadium (with Per Jonsson) - 4th - 33pts (17)
1991 - Poznań, Olimpia Poznań Stadium (with Henrik Gustafsson / Per Jonsson) - 2nd - 24pts (8)
World Team Cup
1985 - Long Beach Veterans Memorial Stadium - 4th - 10pts (2)
1986 - Göteborg, Ullevi, Vojens, Speedway Center and Bradford, Odsal Stadium - 4th - 73pts (16)
1988 - Long Beach Veterans Memorial Stadium - 3rd - 22pts (5)
1989 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium - 3rd - 30pts (0)
1991 - Vojens, Speedway Center - 2nd - 30pts (7)
1992 - Kumla, Kumla Speedway - 2nd - 33pts (1)
1997 - Piła, Stadion Żużlowy Centrum - 3rd - 21pts (3)
1998 - Vojens, Speedway Center - 2nd - 24pts (13)
World Cup
2001 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium - 3rd - 51pts (7)
Individual Under-21 World Championship
1985 - Abensberg, Motorstadion - 2nd - 13pts.