Karl Mikael Karlsson (born 21 August 1973), who later rode under the name Mikael Max, is a Swedish former international motorcycle speedway rider. He earned 21 caps for the Sweden national speedway team. Career. After first riding a speedway bike at the age of twelve, he moved up to 500cc bikes in 1989. He represented Sweden at under-21 level in 1990, and made his full debut for Sweden in 1991. . He won the Swedish U21 championship in 1992 and finished runner-up to Joe Screen in the World Under-21 Championship in 1993. He made amends the following season by winning the championship in 1994.
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