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Sten Lundin (1956)
Nationality	Swedish
Born	20 November 1931 (1931-11-20)
Died	3 June 2016 (2016-06-04) (aged 84)
Motocross career
Years active	1955 - 1966
Teams	Monark, Lito [de; nl]
Championships	500cc- 1959, 1961
Wins	22

Sten Lundin (20 November 1931 – 3 June 2016) was a Swedish professional motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1955 to 1966. Between 1955 and 1964, Lundin placed in the top three competitors of the 500cc Motocross World Championships.

Motocross career

Lundin won the F.I.M. 500cc motocross world championship in 1959 riding a Monark. In the 1960 world championship, he finished in second place, two points behind Bill Nilsson. In 1961 he recaptured the 500cc world championship riding a Monark which had been re-badged as a Lito. He dropped to third place in the world championship in 1962, finished second to Rolf Tibblin in the 1963 world championship and, third in the 1964 world championship. Lundin was also a member of the victorious Swedish team at the 1955 Motocross des Nations.

Lundin died on 3 June 2016.