Karl Mikael Karlsson (born 21 August 1973),[1] who later rode under the name Mikael Max, is a Swedish former international motorcycle speedway rider.
[2][3] He earned 21 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.
[8][5] Karlsson made his British speedway debut in 1993 for Wolverhampton Wolves, going on to ride for the club until 2005, only missing the 1995 and 2000 seasons.
[5][9] Max won four World team championships in 1994, 2000, 2003 and 2004.
[5] All three brothers represented Sweden in the 2007 Speedway World Cup, with Magnus riding at reserve.