Per Jonsson

Per Jonsson

Infobox Speedway rider
ridername= Per Jonsson


nationality = flagicon|SWE Sweden
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1966|3|21
cityofbirth = Stockholm
countryofbirth = Sweden
retired = Retired
years = 1984-1993
career = Reading Racers
indivhonour = World Champion
European Under 21 Champion
British League Riders Champion
indivyear = 1990
1985
1993
teamhonour = World Pairs Champion
British League Champions
British League KO Cup Winners
Premiership Winners
BSPA Cup Winners
British League Fours Champions
teamyear = 1993
1990, 1992
1990
1991, 1993
1992
1993

Per Jonsson (born 21 March 1966 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1990, and finished runner-up in 1992. [Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). "A History of the World Speedway Championship". Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5]

In 1985 he became 1985 in his second season with the Reading Racers. In his time with the Racers the team won six major trophies.

In 1993 he won the World Pairs Championship with Tony Rickardsson and reserve Henrik Gustafsson, and also won the British League Riders Championship.

His career was cut short when a crash during a league meeting in Poland in 1994 left him confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life.

World Final Appearances

* 1987 - Flag|NED Amsterdam - 5th - 22pts
* 1988 - Flag|DEN Vojens - 5th - 9pts
* 1990 - Flag|GBR Bradford - Winner - 13pts + 3pts
* 1991 - Flag|SWE Gothenburg - 9th - 7pts
* 1992 - Flag|POL Wrocław - 2nd - 11pts
* 1993 - Flag|GER Pocking - 9th - 7pts

External links

* [http://www.readingspeedway.com Reading Racers website]

References


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