- Per Jonsson
Infobox Speedway rider
ridername= Per Jonsson
nationality = flagicon|SWESweden
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
1993Per Jonsson (born 21 March 1966 in
Stockholm ,Sweden ) is a former speedway rider who won theSpeedway 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 reserveHenrik 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|DENVojens - 5th - 9pts
* 1990 - Flag|GBR Bradford - Winner - 13pts + 3pts
* 1991 - Flag|SWEGothenburg - 9th - 7pts
* 1992 - Flag|POLWrocław - 2nd - 11pts
* 1993 - Flag|GERPocking - 9th - 7ptsExternal links
* [http://www.readingspeedway.com Reading Racers website]
References
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