Born | 16 October 1931 (1931-10-16) Falköping, Sweden |
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Died | 26 May 2008(2008-05-26) (aged 76) Mullsjö, Sweden |
Nationality | Swedish |
Career history | |
Sweden | |
1950-1951 | Falkarna |
1952 | Knallarna |
1953-1958 | Filbyterna |
1959-1961 | Vargarna |
1962-1965 | Dackarna |
1966-1967 | Örnarna |
Great Britain | |
1962 | Oxford Cheetahs |
Individual honours | |
1963 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
Team honours | |
1960, 1961, 1962 | Allsvenskan Champion |
Per Tage Svensson (16 October 1931 – 26 May 2008) also spelt Per Thage Svensson was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. He earned 14 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.
Speedway career
Svensson reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship.
He rode for Oxford Cheetahs during the 1962 Speedway National League.
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1963 – London, Wembley Stadium – 15th – 1pt
World Team Cup
- 1961 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Sören Sjösten / Rune Sörmander / Björn Knutson / Ove Fundin) - 2nd - 30pts (7)
References
- "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- "WESTGÖTARNAS IDROTTSHISTORIA magazine, page 22" (PDF). wi tidningen /. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- "Tag's test". Sunday Mirror. 20 May 1962. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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