Jan Andersson (speedway rider)
| Born | 7 May 1955 Alingsås, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career history | |
| Sweden | |
| 1974-1985, 1992-1994 | Kaparna |
| 1986-1990 | Vetlanda |
| Great Britain | |
| 1975-1978 | Swindon Robins |
| 1979-1988, 1990-1992 | Reading Racers |
| Individual honours | |
| 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985 | World finalist |
| 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984 | Swedish Champion |
| 1979 | Nordic Champion |
| 1974 | Swedish U21 champion |
| 1985 | Pride of the East |
| 1979 | Geoff Curtis Memorial |
| 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 | Indoor British Open Champion |
| 1981 | Littlechild Trophy |
| Team honours | |
| 1980, 1990, 1992 | British League Champion |
| 1990 | British League KO Cup Winner |
| 1984, 1986, 1987 | Elitserien Champion |
| 1980 | Allsvenskan Div 2 (South) Champion |
| 1982 | Allsvenskan Div 1 (South) Champion |
Jan Hakan Andersson (born 7 May 1955) is a former speedway rider from Sweden.[1] He earned 39 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[2]
Speedway career
[edit]Andersson was a leading speedway rider during the 1980s reaching six Speedway World Championship finals in 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984 and 1985. He was the Swedish champion on four occasions (1979, 1980, 1981 and 1984)[3] and Nordic Champion in 1979.
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for the Swindon Robins from 1975 until 1978. He left Swindon to join Reading because his international commitments would have meant missing some of Swindon's Saturday night fixtures.[4]
Andersson rode for Reading Racers from 1979 until 1992[5] and is regarded as a club legend.[6] Andersson also starred with his brother Björn Andersson and Pierre Brannefors, during Kaparna's league championship title win, during the 1984 Swedish speedway season.[7]
World final appearances
[edit]Individual World Championship
[edit]- 1978 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 14th - 3pts - 1980 -
Gothenburg, Ullevi - 4th - 11pts - 1981 - London, Wembley Stadium - 6th - 9pts
- 1982 -
Los Angeles, Memorial Coliseum - 8th - 8pts - 1984 - Gothenburg, Ullevi - 10th - 6pts
- 1985 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium - 10th - 7pts
World Team Cup
[edit]- 1985 - USA Long Beach, Veterans Memorial Stadium (with Jimmy Nilsen / Per Jonsson / Tommy Nilsson / Pierre Brannefors) - 4th - 10pts (5)
- 1986 - Göteborg, Ullevi,
Vojens, Speedway Center and Bradford, Odsal Stadium (with Jimmy Nilsen / Per Jonsson / Tommy Nilsson / Erik Stenlund / Tony Olsson) - 4th - 73pts (28)
World Pairs Championship
[edit]- 1978 -
Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Börje Klingberg) - 7th - 11pts (10) - 1980 -
Krsko, Matija Gubec Stadium (with Richard Hellsen) - 4th - 18pts (9) - 1983 - Göteborg, Ullevi (with Pierre Brannefors) - 5th - 16pts (12)
- 1985 - Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium (with Per Jonsson) - 5th - 14pts (10)
- 1986 -
Pocking, Rottalstadion (with Tommy Nilsson) - 4th - 32pt (17)
References
[edit]- ^ "LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON". British Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 85. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ "Top Swede all set to join Racers". Reading Evening Post. 2 February 1979. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Bring back Reading Racers speedway team campaign launched". Berkshire Live. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Former Indians star dead - buried today: "A shock - always colorful and funny"". Nerikes Allehanda. Retrieved 6 September 2024.