Per Tage Svensson
| Born | 16 October 1931 Falköping, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Died | 26 May 2008 (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.[1][2] He earned 14 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[3]
Speedway career
[edit]Svensson reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship.[4]
He rode for Oxford Cheetahs during the 1962 Speedway National League.[5][6]
World final appearances
[edit]Individual World Championship
[edit]- 1963 –
London, Wembley Stadium – 15th – 1pt
World Team Cup
[edit]- 1961 -
Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Sören Sjösten / Rune Sörmander / Björn Knutson / Ove Fundin) - 2nd - 30pts (7)
References
[edit]- ^ "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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