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Tommy Johansson (speedway rider)

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Tommy Johansson
Born (1950-10-21) 21 October 1950 (age 74)
Tveta, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1967-1970, 1972-1979Dackarna
1971Bysarna
1980-1982, 1984Skepparna
Great Britain
1971Newport Wasps
1972Ipswich Witches
1975Hull Vikings
Individual honours
1973Swedish Championship
1974Speedway World Championship finalist
Team honours
1971Allsvenskan Champion
1972Allsvenskan Div 2 East Champion
1967, 1968Allsvenskan Div 3 East Champion

Leif Tommy Johansson (born 21 October 1950) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1] He earned 32 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[2]

Speedway career

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Johansson is a former champion of Sweden, winning the Swedish Championship in 1973.[3][4] He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship during the 1974 Individual Speedway World Championship.[5]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1971 until 1975, riding for various clubs.[6] He rode for Newport Wasps,[7] Ipswich Witches and Hull Vikings.[8]

World Final Appearances

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Individual World Championship

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References

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  1. ^ "Tommy Johansson profile". wwosbackup. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  3. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 85. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  4. ^ "Sweden National Championship". Edinburgh Speedway Archive. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Ice Speedway". Speedway.org. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  6. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Briggs back for start". Bristol Evening Post. 20 March 1971. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Three new stars for the Racers". Reading Evening Post. 23 January 1975. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.