Bengt Jansson

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Bengt Jansson
Born (1943-01-09) 9 January 1943 (age 82)
Stockholm, Sweden
NicknameBenga, Banger
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1960–1969 Getingarna
1970–1972 Kaparna
1973–1978 Smederna
1979–1982 Skepparna
1983–1989 Rospiggarna
Great Britain
1964 West Ham Hammers
1966 Edinburgh Monarchs
1967–1973 Hackney Hawks
1975, 1977 Reading Racers
1978 Birmingham Brummies
Individual honours
1972 Nordic Champion
1971 London Riders' Champion
Team honours
1967, 1970 World Team Cup Winner
1971 British League KO Cup Winner
1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967,
1969, 1970, 1973, 1977
Allsvenskan Champion
1962, 1979 Allsvenskan Div 2 Champion
1988 Division 1 Champion
1966, 1967Swedish Pairs Champion
1971, 1973 London Cup
1977Spring Gold Cup

Bengt Gustaf Jansson (born 9 January 1943 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. [1] He earned 107 caps for the Sweden national speedway team. [2]

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Career

Jansson was runner up in the 1967 World Final to fellow countryman Ove Fundin after losing a race-off and finished third in 1971, again after a run-off. [3]

He rode in Britain for West Ham Hammers, Edinburgh Monarchs, [4] Hackney Hawks, Reading Racers, and finally the Birmingham Brummies. It was as a Hackney rider he won the 1971 London Riders' Championship. [5] [6]

He joined Reading Racers in 1975. [7]

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Pairs Championship

World Team Cup

References

  1. Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN   0-904584-04-6.
  2. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  3. Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN   0-7524-2402-5
  4. "Speedway" . Star Green 'un. 2 April 1966. Retrieved 7 September 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. Fenn, C.(2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN   0-7524-2737-7
  6. "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  7. "Three new stars for the Racers" . Reading Evening Post. 23 January 1975. Retrieved 7 September 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.