Bo Josefsson

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Bo Josefsson
Born11 July 1940 (1940-07-11) (age 84)
Forserum, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1962–1968 Njudungarna
1969–1976 Lejonen
Great Britain
1967–1968 Glasgow Tigers
Individual honours
1967 Swedish Championship silver
Team honours
1966 Allsvenskan Div 2 Champion
1974 Allsvenskan Div 2A Champion

Bo Josefsson (born 11 July 1940) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. [1] [2] He earned 13 caps for the Sweden national speedway team. [3]

Speedway career

Josefsson won the silver medal at the 1967 Swedish Championship. [4] [5] He rode in the top tier of British Speedway in 1867, riding for Glasgow Tigers [6] but returned home in August. [7] He did however ride another season for Glasgow in 1968.

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References

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  2. "Glasgow 1968" (PDF). Poole Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  4. "Speedway History" . Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  5. "Swedish Individual Speedway Championship". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  6. "Dangerous Monk" . Wolverhampton Express and Star. 23 June 1967. Retrieved 7 September 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Star Field" . Star Green 'un. 19 August 1967. Retrieved 7 September 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.