Bo Josefsson

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Bo Josefsson
Born11 July 1940 (1940-07-11) (age 83)
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] [3]

Speedway career

Josefsson won the silver medal at the 1967 Swedish Championship. [4] [5] He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1967 to 1968, riding for Glasgow Tigers. [6]

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References

  1. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. "Glasgow 1968" (PDF). Poole Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. "Speedway History" . Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  5. "Swedish Individual Speedway Championship". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  6. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 28 July 2021.