Bo Wirebrand

Bo Wirebrand

Born	2 March 1946 (1946-03-02) (age 79) Vetlanda, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Career history
Sweden
1970, 1972-1981	Njudungarna
1971	Vargarna
Great Britain
1971, 1973	Poole Pirates
1972	Newport Wasps
1978	Sheffield Tigers
Individual honours
1973	Swedish Championship silver
Team honours
1976	Allsvenskan Champion
1975	Allsvenskan Div 2 Champion

Bo Sven Hakan Wirebrand (born 2 March 1946) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. ^[1] He earned 16 caps for the Sweden national speedway team. ^[2]

Speedway career

Wirebrand won the silver medal at the 1973 Swedish Championship. ^{[3] [4]}

In 1971 he signed for Poole Pirates ^[5] and then rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1971 to 1978, riding for various clubs. ^{[6] [7]}

In the Swedish Speedway Team Championship he primarily rode for Njudungarna Vetlanda. ^[8]

References

1. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
2. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
3. "Speedway History" . Retrieved 2021-07-28.
4. "Swedish Individual Speedway Championship". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
5. "Star Sweden revs up" . Sunday Mirror. 21 March 1971. Retrieved 26 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
7. "1970-1979". Poole Speedway. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
8. "Super Swede" . Peterborough Standard. 9 April 1976. Retrieved 19 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.