Bo Wirebrand

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Bo Wirebrand
Born2 March 1946 (1946-03-02) (age 78)
Vetlanda, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
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]

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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.