Conny Ivarsson

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Conny Ivarsson
Born (1965-04-15) 15 April 1965 (age 59)
Vetlanda, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1982- Njudungarna/Vetlanda
Great Britain
1987 Swindon Robins
Denmark
1990 SaeSK Saeby
Individual honours
1988 Speedway World Championship finalist
Team honours
1986, 1987 Elitserien Champion

Conny Ivarsson (born 15 April 1965) is a Swedish former speedway rider. [1] He earned 40 caps for the Sweden national speedway team. [2]

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Speedway career

Ivarsson was a leading speedway rider during the 1980s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1988 Individual Speedway World Championship. [3]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway during the 1987 British League season, riding for Swindon Robins. [4] [5]

Family

His brother Claes Ivarsson was also an international speedway rider. [6]

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References

  1. "Conny Ivarsson profile". wwosbackup. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  3. "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. "Robins target" . Western Daily Press. 4 June 1987. Retrieved 7 September 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. "Speedway legend dead: "Hard right now"". Expressen. Retrieved 7 August 2021.