Jonathan Forsgren

Jonathan Forsgren

Born	12 June 1973 (1973-06-12) (age 51) Karlstad, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Career history
Sweden
1991–1992, 1996–2002	Karlstad
1993–1994	Valsarna
Great Britain
1994–1995	Cradley Heathens
Individual honours
1993	Swedish U21 silver
Team honours
1995	Premier League Four-Team Championship

Jonathan Rolf Forsgren (born 12 June 1973) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Career

Forsgren came to prominence when he won the silver medal at the 1993 Swedish Junior Speedway Championship. ^[4] He started racing in the British leagues during the 1994 British League season, when riding for the Cradley Heath Heathens. ^{[5] [1]}

During the 1995 Premier League speedway season he was part of the Cradley four that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 6 August 1995, at the East of England Arena. ^[6]

He returned to Sweden and rode for one of his former clubs, Karlstad, during the 1996 Swedish speedway season.

He retired from speedway in 2002 and underwent a career with trade unions. ^[3]

References

1. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, Jonathan Forsgren" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
2. Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Profile Jonathan Forsgren. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN   0-948882-81-6.
3. "Jonathan Forsgren". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
4. "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
5. "Jonathan Forsgren". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
6. "Speedway" . Birmingham Daily Post. 7 August 1995. Retrieved 5 July 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.