Jonathan Forsgren

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Jonathan Forsgren
Born12 June 1973 (1973-06-12) (age 51)
Karlstad, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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.