Per-Olof Serenius

Per-Olof Serenius

Born	(1948-03-09) 9 March 1948 (age 77) Hedemora, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Individual honours
1995, 2002	Ice Speedway World Champion

Per-Olof "Posa" Serenius (born 9 March 1948) in Hedemora, Sweden, is a Swedish former ice speedway rider. ^[1] He is notable for winning two World Individual Championship gold medals in ice speedway. ^{[2] [3]}

Biography

Serenius was a fireman by profession. ^[2] Already an experienced motorcyclist, he began to compete in ice speedway racing in 1976 after witnessing a World Championship ice speedway competition in Berlin. ^[2] His career racing record includes two World Individual Championship gold medals, three World Team gold medals, 32 World finals, 22 national championships and eight Nordic Championships. ^{[2] [4]} He participated in the documentary film Icy Riders from 2008. ^[1] In 2016, Serenius was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycle racing achievements. ^[2]

World final appearances

Ice World Championship

• 1978 Assen, 13th
• 1979 Inzell, 8th
• 1980 Kalinin, 15th
• 1981 Assen, 13th
• 1982 Inzell, 2nd
• 1983 Eindhoven, 9th
• 1984 Moscow, 10th
• 1985 Assen, 10th
• 1986 Stockholm, 7th
• 1987 Berlin, 11th
• 1988 Eindhoven, 8th
• 1989 Almaty, 6th
• 1990 Gothenburg, 4th
• 1991 Assen, 2nd
• 1992 Frankfurt, 5th
• 1993 Saransk, 6th
• 1994 10 Rounds GP, 2nd
• 1995 10 Rounds GP, Champion
• 1996 10 Rounds GP, 6th
• 1997 Assen, 6th
• 1998 10 Rounds GP, 5th
• 1999 10 Rounds GP, 10th
• 2000 Assen, 11th
• 2001 8 Rounds GP, 11th
• 2002 8 Rounds GP, Champion
• 2003 6 Rounds GP, 9th
• 2004 8 Rounds GP, 9th
• 2005 6 Rounds GP, 11th
• 2006 4 Rounds GP, 12th
• 2007 6 Rounds GP, 17th
• 2008 6 Rounds GP, 10th

References

1. "Per-Olof Serenius" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute . Retrieved 17 May 2010.
2. "FIM Legends". fim-awards.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
3. Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 529. ISBN   0-316-72645-1.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2010-05-17.