Bernt Persson

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Bernt Persson
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Born(1946-06-24)24 June 1946
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Died21 September 2020(2020-09-21) (aged 74) [1]
NicknameBernie
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Great Britain
1965, 1967 Edinburgh Monarchs
1968 Coatbridge Monarchs
1969-1973, 1975-1977 Cradley Heathens/United
1978 Sheffield Tigers
Sweden
1963-1968, 1977-1983 Smederna
1965 Vargarna
1969-1976 Indianerna
1985-1986 Tuna Rebels
Individual honours
1977 Swedish Champion
Team honours
1977 Allsvenskan Champion
1972, 1973 Allsvenskan Div 2 (West) Champion
1985 Allsvenskan Div 2 (North) Champion
1967 Allsvenskan Div 3 (West) Champion

Bernt Eveart Persson (24 June 1946 - 20 September 2020) was a Swedish international motorcycle speedway rider. [2] [3]

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Career

He finished runner up in the 1972 Speedway World Championship final. [4] He rode in Britain for the Edinburgh Monarchs, the Cradley Heath Heathens (for eight seasons) [5] and one season with the Sheffield Tigers. He became Swedish Champion in 1977. [2] [6]

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

World Pairs Championship

World Team Cup

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References

  1. ↑ "Biography". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN   0-904584-04-6.
  3. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN   0-7524-2402-5
  5. ↑ Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN   978-0-244-72538-9
  6. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 85. ISBN   0-86215-017-5.
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