Tommy Johansson (speedway rider) explained

Tommy Johansson
Nationality:Swedish
Birth Date:21 October 1950
Birth Place:Tveta, Sweden
Career1:Sweden
Years2:1967-1970, 1972-1979
Career3:Bysarna
Years3:1971
Career4:Skepparna
Years4:1980-1982, 1984
Career5:Great Britain
Career6:Newport Wasps
Years6:1971
Career7:Ipswich Witches
Years7:1972
Career8:Hull Vikings
Years8:1975
Indivyear1:1973
Indivhonour1:Swedish Championship
Indivyear2:1974
Indivhonour2:Speedway World Championship finalist
Teamyear1:1971
Teamhonour1:Allsvenskan Champion
Teamyear2:1972
Teamhonour2:Allsvenskan Div 2 East Champion
Teamyear3:1967, 1968
Teamhonour3:Allsvenskan Div 3 East Champion

Leif Tommy Johansson (born 21 October 1950) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1] [2]

Speedway career

Johansson is a former champion of Sweden, winning the Swedish Championship in 1973.[3] [4] He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship during the 1974 Individual Speedway World Championship.[5]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1971 until 1975, riding for various clubs.[6]

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tommy Johansson profile. wwosbackup. 2 July 2021.
  2. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 15 August 2023.
  3. Book: Oakes, Peter . 1981 Speedway Yearbook . 1981 . 85 . Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd . 0-86215-017-5.
  4. Web site: Sweden National Championship. Edinburgh Speedway Archive. 2 July 2021.
  5. Web site: Ice Speedway. Speedway.org. 17 July 2021.
  6. Web site: History Archive. British Speedway. 2 July 2021.