Per Olof Söderman
Born | 29 October 1932 |
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Nationality | Swedish |
Career history | |
1952-1954, 1958, 1962-1973 | Vargarna (SWE) |
1955 | (SWE) |
1956-1957 | (SWE) |
1956-1958 | Coventry Bees (ENG) |
Individual honours | |
1956, 1957, 1963, 1966 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
Team honours | |
1963 | World Team Cup Winner |
1953, 1954 | Allsvenskan Champion |
1964 | Allsvenskan Div 2 Champion |
Per Olof Söderman (born 29 October 1932) is a former international speedway rider from Sweden.[1]
Speedway career[]
Söderman reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on four occasions in the 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship, 1957 Individual Speedway World Championship, 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship and 1966 Individual Speedway World Championship.[2] He was also a two time finalist at the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship in 1965 and 1970.[3]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1956-58, riding for Coventry Bees.[4]
World Final appearances[]
Individual World Championship[]
- 1956 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 6th - 10pts
- 1957 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 9th - 7pts
- 1958 -
London, Wembley Stadium - Reserve - Did not ride
- 1963 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 12th - 5pts
- 1966 -
Gothenburg, Ullevi - 16th - 1pt
World Team Cup[]
- 1963 -
Vienna, Stadion Wien (with Ove Fundin / Björn Knutsson / Göte Nordin / Rune Sörmander) - Winner - 37pts (10)
References[]
- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Per Olof Soderman". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
Categories:
- 1932 births
- Living people
- Swedish speedway riders
- Coventry Bees riders
- Motorcycle speedway stubs