Per Jonsson
Per Jonsson, 2013
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| Born |
March 21, 1966 , Sweden |
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| Nationality |
 Sweden
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| Current club information | |
| Career status | Retired |
| Career history | |
| 1982–1987, 1991–1993 | Getingarna (SWE) |
| 1984–1988, 1990, 1992-1994 | Reading Racers |
| 1988 | Bysarna (SWE) |
| 1989–1990 | Stockholm United (SWE) |
| 1991–1994 | Apator Toruń (POL) |
| 1994 | Rospiggarna (SWE) |
| Individual honours | |
| 1990 | World Champion |
| 1985 | European Under 21 Champion |
| 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993 | Swedish Champion |
| 1988 | Golden Helmet of Pardubice (CZE) |
| 1989, 1990, 1992 | Swedish Final winner |
| 1992 | World Semi-final winner |
| 1993 | British League Riders Champion |
| 1988 | Golden Gala (Italy) |
| 1988 | Golden Bar (Denmark) |
| Team honours | |
| 1993 | World Pairs Champion |
| 1982, 1985, 1988, 1989 | Swedish League Champion |
| 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988 | Swedish League Playoff winner |
| 1990, 1992 | British League Champion |
| 1990 | British League KO Cup Winner |
| 1991, 1993 | Premiership Winner |
| 1992 | BSPA Cup Winner |
| 1993 | British League Fours Champion |
Per Jonsson (born 21 March 1966 in , Sweden) is a former speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1990, and finished runner-up in 1992.
In 1985, his second season with the Reading Racers, the team won six major trophies. In 1993, he won the World Pairs Championship with Tony Rickardsson and reserve Henrik Gustafsson, and also won the British League Riders' Championship. His career was cut short when a crash during a league meeting in Poland in 1994 left him using a wheelchair for the rest of his life. In recognition of his contribution to the city of Toruń, in April 2010 one of the streets was named after him.
Per Jonsson became the first rider in history to win both the World and World Under-21 Championships. He won the Under-21 title in 1985 at Abensberg, West Germany when the title was still known as the European Speedway Under 21 Championship*. He then added to this with his 1990 World Championship win at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England.
Per Jonsson's first appearance in a World Final was in 1987 at Amsterdam's Olympic Stadium. The final was held over two days and the 22-year-old finished 5th on both days and was classed as 5th overall. He qualified for the 1988 World Final at Vojens in Denmark and equalled his 1987 result by finishing in 5th place. Also in 1988, Jonsson won the famed Golden Helmet of Pardubice in Czechoslovakia, the oldest speedway race in the world. Jonsson became the first Swedish winner of the Golden Helmet since Leif Enecrona in 1968.
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