Torbjörn Harrysson (1943-2010) was a Motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1][2]
| Born | 14 July 1943 Visby, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Died | 15 August 2010 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career history | |
| Sweden | |
| 1965 | Taxarna |
| 1966-1969 | Vargarna |
| 1972 | Bysarna |
| Great Britain | |
| 1967, 1968 | Newport Wasps |
| Individual honours | |
| 1966, 1968, 1969 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| 1969 | Nordic Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1967 | World Team Cup Winner |
| 1968 | World Pairs Champion |
| 1972 | Allsvenskan Champion |
Speedway career edit
Harrysson was a leading speedway rider in the 1960s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on three occasions; in the 1966 Individual Speedway World Championship, 1968 Individual Speedway World Championship and the 1969 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3][4]
He won the silver medal in 1968 and bronze medal in 1967 at the Swedish Championship.[5]
Harrysson helped Sweden win the World Team Cup in 1967 as well as the Speedway World Pairs Championship in 1968.
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1967 until 1968, riding for Newport Wasps.[6]
World Final Appearances edit
Individual World Championship edit
- 1966 -
Gothenburg, Ullevi - 5th - 10pts - 1968 – Gothenburg, Ullevi – 6th – 10pts
- 1969 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 14th - 4pts
World Pairs Championship edit
- 1968* -
Kempten (with Ove Fundin) - Winner - 24pts (10)
* Unofficial World Championships.
World Team Cup edit
- 1967 - Malmö, Malmö Stadion (with Ove Fundin / Göte Nordin / Bengt Jansson) - Winner - 32pts (6)
- 1968 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Ove Fundin / Anders Michanek / Olle Nygren / Bengt Jansson) - 2nd - 30pts (2)
References edit
- ^ "Torbjorn Harrysson profile". wwosbackup. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 520. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- ^ "Sweden National Championship". Edinburgh Speedway Archive. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.