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Joel Jansson

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Joel Jansson
NationalitySwedish
Career history
1949-1950Griparna
1951-1954Smederna
1955-1956Indianerna
1957-1962Vargarna
Individual honours
1958Speedway World Championship finalist
1958Continental Champion
Team honours
1960, 1961Allsvenskan Champion

Joel Jansson is a former international speedway rider from Sweden.[1]

Speedway career

Jansson reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1958 Individual Speedway World Championship.[2]

World Final appearances

Individual World Championship

Family

His two sons (Tommy Jansson and Bosse Jansson) were both speedway riders; tragically Tommy was killed in 1976, during the Swedish final.[3]

References

  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Tommy Jansson". Retro Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.