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Per Jonsson was born on 21 March, 1966 in Stockholm, Sweden, is a Swedish speedway rider. Discover Per Jonsson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 57 years old?
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57 years old |
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Aries |
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21 March 1966 |
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21 March |
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Stockholm, Sweden |
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Sweden
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Per Jonsson Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Per Jonsson Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Per Jonsson worth at the age of 57 years old? Per Jonsson’s income source is mostly from being a successful rider. He is from Sweden. We have estimated Per Jonsson's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
The final was held over two days and the 22-year-old finished 5th on both days and was classed as 5th overall.
He was now considered one of the leading riders in the world.
Per Christer Jonsson (born 21 March 1966 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1990, and finished runner-up in 1992.
Jonsson came to prominence after helping his first club Getingarna win the Swedish Speedway Team Championship in 1982.
He signed for his first British club the Reading Racers in 1984 and began racing for them during the 1984 British League season.
He earned 65 international caps for the Sweden national speedway team and also represented Sweden in the World Team Cup on seven occasions between 1985 and 1993.
His career took off after he won the 1985 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship at Abensberg, West Germany.
He would also represent Sweden in the Speedway World Pairs Championship and the Speedway World Team Cup for the first time, in addition to winning a second league title with Getingarna.
He became the Swedish Champion for the first time in 1986 and the following season won it again before making his first appearance in a World Final, in the 1987 Individual Speedway World Championship, held at Amsterdam's Olympic Stadium.
In 1988, he had a remarkable season, moving to Bysarna from Getingarna during the 1988 Swedish speedway season, where he won a third consecutive individual Swedish title and won the league with the club.
Additiony, in Europe he won the Golden Helmet of Pardubice, the Golden Bar and Golden Gala events.
He qualified for the 1988 World Final at Vojens, Denmark and equalled his 1987 result by finishing in 5th place and won a bronze medal at the 1988 Speedway World Team Cup.
Following the end of the 1988 season he returned to Getingarna, now known as Stockholm United and won a fifth Swedish league championship.
Jonsson missed the 1989 British League season, preferring instead to enjoy the joys of fatherhood.
On th einternational front he finished second with Jimmy Nilsen in 1989 Speedway World Pairs Championship in Leszno, Poland and won a second consecutive bronze medal at the 1989 Speedway World Team Cup.
He achieved the ultimate aim of all riders by winning the 1990 World Championship at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England, becoming Sweden's first Speedway World Champion since Anders Michanek.
He made his third World Final by qualifying finishing 2nd in both the Scandinavian and Intercontinental Finals.
He also returned to Reading Racers, winning both the 1990 British League Championship and the British League Knockout Cup.
Following this, Jonsson captained the Swedish team on a short tour of Australia in January 1991, the first time since 1971/72 that a Swedish speedway team had toured down under.
The Swede's proved a popular draw card in Australia.
In 1991, he was second again, with Nilsen and Henrik Gustafsson in the 1991 Speedway World Pairs Championship in Poznań, Poland and won the silver medal at the 1991 Speedway World Team Cup.
Jonsson failed to place in the 1991 World Final at the Ullevi Stadium in Göteborg, finishing in 9th place.
The elusive World Cup victory continued in 1992, when he won silver again at the 1992 Speedway World Team Cup.
His 1992 Individual Speedway World Championship got off to a bad start in Wrocław, Poland, when he failed to score in his first ride.
He then came back to win three of his last four rides to finish in a clear 2nd place behind England's Gary Havelock.
In the world pairs, he finished third with Gustafsson and Rickardsson in Lonigo, Italy.
He finally won the World Pairs Championship (which was the last to be run) with Rickardsson and Gustafsson in 1993 in Vojens and won another bronze medal at the 1993 Speedway World Team Cup.
In Britain, he 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.
He son Dennis Jonsson rode for Lakeside Hammers in the 2016 Elite League but retired from speedway following a serious accident when riding for Marsana in Sweden.
