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{{Infobox Speedway rider
{{Infobox Speedway rider
| image = Tommy Jannson Intercontinental Final.jpg
| image = Tommy Jannson Intercontinental Final.jpg
| nationality = {{SWE}}
| nationality = Swedish
| birth_date = 2 October 1952
| birth_date = 2 October 1952
| death_date = {{death date and age|1976|5|20|1952|10|2|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1976|5|20|1952|10|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Eskilstuna]], [[Sweden]]
| birth_place = [[Eskilstuna]], Sweden

| website =
| britishleague = -
| polishleague =
| swedishleague = -
| years1 =
| career1 = '''Sweden'''
| career1 = '''Sweden'''
| years2 = 1969-1976
| years2 = 1969-1976
| career2 = [[Smederna]]
| career2 = [[Smederna]]
| years3 =
| career3 = '''Great Britain'''
| career3 = '''Great Britain'''
| years4 = 1971
| years4 = 1971
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| career5 = [[Wimbledon Dons]]
| career5 = [[Wimbledon Dons]]
| indivyear1 = 1970
| indivyear1 = 1970
| indivhonour1 = Swedish Junior Champion
| indivhonour1 = [[Swedish Junior Speedway Championship|Swedish U21 champion]]
| indivyear2 = 1974
| indivyear2 = 1974
| indivhonour2 = [[Speedway Swedish Individual Championship|Swedish Champion]]
| indivhonour2 = [[Speedway Swedish Individual Championship|Swedish Champion]]
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'''Per Tommy Jansson''' (2 October 1952 – 20 May 1976) was a [[motorcycle speedway]] rider.<ref>Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. {{ISBN|978-0-244-72538-9}}</ref> He was one of Sweden's most exciting speedway prospects in the 1970s but was killed in the Swedish Final a [[Speedway World Championship|World Championship]] Qualifying Round meeting.<ref>Oakes, P.(2004). ''British Speedway Who's Who''. {{ISBN|0-948882-81-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Montague|first=Trevor|title=The A-Z of Sport|year=2004|page=522|publisher=Little, Brown|isbn=0-316-72645-1}}</ref>
'''Per Tommy Jansson''' (2 October 1952 – 20 May 1976) was a [[motorcycle speedway]] rider.<ref>Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. {{ISBN|978-0-244-72538-9}}</ref> He was one of Sweden's most exciting speedway prospects in the 1970s but was killed in the Swedish Final a [[Speedway World Championship|World Championship]] Qualifying Round meeting.<ref>Oakes, P.(2004). ''British Speedway Who's Who''. {{ISBN|0-948882-81-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Montague|first=Trevor|title=The A-Z of Sport|year=2004|page=522|publisher=Little, Brown|isbn=0-316-72645-1}}</ref> He earned 52 caps for the [[Sweden national speedway team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=7 September 2024}}</ref>


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== Speedway career ==
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He was the son of former Swedish International speedway rider [[Joel Jansson]]. His brother Bo (Bosse) Jansson was also a speedway rider.

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==Speedway career==
Jansson initially appeared in the UK on 23 July 1970 while touring with the Young Sweden team in a British League Division Two test series against Young England. He rode at Teesside, scoring 10 points. He was injured in the second test match, at Workington, the following night, and he returned to Sweden.
Jansson initially appeared in the UK on 23 July 1970 while touring with the Young Sweden team in a British League Division Two test series against Young England. He rode at Teesside, scoring 10 points. He was injured in the second test match, at Workington, the following night, and he returned to Sweden.


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In 1972 he made his debut for the [[Wimbledon Dons]] on 15 June, at home to Wolverhampton, scoring 10 points. He later returned to Sweden to complete his National Service during the 1973 British League season, after competing in several league matches.
In 1972 he made his debut for the [[Wimbledon Dons]] on 15 June, at home to Wolverhampton, scoring 10 points. He later returned to Sweden to complete his National Service during the 1973 British League season, after competing in several league matches.


In 1973, he won the [[1973 Speedway World Pairs Championship]] partnering [[Anders Michanek]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001916/19730609/012/0001 |title=Sweden's title |website=Star Green 'un |date=14 September 1958 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=7 September 2024}}</ref>
In 1974 when all Swedish based riders were banned from riding in the British League, he only rode in open meetings: at Wimbledon, and in an International Test Match series against England.


In 1974 when all Swedish based riders were banned from riding in the British League, he only rode in open meetings: at Wimbledon, and in an International Test Match series against England. He also became the champion of Sweden by winning the 1974 [[Speedway Swedish Individual Championship]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Oakes |first=Peter |title=1981 Speedway Yearbook |year=1981 |page=85 |publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd |isbn=0-86215-017-5}}</ref> In 1975 he won his second [[Speedway World Pairs Championship|World Pairs Championship]] with Anders Michanek.<ref name=tj>Nystrom, M.(2006). ''Tommy Jansson: Legend Who Died Young''. {{ISBN|0-9551176-5-8}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002471/19750616/359/0014 |title=Another world title for Mich |website=Reading Evening Post |date=16 June 1975 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=8 September 2024}}</ref>
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His last appearance at Plough Lane (Wimbledon's home) was on Thursday, 13 May 1976, in a Marlboro Southern Riders Championship qualifying round (which he was the reigning Champion). He won this meeting with a 15-point maximum. Prior to this meeting he beat Dave Jessup (Reading) 2-1 (after suffering a first race engine failure) to retain his Golden Helmet British Match Race Championship. Jansson's last meeting in the UK was at Halifax, in a British League Division One match, on Saturday, 15 May> He scored 12 points from five rides.


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His last appearance at Plough Lane (Wimbledon's home) was on Thursday, 13 May 1976, in a Marlboro Southern Riders Championship qualifying round (which he was the reigning Champion). He won this meeting with a 15-point maximum. Prior to this meeting he beat Dave Jessup (Reading) 2-1 (after suffering a first race engine failure) to retain his Golden Helmet British Match Race Championship. Jansson's last meeting in the UK was at Halifax, in a British League Division One match, on Saturday, 15 May. He scored 12 points from five rides.
In Sweden he rode for [[Smederna]].


At the time of his death, aged only twenty-three, he had already appeared in four [[Speedway World Championship|World]] finals. He also won the [[Speedway World Pairs Championship|World Pairs Championship]] with [[Anders Michanek]] in 1973 and 1975. <ref name=tj>Nystrom, M.(2006). ''Tommy Jansson: Legend Who Died Young''. {{ISBN|0-9551176-5-8}}</ref>
In Sweden he rode for [[Smederna]]. At the time of his death, aged only twenty-three, he had already appeared in four [[Speedway World Championship|World]] finals. Jansson also rode in four [[speedway World Team Cup]] Finals for Sweden: in 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1975.


Tommy Jansson was killed in an accident in a World Championship qualifying race at Gubbængens Idrottsplads speedway in Stockholm on the 20 May 1976.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19760522/364/0031 |title=Fundin to target for sad Dons |website=Daily Mirror |date=22 May 1976 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=25 September 2024}}</ref>
Jansson also rode in four [[speedway World Team Cup]] Finals for Sweden: in 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1975.


He was the last rider to hold the British Speedway Golden Helmet. The original Golden Helmet was given to his family after his death.<ref name="tj"/>
He was the last rider to hold the British Speedway Golden Helmet. The original Golden Helmet was given to his family after his death.<ref name="tj"/>


==World final appearances==
== Family ==
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He was the son of former Swedish International speedway rider [[Joel Jansson]]. His brother Bo (Bosse) Jansson was also a speedway rider.
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===Individual World Championship===

== World final appearances ==
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=== Individual World Championship ===
* [[1971 Individual Speedway World Championship|1971]] - {{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Göteborg]], [[Ullevi]] - 14th - 1pt
* [[1971 Individual Speedway World Championship|1971]] - {{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Göteborg]], [[Ullevi]] - 14th - 1pt
* [[1973 Individual Speedway World Championship|1973]] - {{Flagicon|POL}} [[Chorzów]], [[Silesian Stadium]] - Reserve - 0pts
* [[1973 Individual Speedway World Championship|1973]] - {{Flagicon|POL}} [[Chorzów]], [[Silesian Stadium]] - Reserve - 0pts
* [[1974 Individual Speedway World Championship|1974]] - {{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Göteborg]], [[Ullevi]] - Reserve - 3pts
* [[1974 Individual Speedway World Championship|1974]] - {{Flagicon|SWE}} Göteborg, Ullevi - Reserve - 3pts
* [[1975 Individual Speedway World Championship|1975]] - {{Flagicon|GBR}} [[London]], [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] - 9th - 7pts<ref>Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN|0-7524-2402-5}}</ref>
* [[1975 Individual Speedway World Championship|1975]] - {{Flagicon|ENG}} London, [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] - 9th - 7pts<ref>Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN|0-7524-2402-5}}</ref>


===World Pairs Championship===
=== World Pairs Championship ===
* [[1973 Speedway World Pairs Championship|1973]] - {{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Borås]] (with [[Anders Michanek]]) - '''Winner''' - 24pts (9)
* [[1973 Speedway World Pairs Championship|1973]] - {{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Borås]] (with [[Anders Michanek]]) - '''Winner''' - 24pts (9)
* [[1975 Speedway World Pairs Championship|1975]] - {{Flagicon|POL}} [[Wrocław]], [[Olympic Stadium (Wrocław)|Olympic Stadium]] (with [[Anders Michanek]]) - '''Winner''' - 24pts (7)
* [[1975 Speedway World Pairs Championship|1975]] - {{Flagicon|POL}} [[Wrocław]], [[Olympic Stadium (Wrocław)|Olympic Stadium]] (with [[Anders Michanek]]) - '''Winner''' - 24pts (7)


===World Team Cup===
=== World Team Cup ===
* [[1972 Speedway World Team Cup|1972]] - {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Olching]], [[Olching Speedwaybahn]] (with [[Jan Simensen]] / [[Anders Michanek]] / [[Christer Lofqvist]] / [[Göte Nordin]]) 4th - 18pts (4)
* [[1972 Speedway World Team Cup|1972]] - {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Olching]], [[Olching Speedwaybahn]] (with [[Jan Simensen]] / [[Anders Michanek]] / [[Christer Lofqvist]] / [[Göte Nordin]]) 4th - 18pts (4)
* [[1973 Speedway World Team Cup|1973]] - {{Flagicon|GBR}} [[London]], [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] (with [[Anders Michanek]] / [[Bernt Persson]] / [[Bengt Jansson]]) - '''2nd''' - 31pts (5)
* [[1973 Speedway World Team Cup|1973]] - {{Flagicon|ENG}} London, [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] (with Anders Michanek / [[Bernt Persson]] / [[Bengt Jansson]]) - '''2nd''' - 31pts (5)
* [[1974 Speedway World Team Cup|1974]] - {{flagicon|POL}} [[Chorzów]], [[Silesian Stadium]] (with [[Anders Michanek]] / [[Sören Sjösten]] / [[Christer Lofqvist]]) - '''2nd''' - 31pts (7)
* [[1974 Speedway World Team Cup|1974]] - {{flagicon|POL}} Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Anders Michanek / [[Sören Sjösten]] / Christer Lofqvist) - '''2nd''' - 31pts (7)
* [[1975 Speedway World Team Cup|1975]] - {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Norden, Lower Saxony|Norden]], [[Motodrom Halbemond]] (with [[Anders Michanek]] / [[Bernt Persson]] / [[Sören Sjösten]] / [[Sören Karlsson]]) - '''3rd''' - 17pts (4)
* [[1975 Speedway World Team Cup|1975]] - {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Norden, Lower Saxony|Norden]], [[Motodrom Halbemond]] (with Anders Michanek / Bernt Persson / Sören Sjösten / [[Sören Karlsson]]) - '''3rd''' - 17pts (4)

== See also ==
* [[Rider deaths in motorcycle speedway]]


==References==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 19:45, 25 September 2024

Tommy Jansson
Born2 October 1952
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Died20 May 1976(1976-05-20) (aged 23)
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1969-1976Smederna
Great Britain
1971Wembley Lions
1972-1973 1975-1976Wimbledon Dons
Individual honours
1970Swedish U21 champion
1974Swedish Champion
1975Southern Riders Champion
1975The Laurels
Team honours
1973, 1975World Pairs Champion
1972Swedish Pairs Champion
1973Allsvenskan Champion
1971Allsvenskan Div 2 (West) Champion

Per Tommy Jansson (2 October 1952 – 20 May 1976) was a motorcycle speedway rider.[1] He was one of Sweden's most exciting speedway prospects in the 1970s but was killed in the Swedish Final a World Championship Qualifying Round meeting.[2][3] He earned 52 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[4]

Speedway career

[edit]

Jansson initially appeared in the UK on 23 July 1970 while touring with the Young Sweden team in a British League Division Two test series against Young England. He rode at Teesside, scoring 10 points. He was injured in the second test match, at Workington, the following night, and he returned to Sweden.

He came to England in 1971 to ride for the Wembley Lions making his debut on 9 April, in an away match against Wolverhampton, where he scored 6 points. But his stay with the Lions only lasted for three British League Division One matches. Although he did continue to race in the UK for the Young Sweden touring team, against Young England in a British League Division Two test series. He never rode a home match at Wembley for the Lions, because at this time their home matches were taking place at Newport, in Wales.

In 1972 he made his debut for the Wimbledon Dons on 15 June, at home to Wolverhampton, scoring 10 points. He later returned to Sweden to complete his National Service during the 1973 British League season, after competing in several league matches.

In 1973, he won the 1973 Speedway World Pairs Championship partnering Anders Michanek.[5]

In 1974 when all Swedish based riders were banned from riding in the British League, he only rode in open meetings: at Wimbledon, and in an International Test Match series against England. He also became the champion of Sweden by winning the 1974 Speedway Swedish Individual Championship.[6] In 1975 he won his second World Pairs Championship with Anders Michanek.[7][8]

His last appearance at Plough Lane (Wimbledon's home) was on Thursday, 13 May 1976, in a Marlboro Southern Riders Championship qualifying round (which he was the reigning Champion). He won this meeting with a 15-point maximum. Prior to this meeting he beat Dave Jessup (Reading) 2-1 (after suffering a first race engine failure) to retain his Golden Helmet British Match Race Championship. Jansson's last meeting in the UK was at Halifax, in a British League Division One match, on Saturday, 15 May. He scored 12 points from five rides.

In Sweden he rode for Smederna. At the time of his death, aged only twenty-three, he had already appeared in four World finals. Jansson also rode in four speedway World Team Cup Finals for Sweden: in 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1975.

Tommy Jansson was killed in an accident in a World Championship qualifying race at Gubbængens Idrottsplads speedway in Stockholm on the 20 May 1976.[9]

He was the last rider to hold the British Speedway Golden Helmet. The original Golden Helmet was given to his family after his death.[7]

Family

[edit]

He was the son of former Swedish International speedway rider Joel Jansson. His brother Bo (Bosse) Jansson was also a speedway rider.

World final appearances

[edit]

Individual World Championship

[edit]

World Pairs Championship

[edit]

World Team Cup

[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN 978-0-244-72538-9
  2. ^ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
  3. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 522. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  4. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Sweden's title". Star Green 'un. 14 September 1958. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 85. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  7. ^ a b Nystrom, M.(2006). Tommy Jansson: Legend Who Died Young. ISBN 0-9551176-5-8
  8. ^ "Another world title for Mich". Reading Evening Post. 16 June 1975. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Fundin to target for sad Dons". Daily Mirror. 22 May 1976. Retrieved 25 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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