Joel Jansson
| Born | 10 July 1924[1] |
|---|---|
| Died | 15 February 2018 (aged 93) Eskilstuna |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career history | |
| 1949-1950 | Griparna |
| 1951-1954 | Smederna |
| 1955-1956 | Indianerna |
| 1957-1962 | Vargarna |
| Individual honours | |
| 1958 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| 1958 | Continental Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1960, 1961 | Allsvenskan Champion |
Joel Jansson (10 July 1924 to 15 February 2018) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[2][1][3]
Speedway career
[edit]While riding ice speedway in Norway during 1957 he badly damaged an arm.[4] However, Jansson reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1958 Individual Speedway World Championship.[5][6] He rode for Vargarna in Sweden from 1957 to 1962 and was the captain of the Vargarna team from 1958.[1]
World Final appearances
[edit]Individual World Championship
[edit]- 1958 –
London, Wembley Stadium – 16th - 0pts
Family
[edit]His two sons (Tommy Jansson and Bosse Jansson) were both speedway riders; tragically Tommy was killed in 1976, during the Swedish final.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Speedway Championship of the World" (PDF). progcovers.com. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Joel Jansson". familjesidan. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "The Daddy of the Lot!". Sunday Mirror. 14 September 1958. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Peter Craven should win title". Leicester Evening Mail. 20 September 1958. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Tommy Jansson". Retro Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
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