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Pierre Brannefors

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Pierre Brannefors
Born(1962-12-30)30 December 1962
Gothenburg, Sweden
Died21 August 2019(2019-08-21) (aged 56)
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1980-1985Kaparna
1986Indianerna
Great Britain
1981King's Lynn Stars
1983, 1984Reading Racers
Individual honours
1980Swedish U21 champion
Team honours
1983World Pairs finalist
1984Elitserien Champion
1980Allsvenskan Div 2 (South) Champion
1982Allsvenskan Div 1 (South) Champion

Pierre Bertil Brannefors (1962-2019) was a Swedish international speedway rider.[1] He earned 14 international caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[2]

Speedway career

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Brannefors reached the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship in the 1983 Speedway World Pairs Championship.[3][4]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1981 with the King's Lynn Stars[5] to 1984, riding for Reading Racers.[6][7] He was also the 1980 Swedish Junior Champion.[1]

He starred with the brothers Björn Andersson and Jan Andersson, during Kaparna's league championship title win, during the 1984 Swedish speedway season.[8]

World Final appearances

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World Pairs Championship

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Family

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His father Bengt Brannefors was also a professional speedway rider.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  3. ^ "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Pierre Brannefors". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Teenage Swedish rider joins Stars". Lynn Advertiser. 17 March 1981. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Pierre Brannefors". Reading Racers. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  7. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Former Indians star dead - buried today: "A shock - always colorful and funny"". Nerikes Allehanda. Retrieved 6 September 2024.