Joel Jansson

Joel Jansson
Born10 July 1924
Died15 February 2018 (aged 93)
Eskilstuna
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 (10 July 1924 to 15 February 2018) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.

Speedway career

While riding ice speedway in Norway during 1957, Jansson badly damaged an arm. However, Jansson reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1958 Individual Speedway World Championship. He rode for Vargarna in Sweden from 1957 to 1962, and was the captain of the Vargarna team from 1958.

World Final appearances

Individual World Championship

Family

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Speedway Championship of the World" (PDF). progcovers.com. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Joel Jansson". familjesidan. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "The Daddy of the Lot!". Sunday Mirror. 14 September 1958. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Peter Craven should win title". Leicester Evening Mail. 20 September 1958. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Tommy Jansson". Retro Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.