Bernt Persson

Bernt Persson
Born(1946-06-24)24 June 1946
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Died21 September 2020(2020-09-21) (aged 74)[1]
NicknameBernie
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Great Britain
1965, 1967Edinburgh Monarchs
1968Coatbridge Monarchs
1969-1973, 1975-1977Cradley Heathens/United
1978Sheffield Tigers
Sweden
1963-1968, 1977-1983Smederna
1965Vargarna
1969-1976Indianerna
1985-1986Tuna Rebels
Individual honours
1977Swedish Champion
Team honours
1977Allsvenskan Champion
1972, 1973Allsvenskan Div 2 (West) Champion
1985Allsvenskan Div 2 (North) Champion
1967Allsvenskan Div 3 (West) Champion

Bernt Eveart Persson (24 June 1946 - 20 September 2020) was a Swedish international motorcycle speedway rider.[2] He earned 102 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[3]

  1. ^ "Biography". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. ^ Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.
  3. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 September 2024.