Bernt Persson

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

Bernt Eveart Persson (24 June 1946 - 20 September 2020) was a Swedish international motorcycle speedway rider. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

He finished runner up in the 1972 Speedway World Championship final. ^[4] He rode in Britain for the Edinburgh Monarchs, the Cradley Heath Heathens (for eight seasons) ^[5] and one season with the Sheffield Tigers. He became Swedish Champion in 1977. ^{[2] [6]}

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

• 1967 - London, Wembley Stadium - 9th - 6pts
• 1968 - London, Wembley Stadium - 16th - 1pt
• 1971 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 6th - 9pts
• 1972 - London, Wembley Stadium - 2nd - 13pts
• 1973 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 16th - 0pts
• 1975 - London, Wembley Stadium - 10th - 5pts
• 1977 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 11th - 6pts
• 1978 - London, Wembley Stadium - Reserve - did not ride

World Pairs Championship

• 1971 - Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium (with Anders Michanek) - 3rd - 22pts (9)
• 1972 - Borås (with Hasse Holmqvist) - 3rd - 22pts (13+3)
• 1976 - Eskilstuna, Eskilstuna Motorstadion (with Bengt Jansson) - 3rd - 22pts (11)
• 1977 - Manchester, Hyde Road (with Anders Michanek) - 2nd - 18pts (2)

World Team Cup

• 1971 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Anders Michanek / Sören Sjösten / Bengt Jansson] / Leif Enecrona) - 4th - 18pts (0)
• 1973 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Anders Michanek / Bengt Jansson / Tommy Jansson) - 2nd - 31pts (9)
• 1975 - Norden, Motodrom Halbemond (with Anders Michanek / Tommy Jansson / Sören Sjösten / Sören Karlsson) - 3rd - 17pts (2)
• 1976 - London, White City Stadium (with Anders Michanek / Bengt Jansson / Lars-Åke Andersson / Christer Löfqvist) - 3rd - 26pts (8)
• 1977 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Bengt Jansson / Anders Michanek / Tommy Nilsson / Sören Karlsson) - 4th - 11pts (4)

References