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Per Olof Söderman

Per Olof Söderman
Born(1932-10-29)29 October 1932
Sweden
Died17 August 2021 (aged 88)
NicknamePeo Söderman
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1952-1954, 1958, 1963-1973Vargarna
1955Getingarna
1956-1957Filbyterna
Great Britain
1956-1958Coventry Bees
Individual honours
1956, 1957, 1963, 1966Speedway World Championship finalist
Team honours
1963World Team Cup Winner
1953, 1954Allsvenskan Champion
1964Allsvenskan Div 2 Champion

Per Olof Söderman (29 October 1932 – 17 August 2021) was a Swedish speedway rider from Sweden.[1] During his racing career he was also known as Peo Söderman. He earned 44 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[2] He died on 17 August 2021, at the age of 88.[3]

Speedway career

Söderman reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on four occasions in the 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship,[4] 1957 Individual Speedway World Championship, 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship and 1966 Individual Speedway World Championship.[5] He was also a two time finalist at the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship in 1965 and 1970.[6]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1956-58, riding for Coventry Bees.[7][8]

World Final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup

References

  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Facebook death notice". 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Fundin is champ". Sunday Mirror. 23 September 1956. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Per Olof Soderman". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Wembley have new track for final". Weekly Dispatch (London). 9 June 1957. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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