Conny Ivarsson

Conny Ivarsson

Born	(1965-04-15) 15 April 1965 (age 59) Vetlanda, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Career history
Sweden
1982-	Njudungarna/Vetlanda
Great Britain
1987	Swindon Robins
Denmark
1990	SaeSK Saeby
Individual honours
1988	Speedway World Championship finalist
Team honours
1986, 1987	Elitserien Champion

Conny Ivarsson (born 15 April 1965) is a Swedish former speedway rider.[1] He earned 40 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[2]

Speedway career

Ivarsson was a leading speedway rider during the 1980s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1988 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway during the 1987 British League season, riding for Swindon Robins.[4][5]

Family

His brother Claes Ivarsson was also an international speedway rider.[6]

References

1. "Conny Ivarsson profile". wwosbackup. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
2. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
3. "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
4. "Robins target". Western Daily Press. 4 June 1987. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
6. "Speedway legend dead: "Hard right now"". Expressen. Retrieved 7 August 2021.