Per-Olof Serenius

Per-Olof Serenius
Born (1948-03-09) 9 March 1948 (age 76)
Hedemora, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Individual honours
1995, 2002Ice Speedway World Champion

Per-Olof "Posa" Serenius (born 9 March 1948) in Hedemora, Sweden, is a Swedish former ice speedway rider.[1] He is notable for winning two World Individual Championship gold medals in ice speedway.[2][3]

Biography

Serenius was a fireman by profession.[2] Already an experienced motorcyclist, he began to compete in ice speedway racing in 1976 after witnessing a World Championship ice speedway competition in Berlin.[2] His career racing record includes two World Individual Championship gold medals, three World Team gold medals, 32 World finals, 22 national championships and eight Nordic Championships.[2][4] He participated in the documentary film Icy Riders from 2008.[1] In 2016, Serenius was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycle racing achievements.[2]

World final appearances

Ice World Championship

References

  1. ^ a b "Per-Olof Serenius" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e "FIM Legends". fim-awards.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  3. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 529. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2010-05-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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