Bernt Persson

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Personal information
Bernt Persson

Nationality	Sweden
Date of birth	(1946-06-24) June 24, 1946
Place of birth	Eskilstuna, Sweden
Nickname	Bernie
Current club information
Career status	Retired
Career history
Great Britain Edinburgh Monarchs Coatbridge Monarchs Cradley Heath Heathens/United Sheffield Tigers Sweden Smederna Indianerna Tuna Rebels	1965, 1967 1968 1969-1973, 1975-1977 1979 1963-1968, 1977-1983 1969-1976 1985-1986
Individual honours
Swedish Champion	1977
Team honours
Swedish Team Champion	1977

Bernt Eveart Persson (born 24 June 1946 in Eskilstuna, Sweden) is a former Swedish international speedway rider^[1] who finished runner up in the 1972 Speedway World Championship final.^[2]

He rode in Britain for the Edinburgh Monarchs, eight seasons with the Cradley Heath Heathens, and finally a season with the Sheffield Tigers. He became Swedish Champion in 1977.^[1]

World Final Appearances

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

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6. Cite uses deprecated parameters (help)
↑ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5

Persondata
Name	Persson, Bernt Eveart
Alternative names
Short description	Swedish speedway rider
Date of birth	24 June 1946
Place of birth	Eskilstuna, Sweden
Date of death
Place of death

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