Tommy Pettersson
| Tommy Pettersson | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nationality |  Sweden | |
| Date of birth | 29 December 1952 | |
| Place of birth | Norrköping, Sweden | |
| Current club information | ||
| Career status | Retired | |
| Career history | ||
| Vargarna (SWE) Bristol Bulldogs (UK) Leicester Lions (UK) |
1971–1976 1977 1977 | |
| Individual honours | ||
| Swedish Junior Champion | 1972 | |
| Team honours | ||
Thomas "Tommy" Pettersson (born 29 December 1952) is a Swedish former motorcycle speedway rider.
Born in Norrköping, Pettersson learnt to ride a speedway bike in England, at Olle Nygren's training school in Boston.[1] He made his competitive debut in 1971 for his home town team Vargarna, and won the Swedish Junior Championship the following year.[1] He rode for Sweden in test matches against the Soviet Union in 1973 and England in 1974, and was due to tour England with Sweden in 1975 but a broken leg from a racing crash ruled him out.[1] In 1976 he signed for Birmingham Brummies but a dispute between Birmingham and Vargarna meant that he didn't ride in Britain.[2] He returned to Britain in 1977, first with Bristol Bulldogs and then a longer spell with Leicester Lions.