Per Olof Söderman Explained

Per Olof Söderman
Nationality:Swedish
Birth Date:1932 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Sweden
Death Date:17 August 2021 (aged 88)
Nickname:Peo Söderman
Career1:Sweden
Career2:Vargarna
Years2:1952-1954, 1958, 1963-1973
Career3:Getingarna
Years3:1955
Career4:Filbyterna
Years4:1956-1957
Career5:Great Britain
Career6:Coventry Bees
Years6:1956-1958
Indivyear1:1956, 1957, 1963, 1966
Indivhonour1:Speedway World Championship finalist
Teamyear1:1963
Teamhonour1:World Team Cup Winner
Teamyear2:1953, 1954
Teamhonour2:Allsvenskan Champion
Teamyear3:1964
Teamhonour3:Allsvenskan 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

Notes and References

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