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]
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]