Tommy Pettersson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Tommy Pettersson

Swedish speedway rider

Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1952

Place of Birth: Norrköping, Östergötland County, Sweden

Profession: motorcycle racer

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Tommy Pettersson

  • Tomas "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.
  • He made his competitive debut in 1971 for his home town team Vargarna, and won the Swedish Junior Championship the following year.
  • 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.
  • In 1976 he signed for Birmingham Brummies but a dispute between Birmingham and Vargarna meant that he only appeared in three challenge matches for Birmingham.
  • He returned to Britain in 1977, first with Bristol Bulldogs and then a longer spell with Leicester Lions.

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