Bo Wirebrand

Bo Wirebrand

Born	2 March 1946 (1946-03-02) (age 78) Vetlanda, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Career history
Sweden
1970, 1972-1981	Njudungarna
1971	Vargarna
Great Britain
1971, 1973	Poole Pirates
1972	Newport Wasps
1978	Sheffield Tigers
Individual honours
1973	Swedish Championship silver
Team honours
1976	Allsvenskan Champion
1975	Allsvenskan Div 2 Champion

Bo Sven Hakan Wirebrand (born 2 March 1946) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.^[1] He earned 16 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.^[2]

Speedway career

Wirebrand won the silver medal at the 1973 Swedish Championship.^[3][4]

In 1971 he signed for Poole Pirates^[5] and then rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1971 to 1978, riding for various clubs.^[6][7]

In the Swedish Speedway Team Championship he primarily rode for Njudungarna Vetlanda.^[8]

References

1. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
2. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
3. "Speedway History". Retrieved 2021-07-28.
4. "Swedish Individual Speedway Championship". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
5. "Star Sweden revs up". Sunday Mirror. 21 March 1971. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
7. "1970-1979". Poole Speedway. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
8. "Super Swede". Peterborough Standard. 9 April 1976. Retrieved 19 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.