Jonathan Forsgren

Jonathan Forsgren
Born12 June 1973 (1973-06-12) (age 51)
Karlstad, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1991–1992, 1996–2002Karlstad
1993–1994Valsarna
Great Britain
1994–1995Cradley Heathens
Individual honours
1993Swedish U21 silver
Team honours
1995Premier League Four-Team Championship

Jonathan Rolf Forsgren (born 12 June 1973) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1][2][3]

Career

Forsgren came to prominence when he won the silver medal at the 1993 Swedish Junior Speedway Championship.[4] He started racing in the British leagues during the 1994 British League season, when riding for the Cradley Heath Heathens.[5][1]

During the 1995 Premier League speedway season he was part of the Cradley four that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 6 August 1995, at the East of England Arena.[6]

He returned to Sweden and rode for one of his former clubs, Karlstad, during the 1996 Swedish speedway season.

He retired from speedway in 2002 and underwent a career with trade unions.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, Jonathan Forsgren" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Profile Jonathan Forsgren. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN 0-948882-81-6.
  3. ^ a b "Jonathan Forsgren". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Jonathan Forsgren". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Speedway". Birmingham Daily Post. 7 August 1995. Retrieved 5 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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