Tony Rickardsson
At the Swedish Sports Gala in 2014 | |
| Born | 17 August 1970 Grytås, Sweden |
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| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career history | |
| Sweden | |
| 1987 | Gamarna |
| 1988–1990 | Stockholm United |
| 1991 | Getingarna |
| 1992–1993 | Rospiggarna |
| 1994–1998 | Valsarna |
| 1999–2005 | Masarna |
| Great Britain | |
| 1991–1994, 1997–1998 | Ipswich Witches |
| 1999 | King's Lynn Stars |
| 2001–2004 | Poole Pirates |
| 2005 | Arena Essex Hammers |
| 2006 | Oxford Cheetahs |
| Poland | |
| 1991 | Polonia Bydgoszcz |
| 1992 | Ostrów Wielkopolski |
| 1993 | Zielona Góra |
| 1994–1996, 2004–2006 | Unia Tarnów |
| 1997–1998 | Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski |
| 1999–2000 | Wybrzeże Gdańsk |
| 2001–2003 | KS Toruń |
| Speedway Grand Prix statistics | |
| Starts | 84 |
| Finalist | 52 times |
| Winner | 20 times |
| Individual honours | |
| 1990, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004 | Swedish Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1989, 1998, 2000 | Elitserien Champion |
| 1987 | Allsvenskan Div 1 Champion |
Medal record
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Jan Tony Sören Rickardsson (born on 17 August 1970) is a Swedish former professional motorcycle speedway rider. He competed in the Speedway World Championships from 1989 to 2006 and won six Speedway World Championship titles in 15 attempts. He earned 43 caps for the Sweden national speedway team. In 2011, Rickardsson was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.