Per-Olof Serenius

Swedish former ice speedway rider (born 1948)

Per-Olof Serenius

Born|  (1948-03-09) 9 March 1948 (age 77)
Hedemora, Sweden
Nationality| Swedish
Individual honours
1995, 2002| Ice Speedway World Champion

Per-Olof "Posa" Serenius (born 9 March 1948) in Hedemora, Sweden, is a Swedish former ice speedway rider.[1] He is notable for winning two World Individual Championship gold medals in ice speedway.[2][3]

## Biography

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Serenius was a fireman by profession.[2] Already an experienced motorcyclist, he began to compete in ice speedway racing in 1976 after witnessing a World Championship ice speedway competition in Berlin.[2] His career racing record includes two World Individual Championship gold medals, three World Team gold medals, 32 World finals, 22 national championships and eight Nordic Championships.[2][4] He participated in the documentary film Icy Riders from 2008.[1] In 2016, Serenius was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycle racing achievements.[2]

## World final appearances

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### Ice World Championship

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* 1978 Assen, 13th
* 1979 Inzell, 8th
* 1980 Kalinin, 15th
* 1981 Assen, 13th
* 1982 Inzell, 2nd
* 1983 Eindhoven, 9th
* 1984 Moscow, 10th
* 1985 Assen, 10th
* 1986 Stockholm, 7th
* 1987 Berlin, 11th
* 1988 Eindhoven, 8th
* 1989 Almaty, 6th
* 1990 Gothenburg, 4th
* 1991 Assen, 2nd
* 1992 Frankfurt, 5th
* 1993 Saransk, 6th
* 1994 10 Rounds GP, 2nd
* 1995 10 Rounds GP, Champion
* 1996 10 Rounds GP, 6th
* 1997 Assen, 6th
* 1998 10 Rounds GP, 5th
* 1999 10 Rounds GP, 10th
* 2000 Assen, 11th
* 2001 8 Rounds GP, 11th
* 2002 8 Rounds GP, Champion
* 2003 6 Rounds GP, 9th
* 2004 8 Rounds GP, 9th
* 2005 6 Rounds GP, 11th
* 2006 4 Rounds GP, 12th
* 2007 6 Rounds GP, 17th
* 2008 6 Rounds GP, 10th

## References

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1. ^ a b "Per-Olof Serenius" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
2. ^ a b c d e "FIM Legends". fim-awards.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
3. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 529\. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2010-05-17.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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