jonsson represented sweden in the world pairs championship, reaching the final each year from 1988 until 1993. he finished second with jimmy nilsen in 1989 in leszno, poland, second again nilsen and henrik gustafsson in 1991 in poznań, poland, third with gustafsson and tony rickardsson in 1992 in lonigo, italy, before winning the last ever world pairs championship with rickardsson and gustafsson in 1993 in vojens.