Tony Olsson
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| Tony Olsson | ||
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| Personal Information | ||
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| Nationality |  Sweden |
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| Date of birth | March 13, 1965 | |
| Place of birth | Visby, Sweden | |
| Current Club Information | ||
| Career Status | Retired | |
| Career History | ||
| Bysarna (SWE) Reading Racers Smederna (SWE) Swindon Robins |
1982-1992, 1996-1998 1986-1990, 1992-1993, 1995-1996 1994-1995 1991, 1994 |
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| Individual Honours | ||
| None | ||
| Team Honours | ||
| British League Champions British League KO Cup Winners Premiership Winners BSPA Cup Winners British League Fours Champions Premier League Pairs Champion Swedish Elitserien Champion Swedish Pairs Champion |
1990, 1992 1990 1993 1992 1993 1994 1988 1988 |
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John Tony Olsson (born 13 March 1965, Visby, Sweden)[1] is a former international motorcycle speedway rider. He was a member of the Sweden speedway team when they finished third in the 1998 and 1999 World Team Cup finals. He also represented his country at Test level.[2]
[edit] Career
He twice finished runner-up in the Swedish Under-21 Championship. In 1998, he won the Swedish Pairs Championship with former World Champion Per Jonsson. In 1991 he won it again with Dennis Löfqvist.
Olsson rode in the UK for the Reading Racers from 1986, where he became the team captain and then onto the Swindon Robins for a year in 1991 after he was forced out of Reading's line-up due to average restrictions after winning the British League Championship in 1990. Upon his return in 1992, the Racers won the British League Championship again.[3]
In 1994, whilst on loan again to the Swindon Robins, he won the Premier League Pairs Championship with partner Steve Langdon.
He returned to the Racers in 1995 and in his final season in 1996 he was voted 'Rider of the Year' by the Reading fans.[4]
[edit] Retirement
After he retirement he became the team manager of Sweden.
[edit] References
- ^ Oakes, P (1991). 1991 Speedway Yearbook. ISBN 0-9488-8220-4
- ^ Oakes, P.(2005). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-30-1
- ^ Bamford, R.(2007). Speedway Yearbook 2007. ISBN 978-07524-4250-1
- ^ Reading Speedway Official Website (accessed 2 October 2007)
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