Tony Olsson

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Personal information
Tony Olsson

Nationality	Sweden
Date of birth	(1965-03-13) March 13, 1965
Place of birth	Visby, Sweden
Current club information
Career status	Retired
Career history
Bysarna (SWE) Reading Racers Smederna (SWE) Swindon Robins Belle Vue Aces Exeter Falcons Ipswich Witches	1982-1992, 1996-1998 1986-1990, 1993, 1995-1996 1994-1995 1991, 1994 1992 1992 1992
Individual honours
None
Team honours
British League Champions British League KO Cup Winners Premiership Winners BSPA Cup Winners British League Fours Champions British League Div. 2 Pairs Champion Swedish Elitserien Champion Swedish Pairs Champion	1990, 1992 1990 1993 1992 1993 1994 1988 1988

Not to be confused with the neo-Nazi and convicted murderer Tony Olsson (criminal).

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 1988 and 1989 World Team Cup finals. He also represented his country at Test level.^[2]

Career

He twice finished runner-up in the Swedish Under-21 Championship. In 1988, 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. He returned in 1993 after a loan spell with Belle Vue Aces.^[3]

In 1994, whilst on loan again to the Swindon Robins, he won the British League Division Two 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]

Retirement

After he retirement he became the team manager of Sweden. He now works as Race Director in the Speedway Grand Prix.

World Final Appearances

1989 - Munich, Olympic Stadium - 8th - 8pts

References

↑ Oakes, P (1991). 1991 Speedway Yearbook. ISBN 0-948882-20-4
↑ Oakes, P.(2005). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-30-1
↑ Bamford, R.(2007). Speedway Yearbook 2007. ISBN 978-0-7524-4250-1
↑ Reading Speedway Official Website (accessed 2 October 2007)

Persondata
Name	Olsson, Tony
Alternative names
Short description	Swedish speedway rider
Date of birth	13 March 1965
Place of birth	Visby, Sweden
Date of death
Place of death

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