Olle Nygren

Olle Nygren
Personal information
Nationality	Sweden
Date of birth	11 November 1929 (1929-11-11) (age 82)
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Current club information
Career status	Retired
Career history
Vargarna (SWE) Monarkerna (SWE) Harringay Racers Bristol Bulldogs Southampton Saints Swindon Robins Norwich Stars Wimbledon Dons West Ham Hammers Ipswich Witches Coventry Bees King's Lynn Stars	1948-1953, 1962-1963, 1967-1979 1954-1959 1951 1953 1960 1962 1962-1964 1965-1968 1969-1971 1972-1974 1975 1976
Individual honours
Nordic Champion Swedish Champion	1960 1949
Team honours
World Team Cup World Pairs Champion British League KO Cup winner	1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1970 1968 1968

Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1962
Teams	privateer Lotus
Races	1 (non-championship)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1962 Kanonloppet
Last race	1962 Kanonloppet

Harald-Olof Ingemar (Olle) Nygren (born 11 November 1929 in Stockholm, Sweden)^[1] is a former international speedway rider who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship five times.^[2] Nygren was Swedish Champion in 1949 and became Nordic Champion in 1960. After retirement, Nygren set up a successful speedway training school.

World Final appearances

• 1953 - London, Wembley Stadium - 4th - 12+2pts
• 1954 - London, Wembley Stadium - 3rd - 13+2pts
• 1955 - London, Wembley Stadium - 8th - 9pts
• 1958 - London, Wembley Stadium - 7th - 9pts
• 1959 - London, Wembley Stadium - 4th - 11+2pts^[3]

Formula One

In 1962, Nygren took part in a minor Formula One race, the Kanonloppet, at the Karlskoga Circuit at Karlskoga in his home country of Sweden. He drove a Lotus 18 loaned to him by American driver Jay Chamberlain. Nygren qualified tenth of the ten starters, and had to retire after just six laps with a gearbox failure.^[4]

Non-Championship Formula One results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
1962	Ecurie Excelsior	Lotus 18	Climax Straight-4	CAP	BRX	LOM	LAV	GLV	PAU	AIN	INT	NAP	MAL	CLP	RMS	SOL	KAN Ret	MED	DAN	OUL	MEX	RAN	NAT

References

1. ^ Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Ipswich: Studio Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6. 
2. ^ Belton, Brian (2003). Hammerin' Round. Stroud: Tempus Publishing ISBN 0-7524-2438-6
3. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
4. ^ Thompson, John (1974). The Formula One Record Book. London: Leslie Frewin Publishing. ISBN 0 85632 0978. pp.106-107

Persondata
Name	Nygren, Olle
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	11 November 1929
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Date of death
Place of death