- Tony Olsson
Infobox Speedway rider
ridername= Tony Olsson
nationality = flagicon|SWESweden
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1965|3|13
cityofbirth =Visby
countryofbirth =Sweden
website =
retired = Retired
career =Bysarna (SWE)Reading Racers Smederna (SWE)Swindon Robins
years = 1982-1992, 1996-1998
1986-1990, 1992-1993, 1995-1996
1994-1995
1991, 1994
indivhonour = None
indivyear =
teamhonour = 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
teamyear = 1990, 1992
1990
1993
1992
1993
1994
1988
1988John Tony Olsson (born
13 March 1965 ,Visby ,Sweden ) [Oakes, P (1991). "1991 Speedway Yearbook". ISBN 0-9488-8220-4] is a former internationalmotorcycle speedway rider. He was a member of theSweden speedway team when they finished third in the 1998 and 1999 World Team Cup finals. He also represented his country at Test level. [Oakes, P.(2005). "British Speedway Who's Who". ISBN 0-948882-30-1]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 withDennis Löfqvist .Olsson rode in the UK for the
Reading Racers from 1986, where he became the team captain and then onto theSwindon 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. [Bamford, R.(2007). "Speedway Yearbook 2007". ISBN 978-07524-4250-1]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. [ [http://www.readingspeedway.com/history68-98.html Reading Speedway Official Website] (accessed 2 October 2007)]
Retirement
After he retirement he became the team manager of Sweden.
References
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