Kenny Olsson

Swedish speedway rider

Kenny Olsson
Born6 March 1977 (1977-03-06)
Stockholm, Sweden
Died8 June 2007(2007-06-08) (aged 30)
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1994Gamarna
1995-1996Eskilstuna
1997-1998Västervik
1999Bysarna
2000, 2004Smederna
2000Lindarna
2002Torshälla
2003Team Bikab
2005-2006Hammarby Bajen
2007Vargarna
Great Britain
2001Trelawny Tigers
2002Glasgow Tigers
Individual honours
2004, 2005Xtreme International Ice Racing

Börje Kenny Olsson (March 6, 1977 in Stockholm, Sweden – June 8, 2007), was a Swedish speedway racer.[1]

Career

Olsson rode in the United Kingdom for the Trelawny Tigers in 2001 and for the Glasgow Tigers in 2002 in the Premier League. In 2004, he was pursued by Newcastle Diamonds in a deal that did not materialise.[2]

He competed regularly in the Xtreme International Ice Racing series (ice speedway) in the United States, winning the series in 2004 and 2005.

On 8 June 2007, he died in a hospital after a crash the day before at the Norrköping Motorstadion, while racing for Vargarna in the Swedish Elite League, had left him with serious head injuries.[3][4]

See also

Rider deaths in motorcycle speedway

References

  1. ^ ""He was both a big brother and a father to me"". Norrköpings Tidningar. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Speedway: Diamonds late reshuffle". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Speedway rider dies after crash". TheLocal.se. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
  4. ^ "Kenny Olsson är död". Aftonbladet. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2008.


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