Jon Ødegaard Explained

Jon Ødegaard
Nationality:Norwegian
Birth Date:1937 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Revagen, Norway
Death Date:February 2002 (aged 64)
Career1:Swindon Robins
Years1:1969
Indivyear1:1970
Indivhonour1:European Longtrack Champion

Jon Ødegaard (1937–2002) was an international speedway rider from Norway.[1] [2] He earned 3 caps for the Norway national speedway team.[3]

Speedway career

Ødegaard won the gold medal at the European Longtrack Championship in the 1970 Individual Long Track European Championship.[4] [5] [6] In addition he won the Nordic Longtrack Championship four times (1969, 1970, 1974, 1975) and the Norwegian Longtrack Championship seven times (1964, 1965, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976).[2]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway in 1969, riding for Swindon Robins[7] [8] as a replacement for the injured Mike Broadbank.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results. wwosbackup. 17 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Jon Odegaard. GrasstrackGB. 17 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 26 August 2024.
  4. Web site: SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK. Speedway.org. 17 July 2021.
  5. Web site: World Longtrack World Champions. Grasstrack GB. 17 July 2021.
  6. Web site: European Long Track Championship. Edinburgh Speedway. 17 July 2021.
  7. News: Robins signing . Bristol Evening Post . 30 August 1969 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 26 August 2024.
  8. Web site: History Archive. British Speedway. 17 July 2021.
  9. News: Wilson off down-under . Derby Daily Telegraph . 9 September 1969 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 26 August 2024.