Kenny Olsson Explained

Kenny Olsson
Nationality:Swedish
Birth Date: 6 March 1977
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Career1:Sweden
Years2:1994
Career2:Gamarna
Years3:1995-1996
Career3:Eskilstuna
Years4:1997-1998
Years5:1999
Career5:Bysarna
Years6:2000, 2004
Career6:Smederna
Years7:2000
Career7:Lindarna
Years8:2002
Career8:Torshälla
Years9:2003
Career9:Team Bikab
Years10:2005-2006
Career10:Hammarby Bajen
Years11:2007
Career11:Vargarna
Career12:Great Britain
Years13:2001
Career13:Trelawny Tigers
Years14:2002
Career14:Glasgow Tigers
Indivyear1:2004, 2005
Indivhonour1:Xtreme 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "He was both a big brother and a father to me" . Norrköpings Tidningar. 15 October 2023 . 8 September 2024 .
  2. Web site: Speedway: Diamonds late reshuffle . Chronicle Live . 8 March 2004 . 8 September 2024 .
  3. News: Speedway rider dies after crash. TheLocal.se. 2007-06-08. 2008-12-27.
  4. News: Kenny Olsson är död. Aftonbladet. 2007-06-08. 2008-12-27.