| Odd Fossengen | |
| Nationality: | Norwegian |
| Birth Date: | 1945 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Nes, Norway |
| Death Place: | Oslo, Norway |
| Nickname: | Oddy |
| Years1: | 1968-1974 |
| Career1: | Poole Pirates |
| Indivyear1: | 1967, 1972 |
| Indivhonour1: | Norwegian Championship bronze |
| Teamyear1: | 1969 |
| Teamhonour1: | British League Champion |
Odd Kristian Fossengen (27 February 1945 – 29 December 2017)[1] was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Norway.[2] He earned 8 caps for the Norway national speedway team.[3]
Fossengen signed for the Poole Pirates in 1968,[4] [5] following a successful trial with the club and he proved to be a popular signing with the Poole supporters. He continued to ride for Poole for seven years.[6]
He won the bronze medal on two occasions at the Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship, in 1967 and 1972.[7]
In 1968, he finished 3rd in the World Pairs Final with Øyvind S. Berg.[8]
His only major league honour came in 1969, with Poole winning the British League Championship. In May 1974, Fossengen's speedway career ended after he suffered a badly broken thigh.[9] He was hit by his compatriot Ulf Lovaas' bike while riding for Poole against Oxford.[8]
He moved back to Oslo in 1974 and worked for a firm selling and repairing hydraulic machinery for 7 years. He then set up his own firm selling and repairing compressed air machinery.
Fossengen suffered a massive heart attack on 27 December 2017 and died on 29 December 2017. He is survived by his wife, Susan, and their three daughters, Kirsty, Katrina and Annika.