Olle Andersson (speedway rider)
Born | Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden | 13 March 1932
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Died | 24 January 2017 (aged 84) Monterey, California |
Nationality | Swedish |
Career history | |
1952–1953 | Filbyterna |
1954 | Vikingarna |
1955–1956 | Monarkerna |
1959–1961 | Kaparna |
Individual honours | |
1956 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
Team honours | |
1955, 1956 | Allsvenskan Champion |
Anders Olof Andersson also known as Olle Andersson (1932–2017) was an international speedway rider from Sweden.[1]
Speedway career
[edit]Andersson reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship.[2][3][4]
After visiting the United States in 1957 he emigrated to the United States the following year.[5]
World Final Appearances
[edit]Individual World Championship
[edit]- 1956 - London, Wembley Stadium - 14th - 2pts
References
[edit]- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Tough fight for the second round stars". Weekly Dispatch (London). 5 August 1956. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Craven defends title". Liverpool Echo. 20 September 1956. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Anders Andersson 1932 - 2017". Legacy.comy. Retrieved 6 July 2021.