Odd Fossengen

Odd Fossengen (27 February 1945 – 29 December 2017)[1] was a Norwegian international motorcycle speedway rider.[2]

Odd Fossengen
Born(1945-02-27)27 February 1945
Nes, Norway
Died29 December 2017(2017-12-29) (aged 72)
Oslo, Norway
NicknameOddy
NationalityNorway
Current club information
Career statusRetired
Career history
1968-1974Poole Pirates
Team honours
1969British League Champion

Career Summary

Fossengen signed for the Poole Pirates in 1968 following a successful trial with the club and he proved to be a popular signing with the Poole supporters.[3] In 1968 he finished 3rd in the World Pairs Final with Oyvind Berg.[3] His only major 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. He was hit by his compatriot Ulf Lovaas' bike while riding for Poole against Oxford.[3]

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 December 27, 2017 and died on December 29, 2017. He is survived by his wife, Susan, and their three daughters, Kirsty, Katrina and Annika.

World Final appearances

World Pairs Championship

* Unofficial World Championships.

The collision at Oxford

References
  1. Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
  2. "Obituary: Middleditch's tribute to popular Pirates racer Fossengen – the rider recruited by telegram". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. Bamford, Robert; Glynn Shailes (2004). 50 Poole Pirates Greats. Tempus Publishing. pp. 44–45. ISBN 0-7524-3257-5.


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