Jon Ødegaard

Jon Ødegaard (1937–2002) was an international speedway rider from Norway.[1][2]

For the Norwegian footballer, see Jon Eirik Ødegaard.
Jon Ødegaard
Born(1937-05-25)25 May 1937
Norway
DiedFebruary 2002 (aged 64)
NationalityNorwegian
Career history
1969Swindon Robins
Individual honours
1970European Longtrack Champion

Speedway career

Ødegaard won the gold medal at the European Longtrack Championship in the 1970 Individual Long Track European Championship.[3][4][5] 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.[6]

References
  1. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  2. "Jon Odegaard". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. "SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  4. "World Longtrack World Champions". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  5. "European Long Track Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  6. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 17 July 2021.


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