Kenny Olsson

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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

References

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