| Born | 25 May 1937 Norway |
|---|---|
| Died | February 2002 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Career history | |
| 1969 | Swindon Robins |
| Individual honours | |
| 1970 | European Longtrack Champion |
Jon Ødegaard (1937–2002) was an international speedway rider from Norway.[1][2]
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
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Jon Odegaard". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "World Longtrack World Champions". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "European Long Track Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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