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Nationality
  
Sweden

Career status
  
Retired


Name
  
Olle Nygren

Active years
  
1962

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Born
  
11 November 1929 (age 95) Stockholm, Sweden (
1929-11-11
)

1948-1953, 1962-1963, 1967-19791954-195919511953196019621962-19641965-19681969-19711972-197419741975-1976
  
Vargarna (SWE)Monarkerna (SWE)Harringay RacersBristol BulldogsSouthampton SaintsSwindon RobinsNorwich StarsWimbledon DonsWest Ham HammersIpswich WitchesCoventry BeesKing's Lynn Stars

19601949
  
Nordic ChampionSwedish Champion

1960, 1962, 1963, 1964,1967, 1970196819681968
  
World Team CupWorld Pairs ChampionBritish League KO Cup winnerLondon Cup Winner

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Harald-Olof Ingemar (Olle) Nygren (born 11 November 1929 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former international speedway rider who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship five times. Nygren was Swedish Champion in 1949 and became Nordic Champion in 1960. After retirement, Nygren set up a successful speedway training school.

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Individual World Championship

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  • 1953 – London, Wembley Stadium – 4th - 12+2pts
  • 1954 – London, Wembley Stadium – 3rd - 13+2pts
  • 1955 – London, Wembley Stadium – 8th - 9pts
  • 1958 – London, Wembley Stadium – 7th - 9pts
  • 1959 – London, Wembley Stadium – 4th - 11+2pts

    • World Team Cup

  • 1960 - Göteborg, Ullevi (with Ove Fundin / Rune Sörmander / Björn Knutsson) - Winner - 44pts (12)
  • 1968 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Bengt Jansson / Anders Michanek / Ove Fundin / Torbjörn Harrysson) - 2nd - 30pts (3)

    • World Longtrack Championship

  • 1957 - Semi-final
  • 1958 - Muhldorf (14th)
  • 1959 - Helsinki (Third)
  • 1960 - Plattling (9th)
  • 1961 - Oslo (Second)
  • 1978 - Qualifying Round
  • 1979 - Qualifying Round

    • Formula One

    In 1962, Nygren took part in a minor Formula One race, the Kanonloppet, at the Karlskoga Circuit at Karlskoga in his home country of Sweden. He drove a Lotus 18 loaned to him by American driver Jay Chamberlain. Nygren qualified tenth of the ten starters, and had to retire after just six laps with a gearbox failure.

    Non-Championship Formula One results

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    References

    Olle Nygren Wikipedia
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