Olle Nygren

Olle Nygren
Olle Nygren in the 1970s
Born(1929-11-11)11 November 1929
Stockholm, Sweden
Died13 February 2021(2021-02-13) (aged 91)
Ipswich, England
NicknameVarg-Olle
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1948-1953, 1960,
1962-1963, 1967-1979
Vargarna
1954-1959Monarkerna
Great Britain
1951Harringay Racers
1953New Cross Rangers
1953Bristol Bulldogs
1954, 1965-1968Wimbledon Dons
1960Southampton Saints
1962Swindon Robins
1962-1964Norwich Stars
1969-1971West Ham Hammers
1972-1974Ipswich Witches
1974Coventry Bees
1975King's Lynn Stars
Individual honours
1954, 1960Nordic Champion
1949Swedish Champion[1]
Team honours
1960World Team Cup
1968British League KO Cup winner
1968London Cup Winner
1949, 1951, 1953,
1955, 1956, 1960
Allsvenskan Champion
1963National Trophy

Harald Olof Ingemar Nygren (11 November 1929 – 13 February 2021)[2][3] was a Swedish motorcycle speedway rider, who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship five times.[4] He earned 90 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[5]

  1. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 85. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  2. ^ Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Ipswich: Studio Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Motorsport-legendaren "Varg-Olle" är död". 13 February 2021.
  4. ^ Belton, Brian (2003). Hammerin' Round. Stroud: Tempus Publishing ISBN 0-7524-2438-6
  5. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.