Jon Ødegaard (1937–2002) was an international speedway rider from Norway.[1][2] He earned 3 caps for the Norway national speedway team.[3]

Jon Ødegaard
Born(1937-05-25)25 May 1937
Revagen, Norway
DiedFebruary 2002 (aged 64)
NationalityNorwegian
Career history
1969Swindon Robins
Individual honours
1970European Longtrack Champion

Speedway career

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Ødegaard won the gold medal at the European Longtrack Championship in the 1970 Individual Long Track European Championship.[4][5][6] 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[7][8] as a replacement for the injured Mike Broadbank.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Jon Odegaard". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  4. ^ "SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  5. ^ "World Longtrack World Champions". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  6. ^ "European Long Track Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Robins signing". Bristol Evening Post. 30 August 1969. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Wilson off down-under". Derby Daily Telegraph. 9 September 1969. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.