Kenny Olsson
Swedish speedway rider
Intro | Swedish speedway rider | |
Places | Sweden | |
was | Motorcycle racer | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 6 March 1977, Stockholm, Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden | |
Death | 8 June 2007 (aged 30 years) |
Börje Kenny Olsson (March 6, 1977 in Stockholm, Sweden – June 8, 2007), was a Swedish speedway racer. He rode in the UK for the Trelawny Tigers in 2001 and for the Glasgow Tigers in 2002 in the Premier League.
He competed regularly in the Xtreme International Ice Racing series (ice speedway) in the United States, winning the series in 2004 and 2005.
On June 8, 2007, he died in hospital after a crash the day before, whilst racing for Vargarna in the Swedish Elite League, had left him with serious head injuries.