Born | Nes, Norway | 27 February 1945
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Died | 29 December 2017 Oslo, Norway | (aged 72)
Nickname | Oddy |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Career history | |
1968-1974 | Poole Pirates |
Individual honours | |
1967, 1972 | Norwegian Championship bronze |
Team honours | |
1969 | British League Champion |
Odd Kristian Fossengen (27 February 1945 – 29 December 2017)[1] was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Norway.[2][3]
Fossengen signed for the Poole Pirates in 1968,[4] following a successful trial with the club and he proved to be a popular signing with the Poole supporters.[5]
He won the bronze medal on two occasions at the Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship, in 1967 and 1972.[6]
In 1968, he finished 3rd in the World Pairs Final with Øyvind S. Berg.[5]
His only major league honour came in 1969, with Poole winning the British League Championship. In May 1974, Fossengen's speedway career ended after he suffered a badly broken thigh. He was hit by his compatriot Ulf Lovaas' bike while riding for Poole against Oxford.[5]
He moved back to Oslo in 1974 and worked for a firm selling and repairing hydraulic machinery for 7 years. He then set up his own firm selling and repairing compressed air machinery.
Fossengen suffered a massive heart attack on 27 December 2017 and died on 29 December 2017. He is survived by his wife, Susan, and their three daughters, Kirsty, Katrina and Annika.
* Unofficial World Championships.