# Odd Fossengen

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Norwegian speedway rider

Odd Fossengen Born (1945-02-27)27 February 1945 Nes, Norway Died 29 December 2017(2017-12-29) (aged 72) Oslo, Norway 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](/source/Motorcycle_speedway) rider from Norway.[2] He earned 8 caps for the [Norway national speedway team](/source/Norway_national_speedway_team).[3]

## Career summary

Fossengen signed for the [Poole Pirates](/source/Poole_Pirates) in 1968,[4][5] following a successful trial with the club and he proved to be a popular signing with the Poole supporters.[6] He continued to ride for Poole for seven years.[7]

He won the bronze medal on two occasions at the [Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship](/source/Norwegian_Individual_Speedway_Championship), in 1967 and 1972.[8]

In 1968, he finished third in the [World Pairs Final](/source/Speedway_World_Pairs_Championship) with [Øyvind S. Berg](/source/%C3%98yvind_S._Berg).[6]

His only major league honour came in [1969](/source/1969_British_Speedway_League), with Poole winning the [British League](/source/Speedway_British_League) Championship. In May 1974, Fossengen's speedway career ended after he suffered a badly broken thigh.[9] He was hit by his compatriot Ulf Lovaas' bike while riding for Poole against [Oxford](/source/Oxford_Cheetahs).[6]

The collision at Oxford that finished his career

## Retirement

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.

## World Final appearances

### World Pairs Championship

- [1968](/source/1968_Speedway_World_Pairs_Championship)* - [Kempten](/source/Kempten) (with [Øyvind S. Berg](/source/%C3%98yvind_S._Berg)) - **3rd** - 16pts (11)

** Unofficial World Championships.*

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Oakes, P.(2004). *British Speedway Who's Who*. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-948882-81-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-948882-81-6)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Obituary: Middleditch's tribute to popular Pirates racer Fossengen – the rider recruited by telegram"](http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/15803440.Obituary__Middleditch_s_tribute_to_popular_Pirates_racer_Fossengen_____the_rider_recruited_by_telegram/). *Bournemouth Echo*. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022"](https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf) (PDF). *British Speedway*. Retrieved 26 August 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Kaiser out - Kasper in"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002137/19680519/293/0037). *Sunday Mirror*. 19 May 1968. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Rider averages 1929 to 2009"](https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/specialfeaturesrideraverages.pdf) (PDF). *Speedway Researcher*. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-50_Greats_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-50_Greats_6-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-50_Greats_6-2) Bamford, Robert; Glynn Shailes (2004). *50 Poole Pirates Greats*. [Tempus Publishing](/source/Tempus_Publishing). pp. 44–45. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7524-3257-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7524-3257-5).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Speed champs hit Gwent"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004695/19700402/012/0012). *Gwent Gazette*. 2 April 1970. Retrieved 19 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["NM Individuelt"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230811164445/https://www.speedwaynorge.no/index.php?option=com_sppagebuilder&view=page&id=62). *Speedway Norge*. Archived from [the original](https://www.speedwaynorge.no/index.php?option=com_sppagebuilder&view=page&id=62) on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Anders is ready to ride"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002137/19740512/309/0042). *Sunday Mirror*. 12 May 1974. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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