Göte Olsson
{{Short description|Swedish speedway rider}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox Speedway rider
| name = Göte Olsson
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| nationality = Swedish
| birth_date = {{birth date|1930|9|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hardemo, Örebro län, Sweden
| death_date = {{death date and age|1998|3|17|1930|9|7|df=y}}
| death_place = Kumla kommun, Örebro län, Sweden
| career1 = Indianerna
| years1 = 1949-1957
| career2 =
| years2 =
| indivyear1 = 1952
| indivhonour1 = Swedish Championship
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Göte Olsson (7 September 1930 to 17 March 1998) was an international speedway rider from Sweden.{{cite web |url=http://www.internationalspeedway.co.uk/tourntc.htm|title=TOURNAMENTS - SCANDINAVIA|website=International Speedway|access-date=1 August 2021}}
Speedway career
Born in Kumla, Olsson was one of speedway's leading riders during the 1950s. He was the champion of Sweden, winning the Swedish Championship in 1952 at the age of 22.{{cite book |last=Oakes |first=Peter |title=1981 Speedway Yearbook |year=1981 |page=85 |publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd|isbn=0-86215-017-5}}{{cite web |url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2015/09/sweden-national-championship.html|title=Sweden National Championship|website=Edinburgh Speedway Archive|access-date=1 August 2021}}
Bristol Bulldogs signed him to race in Britain for the 1953 Speedway National League but a work permit was never issued due to opposition from the Swedish authorities.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000764/19530121/012/0012 |title=Swedes oppose Olsson move |website=Bristol Evening Post |date=21 January 1953 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=8 September 2024}} Despite a subsequent appeal Olsson never got to ride in the British leagues.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000764/19530129/011/0011 |title=Bulldogs appeal for Gote is turned down |website=Bristol Evening Post |date=29 January 1953 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=8 September 2024}} He was however allowed to tour Britain that year as part of the Swedish national team.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000764/19530314/008/0008 |title=Gote Olsson |website=Bristol Evening Post |date=14 March 1953 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=8 September 2024}}
A memorial race is held in his memory.{{cite web |url=http://selvinracingteam.blogspot.com/2011/05/gote-olsson-memorial.html|title=1952|website=Selvin Racing Team|access-date=1 August 2021}}
References
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Category:Swedish speedway riders
Category:People from Kumla Municipality
Category:Sportspeople from Örebro County
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