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]
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]
The collision at Oxford
Retirementedit
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.
^"NM Individuelt". Speedway Norge. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
January 01, 1970
fossengen, kristian, fossengen, february, 1945, december, 2017, international, motorcycle, speedway, rider, from, norway, born, 1945, february, 1945nes, norwaydied29, december, 2017, 2017, aged, oslo, norwaynicknameoddynationalitynorwegiancareer, history1968, . Odd Kristian Fossengen 27 February 1945 29 December 2017 1 was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Norway 2 3 Odd FossengenBorn 1945 02 27 27 February 1945Nes NorwayDied29 December 2017 2017 12 29 aged 72 Oslo NorwayNicknameOddyNationalityNorwegianCareer history1968 1974Poole PiratesIndividual honours1967 1972Norwegian Championship bronzeTeam honours1969British League Champion Contents 1 Career Summary 2 Retirement 3 World Final appearances 3 1 World Pairs Championship 4 ReferencesCareer Summary editFossengen 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 Oyvind 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 nbsp The collision at OxfordRetirement editHe 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 editWorld Pairs Championship edit 1968 nbsp Kempten with Oyvind S Berg 3rd 16pts 11 Unofficial World Championships References edit Oakes P 2004 British Speedway Who s Who ISBN 0 948882 81 6 Obituary Middleditch s tribute to popular Pirates racer Fossengen the rider recruited by telegram Bournemouth Echo Retrieved 21 January 2018 ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX 1929 2022 PDF British Speedway Retrieved 12 August 2023 Rider averages 1929 to 2009 PDF Speedway Researcher Retrieved 12 August 2023 a b c Bamford Robert Glynn Shailes 2004 50 Poole Pirates Greats Tempus Publishing pp 44 45 ISBN 0 7524 3257 5 NM Individuelt Speedway Norge Retrieved 12 August 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Odd Fossengen amp oldid 1220157927, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
