Not to be confused with the neonazi and convicted murderer Tony Olsson, born 1972.

John Tony Olsson (born 13 March 1965, Visby, Sweden) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider. He was a member of the Sweden speedway team when they finished third in the 1988 and 1989 World Team Cup finals. He also represented his country at Test level.

Career

He twice finished runner-up in the Swedish Under-21 Championship. In 1988, he won the Swedish Pairs Championship with former World Champion Per Jonsson. In 1991 he won it again with Dennis Löfqvist.

Olsson rode in the UK for the Reading Racers from 1986, where he became the team captain and then onto the Swindon Robins for a year in 1991 after he was forced out of Reading's line-up due to average restrictions after winning the British League Championship in 1990. Upon his return in 1992, the Racers won the British League Championship again.

In 1994, whilst on loan again to the Swindon Robins, he won the Premier League Pairs Championship with partner Steve Langdon.

He returned to the Racers in 1995 and in his final season in 1996 he was voted 'Rider of the Year' by the Reading fans.

Retirement

After he retirement he became the team manager of Sweden.

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