Jesper Ege Olsen (born 10 February 1967) is a former

motorcycle speedway Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only ...

rider from Denmark.

Career

Olsen started racing in the British leagues during the

1991 British League season The 1991 British League season was the 57th season of the top tier of Motorcycle speedway, speedway in the United Kingdom and the 27th known as the British League. Summary Wolverhampton Wolves won the league for the first time in their history. ...

, when riding for the

Wimbledon Dons The Wimbledon Dons were a professional motorcycle speedway team who operated from the Wimbledon Stadium, Plough Lane in London.Jacobs, N. ''Speedway in London'', The track opened in 1928 and the Dons operated there from 1929 until 1991. They w ...

but following the Dons withdrawal from the league in June, he completed the season with

Eastbourne Eagles The Eastbourne Eagles were a British speedway team, based at Arlington Stadium, near Eastbourne, England, that raced in the SGB Championship. History Speedway was initially introduced to Eastbourne in 1929. During their first league season th ...

. The following season in 1992, he signed for Glasgow Tigers and would spend four years with the Scottish club. He was part of the famous Glasgow league and cup double/double winning team during the 1993 British League Division Two season and 1994 British League Division Two season. He rode for

Middlesbrough Bears The Middlesbrough Bears were a British speedway team which operated under various names from 1939 until their closure in 1996. History The team was initially nicknamed the Bears in 1939 by the club's general manager Vic Wieland. The track at Cl ...

in 1996 before joining

Newcastle Diamonds Newcastle Diamonds were a motorcycle speedway team that raced in the SGB Championship, every Sunday night during the season (March–October) from their home at the Newcastle Stadium on the Fossway, Byker. The Stadium, previously known as Broug ...

in 1997. It was with Newcastle that his form improved significantly averaging over eight for five successive seasons and recording an impressive 9.68 in 1999. He also captained the Diamonds. Also in 1999, he finished runner-up to Sean Wilson in the

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, held on 12 September at

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. He effectively missed the 2002 season with a significant shoulder injury but did ride a handful of races in 2003 and 2004 for Newcastle and

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respectively before the injuries took their toll and he retired.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Olsen, Jesper Living people 1967 births Danish speedway riders Glasgow Tigers riders Middlesbrough Bears riders Newcastle Diamonds riders