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Matti Olin

Matti Olin

Former Finnish motorcycle speedway rider

Matti Olin (born 1948) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Finland. He was the champion of Finland on a five occasions[1] and earned 7 international caps for the Finland national speedway team.[2]

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Biography

Olin, born in 1948, earned his reputation riding in Finland and won the Finnish Individual Speedway Championship on a five occasions in 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972 and 1973.[1] Olin regularly qualified for the Speedway World Championship Nordic final round.[3]

He only rode one season in the United Kingdom, riding for Coventry Bees during the 1974 British League season season.[4][5] He had been recommended to Coventry promoter Charles Ochiltree by Olle Nygren in April 1974.[6] For a debut season in Britain he averaged a respectable 5.69 over 21 meetings[7] but returned home to Finland following a family bereavement and would never ride in British leagues again, choosing to look after his father's motor cycle business.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Speedway Individual Finnish Championship". Speedway Sanomat. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. [2]
    "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  3. [3]
    "Glory chance for Olin". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 3 August 1974. Retrieved 11 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. [4]
    "1974 season" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  5. [5]
    "Matti Olin". WWOS backup. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  6. [6]
    "Speedway by Don Clarke". Sunday Mirror. 14 April 1974. Retrieved 11 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. [7]
    "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  8. [8]
    "Bees call on Adlington and guests". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 19 July 1974. Retrieved 11 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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