Matti Olin

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Matti Olin
Born1948 (1948)
NationalityFinnish
Career history
Great Britain
1974 Coventry Bees
Individual honours
1967, 1968, 1971
1972, 1973		 Finnish champion

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]

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. [4] [5] [6] He had been recommended to Coventry promoter Charles Ochiltree by Olle Nygren in April 1974. [7] For a debut season in Britain he averaged a respectable 5.69 over 21 meetings [8] 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. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Speedway Individual Finnish Championship". Speedway Sanomat. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Glory chance for Olin" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 3 August 1974. Retrieved 11 February 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Around the tracks" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 27 March 1976. Retrieved 6 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "1974 season" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Matti Olin". WWOS backup. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Speedway by Don Clarke" . Sunday Mirror. 14 April 1974. Retrieved 11 February 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Bees call on Adlington and guests" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 19 July 1974. Retrieved 11 February 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
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