Ove Fundin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ove Fundin

Swedish motorcycle speedway rider

Date of Birth: 23-May-1933

Place of Birth: Tranås, Jönköping County, Sweden

Profession: motorcycle racer

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Ove Fundin

  • Ove Fundin (born 23 May 1933) is a Swedish former speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship Final five times (1956, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1967), a record bettered only by Ivan Mauger and fellow Swede Tony Rickardsson who each won six World Championships.
  • He finished runner-up in the championship 3 times (1957–59) and was third in 1962, 1964 and 1965 meaning that from his first win in 1956 until his last in 1967, Ove Fundin did not finish lower than a podium place in a record eleven World Finals.
  • He was known by the nickname of the "Flying Fox" or just "the Fox" because of his red hair.

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