Ole Bjarne Olsen (born 16 November 1946)[1] is a Danish former professional motorcycle speedway rider.

[4] Olsen's success greatly helped popularize the sport in Denmark which led to him building and opening a track at Vojens, the 15,000 capacity Vojens Speedway Center, which has held many Danish Championships as well as the 1988 and 1994 Speedway World Finals (1994 being the last under the old single meeting format) while it hosted the Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark from 1995 until 2002, after which the Danish GP was moved to the larger capacity Parken Stadium in Copenhagen.

He was taught to ride a speedway bike in 1966 by his friend and great rival of the 1970s, New Zealand's Ivan Mauger.

In the 1972 final at London's famous Wembley Stadium, whilst in second place of his first heat he fell and failed to score.

In 1977 at the Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg where he had won his first championship in 1971, Australian rider John Boulger fell on a rain soaked track whilst Olsen was leading.

Ole Olsen won his final Individual World Championship in 1978 at Wembley scoring 13 points from his five rides.

Olsen finished last in the run-off won by Michael Lee from American Kelly Moran and Australian champion Billy Sanders.

Olsen was only a reserve rider for the 1980 World Final at the Ullevi Stadium (won by Michael Lee) and did not get to ride on the night.

Olsen had the distinction of winning the last Speedway World Final race held at the original Wembley Stadium.

One of four Danes in the final along with Erik Gundersen, Hans Nielsen and reserve rider Peter Ravn, Olsen finished in 6th place with 10 points.

Olsen defeated Australian legends Phil Crump and home town hero Billy Sanders to take the title.