John Tony Olsson (born 13 March 1965 in Visby)[1] is a Swedish former international motorcycle speedway rider.
[3] Born on the Norland Island Gotland, Tony Olsson began his career with the club Bysarna.
One year later in 1986, Olsson finished runner-up in the World Under-21 Championship, despite suffering an engine failure in one heat.
Olsson rode in the United Kingdom for the Reading Racers from 1986, where he became the team captain and then onto the Swindon Robins for a year in 1991 after he was forced out of Reading's line-up due to average restrictions after winning the British League Championship in 1990.
After riding for Exeter Falcons in 1992[4] he returned in 1993, after a loan spell with Belle Vue Aces[5] and was part of the Reading team that won the Fours championship.