14 Facts About Ove Fundin

Ove Fundin was born on 23 May 1933 and is a Swedish former professional motorcycle speedway rider.

Ove Fundin competed in the Speedway World Championships from 1951 to 1970.

Ove Fundin finished runner-up in the championship 3 times and was third in 1962,1964 and 1965 meaning that from his first win in 1956 until his last in 1967, Fundin did not finish lower than a podium place in a record eleven World Finals.

Ove Fundin was known by the nickname of the "Flying Fox" or just "the Fox" because of his red hair.

Ove Fundin earned 99 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.

Ove Fundin made a total of 15 World Final appearances coming runner-up three times and third three times as well as his five wins.

Ove Fundin helped Swede win the World Team Cup in 1960,1962,1963,1964,1967 and 1970 as well as the Speedway World Pairs Championship in 1968.

Ove Fundin is considered to being one of the greatest riders of all time.

Ove Fundin went through the World Team Cup undefeated in 1960, a feat not matched until Australia's Jason Crump went through the 2001 Speedway World Cup undefeated.

Ove Fundin won the Wimbledon Internationale for three consecutive years from 1961 to 1963.

Ove Fundin made several visits to Australia during his career with considerable success.

Ove Fundin received the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1961.

Ove Fundin was honoured as a Freeman of the City of Norwich in 2006, only the second non-English person to be awarded this honour.

In 2013, Ove Fundin was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.