Jan Jakobsen
| Born | 12 May 1965 Middelfart, Denmark |
|---|---|
| Died | 23 August 2020 (aged 55) |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Career history | |
| Denmark | |
| 1981–1992 | Fjelsted |
| 2000 | Holstebro |
| Great Britain | |
| 1987 | Cradley Heathens |
| Individual honours | |
| 1984 | Danish U21 champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1986, 1992 | Danish Speedway League |
Jan Jakobsen (12 May 1965 – 23 August 2020) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.[1][2][3][4]
Career
[edit]Jakobsen came to prominence after winning the Danish Under 21 Individual Speedway Championship in 1984.
He reached the final of the Under-21 World Championship in 1986.[5] Also in 1986, he won the Danish Speedway League with Fjelsted Speedway Klub.[6][7]
He started racing in the British leagues during the 1987 British League season, when riding for the Cradley Heathens as a replacement for Alan Grahame.[8][9][1][4] He had initially been targeted by Swindon Robins that season.[10] He won another Danish Speedway League title with Fjelsted in 1992.
He was also a successful team manager but died in 2020.[11]
Personal life
[edit]His son Frederik Jakobsen is a speedway rider.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, Jan Jakobsen" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990, rider profile Jan Jakobsen. Front Page Books. ISBN 0-948882-15-8.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Profile Jan Jakobsen. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN 0-948882-81-6.
- ^ a b c "Jan Jakobsen". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "1986". Speedway.org. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Super League". Speedway Life. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Danish Superliga". Dansk Speedway. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "New Dane at Dudley Wood". Sandwell Evening Mail. 24 June 1987. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Jan Jakobsen". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Robins go for Dane". Western Daily Press. 27 May 1987. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "MINDEORD JAN JAKOBSEN". Vojens Speedway Center. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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