Kenni Larsen
| Born | 14 June 1988 Odense, Denmark |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Danish |
| Career history | |
| Denmark | |
| 2006, 2011–2016 | Outrup |
| 2007–2009 | Holstebro |
| 2010 | Vojens |
| 2013–2015 | Munkebo |
| Sweden | |
| 2015 | Smederna |
| Great Britain | |
| 2008–2010 | Newcastle Diamonds |
| 2011–2012 | Coventry Bees |
| 2013 | Peterborough Panthers |
| Poland | |
| 2011 | Kraków |
| 2012 | Ostrów |
| 2013 | Łódź |
| 2014–2015 | Rzeszów |
| Individual honours | |
| 2010 | Premier League Riders' Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2010 | Premier Trophy |
| 2010 | Premier League Knockout Cup |
| 2010 | Premier League |
Kenni Arendt Larsen (born 14 June 1988), known as both Kenni Arendt and Kenni Larsen, is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Born in Odense, Denmark, Larsen began his British speedway career in 2008 with Newcastle Diamonds, the first of three seasons that he rode for the club.[3]
In 2010, he won the Premier Trophy, the Premier League Knockout Cup, and the Premier League play-offs with Newcastle.[3] He capped of a superb season by winning the Premier League Riders Championship, held on 26 September at Owlerton Stadium.[4]
In 2011, he moved up to the Elite League with Coventry Bees, staying with them in 2012 and captaining the team at Birmingham, a season in which he finished third in the team's averages.[3][5] For 2013 he has signed for Peterborough Panthers.[6]
He has also raced in Denmark for Vojens and Outrup and also in Poland and Sweden.[7]
On 19 April 2016, Larsen was hospitalised and put into an induced coma after having a pellet removed from his brain following an apparent accident with an air gun.[8] He woke from the coma on 1 May.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kenni Larsen Dania". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "Rider Index", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 27 February 2013
- ^ "Kenni Larsen clinches League riders' top spot". Chronicle Live. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ Rowe, David (2012) "Coventry Speedway: Kenni Larsen will lead from the front", Coventry Telegraph, 16 August 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2013
- ^ "Peterborough snap up Danish starlet Kenni Larsen from Newcastle", Sky Sports, 18 December 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2013
- ^ "Kenni Larsen: Wierzę, że będę mocnym punktem łódzkiej ekipy", sportowefakty.pl. Retrieved 27 February 2013
- ^ "Kenni in Airgun "Accident"", speedwaygp.com, 23 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016
- ^ Hartley, Laura (2016) "Former Coventry Bees rider who was accidentally shot in the head wakes from coma", Coventry Telegraph, 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016