Kurt Hansen (speedway rider)
| Born | 2 October 1964 (age 60) Værløse, Denmark |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Danish |
| Career history | |
| Denmark | |
| Great Britain | |
| 1984–1985 | Halifax Dukes |
| Sweden | |
| 1986–1987 | Lejonen |
| 1989 | Skepparna |
Kurt Hansen (born 2 October 1964) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.[1][2] He earned one cap for the Denmark national speedway team.[3]
Career
[edit]He competed in two finals of the Speedway Under-21 World Championship (known as the European Championship at the time). The first was as a reserve in the 1984 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship and the second as an outright qualifier in the 1985 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship, where he finished in 9th place.[4]
He only rode in the British leagues for two seasons (1984 and 1985) for the Halifax Dukes.[5][6][7]
He represented the Denmark national under-21 speedway team.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "H". Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Backtracking (Volume 2)". Retro Speedway. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Individual Junior World Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Collins turns down Halifax". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 24 January 1984. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Kurt Hansen". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Team taking shape as new season looms". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 21 February 1985. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Sweden U21 v Denmark U21". International Speedway. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
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