1972 Danish speedway season

1972 Danish speedway season
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The 1972 Danish speedway season was the 1972 season of motorcycle speedway in Denmark. ^[1]

Individual

Danish Final (world championship round)

Eight riders (Henning Hansen, Fred Hansen, Erik Tillgaard, Jörn Mogensen, Preben Bollerup, Kurt Bögh, Bent Nørregaard-Jensen and Nils Schelde) competed in the three Nordic qualification rounds, as part of the 1972 Individual Speedway World Championship. None of the Nordic qualifiers was held in Denmark. ^{[2] [3]}

Individual Championship

The 1972 Danish Individual Speedway Championship was the 1972 edition of the Danish Individual Speedway Championship. ^[4] The final was held at Esbjerg on 17 September. The title was won by Ole Olsen for the 6th time. ^{[5] [6]}

Final

Pos.	Rider	Total
1	Ole Olsen	15
2	Bent Nørregaard-Jensen	13
3	Niels Schelde	12
4	Kurt Bøgh	11
5	Arne Andreasen	10
6	Otto Larsen	9
7	Ervin J. Hansen	8
8	Hans Hansen	8
9	Frank Jahn	8
10	Jörn Morgensen	7
11	Erik Gron	5
12	Henning Edsberg	4
13	Erling Rasmussen	4
14	Erik Tillgard	3
15	Kurt Schelde	2
16	Mogens Dam	1

Key - Each heat has four riders, 3 points for a heat win, 2 for 2nd, 1 for third and 0 for last

Junior Championship

Ole Hermansen won the Junior Championship. ^{[7] [8]}

Team

Danish Tournament

The 1972 Danish Tournament was won by Vikingerne Esbjerg, who became Danish champions for the 5th time. ^{[9] [1] [10] [11]} The tournament changed format in that each match now featured four teams, instead of a head to head format that had been previously used. ^[12]

Division 1 league table

Pos	Team	P	Pts
1	Vikingerne Esbjerg	8	19
2	Faestningsdrengene Fredericia	8	13
3	Piraterne Århus	8	11
4	Klitrengene Esbjerg	8	10
5	Løverne Haderslev	8	1

Division 2 East

Pos	Team	P	Pts
1	Ulvene Midtsjaellands	8	21
2	Kulsvierne Hillerød	8	14
3	Ulveungerne Midtsjaellands	8	4
4	Drabanterne Hillerød	8	3

Division 2 North

Pos	Team	P	Pts
1	Skansedrengene Fredericia	8	22
2	Ørnene Silkeborg	8	19
3	Laksene Randers	8	14
4	Pythonerne Århus	8	11
5	Uldjyderne Herning	8	6
6	Falkene Silkeborg	8	0

Division 2 South

Pos	Team	P	Pts
1	Fynborne Odin Odense	8	21
2	Volddrengene Fredericia	8	20
3	Esserne Esbjerg	8	10
4	Jokerne Esbjerg	8	8
5	Brodrenene Fredericia	8	8
6	Hvepsene Haderslev	8	5

Division 2 Play off Group

Pos	Team	Pts
1	Skansedrengene Fredericia	10
2	Fynborne Odin Odense	9
3	Ulvene Midtsjaellands	7
4	Volddrengene Fredericia	4

References

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