Born | Silkeborg, Denmark | 16 April 1958
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Nationality | Danish |
Career history | |
1977-1982 | Coventry Bees |
1983-1985 | Swindon Robins |
1985 | Sheffield Tigers |
Individual honours | |
1977 | European Junior Champion |
Team honours | |
1978, 1979 | British League Champion |
1981 | British League Cup |
1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 | Midland Cup |
1980 | Midland League |
Alf Busk (born 16 April 1958) is a Danish former speedway rider. He earned 8 caps for the Denmark national speedway team. [1]
Busk won the gold medal at the Individual Speedway Junior European Championship in the 1977 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship. [2] [3]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1977 to 1985, [4] riding for Coventry Bees, [5] Sheffield Tigers and Swindon Robins. [6]
His career at Coventry resulted in two league championship titles, one league cup and five Midland Cup wins.
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