Charlie Gjedde

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Charlie Gjedde
Born (1979-12-28) 28 December 1979 (age 43)
Holstebro, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
2001–2002 Holsted
2004–2005 Fredericia
2009 Grindsted
2003, 2006–2008, 2010, 2012–2014 Outrup/Varde
2016 Holstebro
2011 Esbjerg
Great Britain
1999, 2002–2005, 2007 Swindon Robins
1999 Coventry Bees
1999 Wolverhampton Wolves
2001, 2006 Reading Racers
2003 Oxford Cheetahs
2008–2009, 2011 Belle Vue Aces
2011 Newport Wasps
2011 Berwick Bandits
2012 Rye House Rockets
2012 Plymouth Devils
Poland
1997–1998, 2011 Łódź
2002, 2007 Ostrów
2003, 2005 Grudziądz
2004, 2009 Rzeszów
2008 Gdańsk
Individual honours
1995Danish Under-21 Champion
Team honours
2006 World Cup Winner
2004 Elite League Pairs Champion
2003 Premier League Fours Champion
1997, 2002, 2005Danish League Champion
1997Allsvenskan League Champion
2003Polish Div 3 Champion

Charlie Rasmussen Gjedde (born 28 December 1979 in Holstebro, Denmark) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark, who won the Speedway World Cup with Denmark in 2006. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

A former Danish Under-21 Champion, Gjedde has represented Denmark in the Speedway World Cup since 2002 and has appeared as a track reserve in the Speedway Grand Prix series three times. [4]

He first rode in Britain for Swindon Robins during the 1998 Elite League speedway season. [5] In 2003, he was part of the Swindon four that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 27 July 2003, at the Abbey Stadium. [6]

He rode for the Belle Vue Aces in the Elite League in 2008, 2009 and 2011. [7]

In 2010, He rode for Outrup in the Danish Speedway League. [8]

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References

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  2. "Gjedde, Charlie". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  4. Oakes, P (2006). Speedway Star Almanac. Pinegen Ltd. ISBN   0-9552376-1-0.
  5. "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  6. "2003 season fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  7. Bamford, Robert (2008). Methanol Press Speedway Yearbook 2008. Methanol Press. ISBN   978-0-9553103-5-5.
  8. "Charlie Gjedde out for Outrup". Hosted Speedway Klub. Retrieved 30 March 2023.