Related Research Articles
Godtfred Kirk Christiansen was the managing director of The Lego Group from 1957 to 1973. He was the third son of company founder Ole Kirk Christiansen and took over as managing director in 1957, eventually becoming the sole owner. Godtfred is credited with playing a pivotal role in the development of the Lego brick design and patented it in 1958. He also created the Lego System in Play, the cornerstone of the Lego construction toy. Godtfred stepped down as Leader of the company in 1973. His son Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen became president in 1979.
Hans Hollen Nielsen is a Danish former professional motorcycle speedway rider. He competed in the Speedway World Championships from 1977 to 1999. Nielsen is notable for winning four Speedway World Championship titles. During his career, he won a total of 22 World Championships, making him arguably the most successful speedway rider of all time. In 2012, Nielsen was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements. He later managed the Danish national team.
Hans Nørgaard Andersen is a motorcycle speedway rider who captained the Denmark speedway team that won the Speedway World Cup in 2006 and 2008.
Niels Kristian Trochmann Iversen is an international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a seven times national champion of Denmark and was part of the Danish teams that won the Speedway World Cup in 2006, 2008, 2012 and 2014.
Jan Osvald Pedersen is a former Speedway rider who became Speedway World Champion in 1991 after finishing runner-up in 1986 and in third place in 1988 behind fellow Danes Erik Gundersen and Hans Nielsen. He also won the Speedway World Pairs Championship in 1990 and 1991, both times partnered by Hans Nielsen.
Peter Ravn is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.
Kenneth Kruse Hansen is a motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.
The 1988 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 43rd edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
The 1981 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 36th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
Individual Speedway Danish Championship is the National competition for Danish speedway riders to determine the champion of Denmark. The event was first held in 1947. From 1947 to 1951 there was no definitive difference between the short track and long track Championship of Denmark resulting in the same winner being recorded for both versions.
Brian Andersen is a Danish former international motorcycle speedway rider.
Bartosz Zmarzlik is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider and three-time World Champion. He has been decorated with the Order of Polonia Restituta, V class.
Kurt Wæde Petersen (born 2 December 1934) is a former speedway rider who was a four times champion of Denmark and the 1964 world longtrack champion.
Arne Pander (1931–2015) was an international speedway rider from Denmark.
Anders Thomsen is an international speedway rider from Denmark and twice Danish champion.
Fjelsted Speedway Klub or Team Fjelsted is a motorcycle speedway club from the town of Fjelsted near Harndrup in Denmark, who compete in the Danish Speedway League. The team have won the Danish Speedway League title on six occasions.
Fredericia Speedway was a motorcycle speedway club from Fredericia in Denmark, which competed in the Danish Speedway League until the end of their league winning 2005 season. They are seven times champions of Denmark, having won the title in 1968, 1974, 1975, 1987, 1989, 1993 and 2005.
The 1969 Danish speedway season was the 1969 season of motorcycle speedway in Denmark.
The 1968 Danish speedway season was the 1968 season of motorcycle speedway in Denmark.
The 1967 Danish speedway season was the 1967 season of motorcycle speedway in Denmark. The season was particularly important because it was the first time a league tournament had been orgainised since the demise of the amateur league at the end of 1959.
References
- 1 2 3 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ↑ "Godtfred slog Ole Olsen og vandt DM" (PDF). horsensidraetsarkiv. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ↑ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
 | This motorcycle speedway-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |