Henk Steman

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Henk Steman
Born12 September 1948 (1948-09-12) (age 74)
Voorburg, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Career history
1974 Oxford Rebels
1978 Bristol Bulldogs
Individual honours
1976, 1981, 1987Dutch champion

Henk Steman (born 12 September 1948) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from the Netherlands. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Career

Steman came to prominence after joining the Oxford Rebels for the 1974 British League season. [5] Although he had a poor season he soon became one of the leading riders in the Netherlands after becoming the Dutch champion, when winning the national title in 1976. [6] He returned for another British league campaign for the 1978 British League season with the Bristol Bulldogs. [7] [5]

He represented the Netherlands national team for 15 years of World Cups from 1975 to 1988. He also rode for the Netherlands in the Speedway World Pairs Championship [8] and would ride for them 27 times in total. [7]

He also won two more national titles in 1981 and 1987. [6] [5]

Family

His brother Rob Steman was also an international speedway rider.

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References

  1. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1978). 1978 Speedway Yearbook, Rider Bio Henk Steman. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN   978-0904584509.
  2. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook, rider profile Henk Steman. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN   0-86215-017-5.
  3. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990, Rider Bio Henk Steman. Front Page Books. ISBN   0-948882-15-8.
  4. ↑ Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Henk Steman. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN   0-948882-81-6.
  5. 1 2 3 "Henk Steman". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Dutch National Championship". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Ultimate Rider Index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "Speedway World Team Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
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