Jan Pedersen (speedway rider)

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Jan Pedersen
Born (1967-07-27) 27 July 1967 (age 57)
Brændekilde, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
1992Vissenbjerg
Great Britain
1991, 1993-1995, 1997, 1998, 2000 Arena Essex Hammers
1991 Milton Keynes Knights
1992, 1993 Rye House Rockets
1994, 1996 Reading Racers
1996 London Lions
1998, 2000 Ipswich Witches
1998 Swindon Robins
1999 Berwick Bandits
2000 Poole Pirates
Arena Essex Speedway Team 1997 - David Mason, Troy Pratt, Colin White, Chick Woodroffe, Peter Thorogood, Paul Lydes-Ungs, Jan Pedersen, Tommy Palmer Arena Essex Speedway 1997.jpg
Arena Essex Speedway Team 1997 - David Mason, Troy Pratt, Colin White, Chick Woodroffe, Peter Thorogood, Paul Lydes-Ungs, Jan Pedersen, Tommy Palmer

Jan Henrik Pedersen (born 27 July 1967) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark. [1] He earned 3 caps for the Denmark national speedway team. [2]

He is not to be confused with Jan O. Pedersen.

Career

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for various clubs from 1991 until 2000. [3] He first rode for the Arena Essex Hammers in 1991. [4]

He reached the 1990 Nordic final during the 1990 Individual Speedway World Championship, which was coincidentally won by his namesake Jan O. Pedersen. [5] He was an integral part of the Arena Essex team, for the league winning campaign during the 1991 British League Division Two season.

In 1996 he rode for Reading Racers again. [6] He performed regularly as a heat leader and was a popular Arena Essex stalwart, winning the Essex Championship in 1997. He then finished 2nd in 1998 in the very same tournament, only losing out in a late evening run-off against a top-form Carl Stonehewer.[ citation needed ] Pedersen signed for Berwick Bandits in 1999 [7] before finishing his British leagues career after the 2000 season.

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References

  1. ↑ "Speedway: Pedersen may move". Daily Gazette and Essex County Standard. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Scandinavian Finalist Jan Pedersen" . Reading Evening Post. 18 March 1991. Retrieved 30 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "1990 season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Jan's on track for long stay at Racers" . Reading Evening Post. 15 April 1996. Retrieved 3 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Speedway" . Daily Record. 15 March 1999. Retrieved 29 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.


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