Jan Simensen

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Jan Simensen
Born (1944-07-26) 26 July 1944 (age 79)
Lammhult, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1964-1965, 1973-1977 Dackarna
1966 Masarna
1967-1972 Lejonen
Great Britain
1970 Cradley Heathens
1971-1972 Coventry Bees
1972 Wolverhampton Wolves
Individual honours
1972 Speedway World Championship finalist
Team honours
1968 Allsvenskan Div 2 Champion
1971Midland Cup

Jan Simensen (born 26 July 1944) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. [1] [2]

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Speedway career

Simensen rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1970 until 1972, riding for Cradley Heathens, Coventry Bees and Wolverhampton Wolves. [3] [4]

He competed in the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1972 Individual Speedway World Championship. [5]

World Final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup

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References

  1. "Jan Simensen profile". wwosbackup. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. "Jan Simensen". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  5. "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 4 July 2021.