Jan Terje Gravningen

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Jan Terje Gravningen
Born (1945-09-21) 21 September 1945 (age 77)
Kongsberg, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Career history
1973 Halifax Dukes
1976, 1977 Birmingham Brummies
Individual honours
1975 Norwegian Championship

Jan Terje Gravningen (born 21 September 1945) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Norway. [1] [2]

Speedway career

Gravningen is a former champion of Norway, winning the Norwegian Championship in 1975. [3] [4]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1973 until 1977, riding for the Halifax Dukes and Birmingham Brummies. [5] [6]

He earned five caps for the Norway national speedway team. [2]

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References

  1. "Jan Gravningen profile". wwosbackup. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. "Norway National Championship". Edinburgh Speedway Archive. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  4. "NM Individuelt". Speedway Norge. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  5. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  6. "Brummie Speedway returns". BBC. Retrieved 2 July 2021.