Kenneth Bjerre

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Kenneth Bjerre
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Born (1984-05-24) 24 May 1984 (age 41)
Esbjerg, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Website Official website
Career history
Denmark
2000–2001 Herning
2007–2008 Esbjerg
2009 Vojens
2002–2006, 2010 Slangerup
2011–2012, 2021–2025 Grindsted
2013 Outrup
2016–2018 Holstebro
2019 Holsted
Great Britain
2002–2003 Newcastle Diamonds
2003, 2007–2010, 2012–2013, 2016 Peterborough Panthers
2004–2006, 2017, 2019 Belle Vue Aces
2011, 2014–2015 Kings Lynn Stars
2018 Leicester Lions
Poland
2001 Ostrów
2004, 2009 Gdańsk
2005 Gorzów
2006–2007, 2010–2011 Wrocław
2008 Rzeszów
2012 Częstochowa
2013–2014 Leszno
2015–2018, 2024 Tarnów
2019–2021 Grudziądz
2022–2023 Bydgoszcz
2025 Krosno
Sweden
2001–2002 Piraterna
2003, 2022 Västervik
2009 Dackarna
2012, 2017–2019 Indianerna
2013 Hammarby
2016 Lejonen
Speedway Grand Prix statistics
SGP Number7
Starts47 [1]
Finalist7 times
Winner1 times
Individual honours
2019 Danish Champion
2000, 2003, 2004, 2005Danish Under-21 Champion
2003 European Under-19 Champion
2008 GP Challenge winner
Team honours
2008 Speedway World Cup
2005 Elite League KO Cup Winner
2004Polish Div Two Champion

Kenneth Bjerre Jensen (born 24 May 1984 in Esbjerg, Denmark) [2] is a Danish international motorcycle speedway rider. [3] [4] He earned 17 caps for the Denmark national speedway team. [5]

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Career

Bjerre began his Polish league career in 2001 for Ostrów. [3] The following season he began his career in Britain when he joined the Newcastle Diamonds for the 2002 Premier League speedway season. [6] Over the following decade he would become a heat leader for both Belle Vue Aces (2004 to 2006) and Peterborough Panthers (2007 to 2010). [4] [7]

Bjerre riding for Belle Vue in 2007 Speedway Kenneth Bjerre Belle Vue 2007.jpg
Bjerre riding for Belle Vue in 2007

In September 2008, during the Speedway Grand Prix Qualification he won the GP Challenge, which ensured that he claimed a permanent slot for the 2009 Grand Prix. [8]

During the 2009 Grand Prix series he finished in 8th place, which meant that he retained a permanent rider for the 2010 Grand Prix. His consistency resulted in a 7th place finish in both the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix and 2011 Speedway Grand Prix but he dropped out of the Grand Prix after a disappointing 2012 campaign.

He raced in the United Kingdom for Peterborough Panthers and King's Lynn Stars in the Elite League. [9]

In 2017, he raced for the Belle Vue and averaged 8.95. The following year he appeared for Leicester Lions before going back to Belle Vue for the 2019 season, in which he became the champion of Denmark after winning the 2019 Danish Individual Speedway Championship.

Personal life

His brother, Lasse Bjerre, is also a speedway rider. [10]

Major results

World individual Championship

World team Championships

Speedway Grand Prix

YearPositionPointsBest FinishNotes
2004 23rd135thWild Card Danish Grand Prix
2005 17th127thRode in Sweden and Slovenia
2006 27th11stOne ride as track reserve
2007 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 16)
Race no.Grand PrixPos.Pts.HeatsDraw No
4 /11 Flag of Denmark.svg Danish SGP 610(1,1,2,3,2) +116
 permanent speedway rider
  wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
 rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Świat Żużla, No 2 (78) 2012, page 18, ISSN   1429-3285
  2. ↑ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN   0-948882-81-6
  3. 1 2 "Bjerre, Kenneth". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Kenneth Bjerre Jensen". British Speedway. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "A Dane deal" . Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 8 November 2001. Retrieved 29 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "HISTORICAL LIST OF RESULTS 1995-2013 Speedway Grand Prix - Qualifications". Speedway History. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  9. ↑ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN   0-9552376-1-0
  10. ↑ "Lasse Bjerre dołączył do brata" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
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