Kenni Larsen

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Kenni Larsen
Born (1988-06-14) 14 June 1988 (age 35)
Odense, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
2006, 2011–2016 Outrup
2007–2009 Holstebro
2010 Vojens
2013–2015 Munkebo
Sweden
2015 Smederna
Great Britain
2008–2010 Newcastle Diamonds
2011–2012 Coventry Bees
2013 Peterborough Panthers
Poland
2011 Kraków
2012 Ostrów
2013 Łódź
2014–2015 Rzeszów
Individual honours
2010 Premier League Riders' Champion
Team honours
2010 Premier Trophy
2010 Premier League Knockout Cup
2010 Premier League

Kenni Arendt Larsen (born 14 June 1988), known as both Kenni Arendt and Kenni Larsen, is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark. [1] [2]

Career

Born in Odense, Denmark, Larsen began his British speedway career in 2008 with Newcastle Diamonds, the first of three seasons that he rode for the club. [3]

In 2010, he won the Premier Trophy, the Premier League Knockout Cup, and the Premier League play-offs with Newcastle. [3] He capped of a superb season by winning the Premier League Riders Championship, held on 26 September at Owlerton Stadium. [4]

In 2011, he moved up to the Elite League with Coventry Bees, staying with them in 2012 and captaining the team at Birmingham, a season in which he finished third in the team's averages. [3] [5] For 2013 he has signed for Peterborough Panthers. [6]

He has also raced in Denmark for Vojens and Outrup and also in Poland and Sweden. [7]

On 19 April 2016, Larsen was hospitalised and put into an induced coma after having a pellet removed from his brain following an apparent accident with an air gun. [8] He woke from the coma on 1 May. [9]

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References

  1. "Kenni Larsen Dania". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Rider Index", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 27 February 2013
  4. "Kenni Larsen clinches League riders' top spot". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. Rowe, David (2012) "Coventry Speedway: Kenni Larsen will lead from the front", Coventry Telegraph , 16 August 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2013
  6. "Peterborough snap up Danish starlet Kenni Larsen from Newcastle", Sky Sports, 18 December 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2013
  7. "Kenni Larsen: Wierzę, że będę mocnym punktem łódzkiej ekipy", sportowefakty.pl. Retrieved 27 February 2013
  8. "Kenni in Airgun "Accident"", speedwaygp.com, 23 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016
  9. Hartley, Laura (2016) "Former Coventry Bees rider who was accidentally shot in the head wakes from coma", Coventry Telegraph , 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016