Lars Munkedal

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Lars Munkedal
Born3 March 1967 (1967-03-03) (age 57)
Copenhagen, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
1986 Fjelsted
1987–1991 Slangerup
Great Britain
1987–1988, 1990–1991 Wolverhampton
1988 Oxford
1989 Edinburgh
1991 Middlesbrough
Individual honours
1985 Danish U21 bronze

Lars Munkedal (born 3 March 1967) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark. [1] [2] [3] He earned 4 caps for the Denmark national speedway team. [4]

Career

Munkedal came to prominence when he won the bronze medal in the 1985 Danish U21 Championship, during the 1985 Danish speedway season. [5] [6]

He made his British leagues debut during the 1987 British League season, when he rode for Wolverhampton Wolves. [7] In 1988, he rode for Wolverhampton and Oxford Cheetahs. [8] He went on to ride for Edinburgh and Middlesbrough as well. [9]

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References

  1. Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Profile Lars Munkedal. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN   0-948882-81-6.
  2. Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990 rider profile Lars Munkedal. Front Page Books. ISBN   0-948882-15-8.
  3. "Lars Munkedal". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  4. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  5. "Dansk Junior Mesterskab 1965 - 2022". Dansk Speedway. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  6. "DANISH JUNIOR CHAMPIONS". Speedway Life. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  7. "Swindon KO Wolves hopes" . Birmingham Mail. 2 June 1987. Retrieved 30 August 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Six of the Best" . Reading Evening Post. 4 June 1988. Retrieved 30 August 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Lars Munkedal". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 23 May 2023.