Mika Meijer

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Mika Meijer
Born5 April 2001 (2001-04-05) (age 23)
Winschoten, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Career history
Sweden
2022 Smålänningarna
2023–2024 Njudungarna
Denmark
2022 Vojens
Team honours
2023 World Longtrack Team Champion

Mika Meijer (born 5 April 2001) is a motorcycle speedway and long track rider from the Netherlands. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Career

Meijer came to prominence when he reached the U19 final of the 2017 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship. [5] In 2020, he competed for the 'Young Europe' team during the 2020 Team Speedway Junior European Championship final. [6]

Meijer has concentrated on Long track racing in recent years and finished 11th in the 2022 Individual Long Track World Championship [7] and competed in the 2023 Individual Long Track World Championship. [8]

His clubs have included MSC Schwarme in Germany, Smålänningarna in Sweden and in Vojens Speedway Klub in Denmark. He won the Dutch speedway title in 2023, [9] and also in 2023, was part of the Dutch team, along with Romano Hummel, Dave Meijerink and Jannick de Jong, that won the 2023 Team Long Track World Championship. [10]

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References

  1. "Mika Meijer Steckbrief". Speedweek.com. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  2. "Mika Meijer". Sporto We Fakty. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  3. "Mika Meijer". Speedway News. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  4. "WK deelname voor Mika Meijer en Dave Meijerink". KNMV. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  5. "Robert Lambert Wins Under 19 European Speedway Crown". ACU. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  6. "2020 European Under 21 Team Speedway Championship - Final". FIM. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  7. "In the Medals". Speedway Star. 1 October 2022. p. 20.
  8. "Can Mika Meijer be a Marmande marvel?". FIM. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  9. "Mika Meijer prolongeert Nederlandse titel speedway in Veenoord". RTV Drenthe. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  10. "24 September 2023 in Roden". Bahn Sport (In Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2023.