Mike Lohmann

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Mike Lohmann
Born (1954-06-06) 6 June 1954 (age 70)
Hillerød, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
1976-1979 Halifax Dukes
1980, 1981 Belle Vue Aces
Team honours
1978 Speedway World Team Cup gold medal
1979 Speedway World Team Cup silver medal

Mikael Lohmann Jorgensen (born 6 June 1954) is a former international speedway rider from Denmark. [1] [2]

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Speedway career

Lohmann won a gold medal at the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1978 Speedway World Team Cup. [3] The following year he won a silver medal at the 1979 Speedway World Team Cup. [4]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1976 to 1981, riding for Halifax Dukes [5] and Belle Vue Aces. [6] He was also the 1974 Danish Junior Champion. [1] [7] he broke his cllar bone during the 1977 season. [8]

Family

His brother Klaus Lohmann was also a speedway rider. [5]

World final appearances

World Team Cup

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References

  1. 1 2 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "BELLE VUE - Hyde Road". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "1978 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Dukes star set for Belle Vue" . Huddersfield and Holmfirth Examiner. 13 March 1980. Retrieved 8 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Lions want to break that duck" . Leicester Daily Mercury. 26 March 1976. Retrieved 29 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Racers' mystery man" . Reading Evening Post. 26 May 1977. Retrieved 29 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.


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