Morten Andersen (speedway rider)

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Morten Andersen
Born11 April 1970 (1970-04-11) (age 53)
Middelfart, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
1991–1995 Fjelsted
Great Britain
1991 Swindon
1992 Oxford
1993–1994 Cradley Heath
1995 King's Lynn
Individual honours
1991 World U21 silver medal
1991 Danish U21 bronze medal
Team honours
1992 World Cup finalist
1992 Danish Speedway League

Morten Andersen (born 11 April 1970) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark. [1] [2] [3]

Career

Andersen made his debut in the British League with Swindon Robins during the 1991 British League season. [4] It was during 1991 that he also reached the final of the Speedway Under-21 World Championship, having previously won the bronze medal at the Danish Under 21 Individual Speedway Championship. During the event, held at Brandon Stadium in Coventry, Andersen took the silver medal after finishing second behind fellow Dane Brian Andersen. Both riders had finished on 14 points but Brian Andersen won the race for the title. Morten Andersen also reached the finals of the Danish Individual Speedway Championship in 1993 and 1994. [5]

The following season Andersen joined Oxford Cheetahs for the 1992 British League season, a season where he represented the Denmark national speedway team in the 1992 Speedway World Team Cup final. [6]

He joined Cradley Heath for two seasons (1993 and 1994). [3] His final season in Britain was with the King's Lynn Stars in 1995. He retired the same season due to a series of injuries. [4] [7] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990, Rider Bio Morten Andersen. Front Page Books. ISBN   0-948882-15-8.
  2. ↑ Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Morten Andersen. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN   0-948882-81-6.
  3. 1 2 3 "Morten Andersen". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Morten Andersen". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Danish Individual Championships". Speedway History. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Ultimate Rider Index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "The Diary: Heaven helping Heathens". The Independent. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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