Per Sørensen

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Per Sorensen
Born20 June 1962 (1962-06-20) (age 61)
Sundbylille, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
1990 Slangerup
Great Britain
1983–1986 Swindon Robins
1986 Oxford Cheetahs
Sweden
1987, 1991 Dackarna
1990 Skepparna
Team honours
1986 1986 British League season treble winners
1990 Allsvenskan Div 1 Champion

Per Sorensen (born 20 June 1962) is a former international speedway rider from Denmark. [1] [2]

Speedway career

Sorensen rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1983 to 1986, riding for Swindon Robins and Oxford Cheetahs. He was a member of the Oxford team during their treble winning season of 1986. [3] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. "Per Sorensen". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 27 July 2021.