Preben Eriksen

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Preben Eriksen
Born (1958-08-09) 9 August 1958 (age 66)
Odense, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
Great Britain
1977, 1984-1988 Wolverhampton Wolves
1979-1983 Ipswich Witches
1989 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Team honours
1984, 1985 World Team Cup
1981 British League KO Cup winner

Preben Kollster Eriksen (born 9 August 1958) in Odense, Denmark, [1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark. [2] He earned 41 caps for the Denmark national speedway team. [3]

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Career

Eriksen rode with the Wolverhampton Wolves in 1977 but was recalled by the Danish Federation because he was refused clearance over the fact that he did not have senior status. [4] His return to Wolves was thwarted when Ipswich Witches beat them to his signature for the 1979 British League season. [5] He spent five years at Ipswich, building his average up from 4.45 in 1979 to 8.83 in 1982 and won the Knockout Cup in 1981. He finally joined Wolves for the 1984 British League season. [6]

He was part of the Danish national team during their period of domination during the 1980s and won the World Team Cup with Denmark in 1984 and 1985, riding alongside some of the world's best riders at the time Hans Nielsen, Erik Gundersen and Tommy Knudsen.

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Oakes, P & Rising, P (1986). 1986 Speedway Yearbook. ISBN   0-948882-00-X
  2. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Eriksen on way back to Wolves" . Birmingham Mail. 23 February 1979. Retrieved 29 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "It's wary Wolves" . Sports Argus. 28 April 1979. Retrieved 29 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Wolves boosted by Ravn signing" . Sports Argus. 3 March 1984. Retrieved 29 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.


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