Ronni Pedersen

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Ronni Pedersen
Born (1974-10-06) 6 October 1974 (age 50)
Middelfart, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
2000–2005 Slangerup
Great Britain
1993–1995, 1997–1998 Peterborough Panthers
2001–2002 King's Lynn Stars
Sweden
1996 Vargarna
Poland
1999 Leszno
2001–2002 Rawicz
2003 Grudziądz
Individual honours
1992 Danish U21 champion

Ronni Pedersen (born 6 October 1974) [1] [2] is a Danish former motorcycle speedway rider. [3] He earned 6 caps for the Denmark national speedway team. [4]

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Career

After winning the 1992 Danish Under 21 Individual Speedway Championship, Pedersen was signed by Peterborough Panthers to ride late in the 1993 British League Division Two season. [5] The following season he rose to third in the Peterborough averages and in his debut season in the top tier of British speedway (the 1995 Premier League speedway season) he averaged 6.53. [6] [7]

Pedersen missed the 1996 British season after breaking his leg while playing football. [8] On his return to Britain he only rode a handful of matches over the following two seasons.

He joined King's Lynn Stars in 2001 and rode in two Danish finals in 2002 and 2003. His final team in Britain was in 2004 when he rode for Arena Essex Hammers. [9]

Family

His brother Nicki Pedersen is a three-time Individual Speedway World Champion, while his son Bastian Pedersen is also a speedway rider. [10]

Results

World Championships

European Championships

See also

References

  1. speedwaygp.republika.pl Archived 2009-04-22 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on 10 March 2009.
  2. pl.wikimedia.org. Retrieved on 10 March 2009.
  3. "Ronnie Pedersen Dania". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  4. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  5. "Top Dane's debut ride" . Peterborough Advertiser. 23 September 1993. Retrieved 31 August 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  7. "Pride of Panthers" . Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph. 2 March 1995. Retrieved 27 August 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Pedersen crocked" . Cambridge Daily News. 7 February 1996. Retrieved 31 August 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Pedersen leaves Hammers". Crash.net. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  10. "Pedersen handed SGP2 wild card in Vojens". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 24 September 2025.