Sam Nikolajsen

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Sam Nikolajsen
Born28 February 1961 (1961-02-28) (age 64)
Løkken, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
1987 Frederikshavn
Great Britain
1982–1984 Coventry Bees
1985 Sheffield Tigers
1986 Wolverhampton Wolves
Sweden
1985 Dackarna
1987–1988 Skepparna
Individual honours
1981 Danish U21 champion

Sam Nygaard Nikolajsen (born 28 February 1961) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] He earned x caps for the Denmark national speedway team. [6]

Career

Nikolajsen became the Danish Junior Champion in 1981 after winning the Danish Junior Championship. [7]

He made his debut in the British leagues in 1982, when he joined the Coventry Bees for the 1982 British League season. [8] [9] He stayed at Coventry for three seasons [10] and was then put on the transfer list, [11] which then saw him join Sheffield Tigers in 1985. [3] His final season in Britain was riding for the Wolverhampton Wolves in 1986. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990, Rider Bio Sam Nikolajsen. Front Page Books. ISBN   0-948882-15-8.
  2. ↑ Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Sam Nikolajsen. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN   0-948882-81-6.
  3. 1 2 "Who's Who of SHEFFIELD SPEEDWAY". Sheffield Speedway. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  4. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1978). 1978 Speedway Yearbook, Rider Bio Sam Nikolajsen. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN   978-0904584509.
  5. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook, Rider profile. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN   0-86215-017-5.
  6. ↑ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Dansk Junior Mesterskab 1965 - 2022". Dansk Speedway. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "Big chance now for Sam" . Sports Argus. 26 June 1982. Retrieved 30 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. 1 2 "Sam Nikolajsen". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "COVENTRY A TO Z". Coventry Speedway. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Bees pair out in the cold" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 20 February 1985. Retrieved 30 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
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