Born | Teterow, Germany | 12 June 1978
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Nationality | German |
Career history | |
Germany | |
1998–2005, 2007, 2009–2010, 2012 | Güstrow |
2006 | Teterow |
2007–2008, 2011 | Wolfslake |
2012 | Diedenbergen |
Great Britain | |
2001 | Trelawny Tigers |
2002 | Berwick Bandits |
2003 | King's Lynn Stars |
2003 | Newcastle Diamonds |
Poland | |
2009 | Piła |
Denmark | |
2009 | Outrup |
Team honours | |
2003 | Bundesliga Champion |
Steffen Mell (born 12 June 1978 in Teterow) [1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider. He earned two international caps for the German national speedway team. [2]
Mell first rode in the United Kingdom, riding with the Trelawny Tigers in the Premier League [3] [4] and won the Bundesliga with Güstrow in 2003.
He has represented Germany in the Speedway World Cup.
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