Tormod Langli

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Tormod Langli
Born25 June 1952 (1952-06-25) (age 72)
Porsgrunn, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Career history
1976 Newport
1977–1978 Bristol Bulldogs
1979–1980 Halifax Dukes
Individual honours
1984 Norwegian Championship silver medal
1983 Norwegian Championship bronze medal

Tormod Langli (born 25 June 1952) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Norway. [1] [2] [3] [4] He earned 7 caps for the Norway national speedway team. [5]

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Career

Langli made his British leagues debut in 1976, when he joined the Newport Wasps for the 1976 British League season. [6] [7] The following season he moved to ride for the Bristol Bulldogs. Also in 1977, he represented the Norway national speedway team during the 1977 Speedway World Pairs Championship and the 1977 Speedway World Team Cup. [8] He established himself as a heat leader for Bristol and rode for them in 1978. [7]

He spent the 1979 and 1980 seasons with Halifax Dukes after being signed for club record £7,000, [9] by which time he was one of the leading riders in Norway and represented them in 1979 Speedway World Pairs Championship and 1979 Speedway World Team Cup. [10]

Further World Cup appearances arrived in 1983 Speedway World Team Cup and 1984 Speedway World Team Cup, in addition to riding for Norway in the 1983 Speedway World Pairs Championship and 1984 Speedway World Pairs Championship. He also won two medals at the Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship; a bronze medal in 1983 and a silver medal in 1984. [11]

Family

His brother Helge Langli was also a Norwegian international rider. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990, Rider Bio Tormod Langli. Front Page Books. ISBN   0-948882-15-8.
  2. ↑ Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Tormod Langli. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN   0-948882-81-6.
  3. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1978). 1978 Speedway Yearbook, Rider Bio Tormod Langli. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN   978-0904584509.
  4. ↑ "Tormod Langli". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Hackney's stars set to cash in" . Daily Mirror. 19 March 1976. Retrieved 26 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. 1 2 "Tormod Langli". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "1977 Speedway World Team Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Langli signs for Dukes" . Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 3 March 1979. Retrieved 26 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "1979 Speedway World Team Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Speedway History Info - Historia Zuzla". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
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