Henry Andersen (speedway rider)

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Henry Andersen
NationalityNorwegian
Individual honours
1950 Norwegian Championship
1955 Speedway World Championship finalist
1955 European champion

Henry Andersen (1926-1999) also known as Henry 'Stompa' Andersen was a former speedway rider from Norway. [1]

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Speedway career

Andersen was a former champion of Norway, winning the Norwegian Championship in 1950. [2]

He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1955 Individual Speedway World Championship. [3] He was also the 1955 European champion. [4]

Individual World Championship

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References

  1. "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. "Norway National Championship". Edinburgh Speedway Archive. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  3. "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. "European Champions". wwosbackup. Retrieved 5 July 2021.