Helge Langli
| Born | 22 November 1944 (age 80) Porsgrunn, Norway |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Career history | |
| Norway | |
| 1975–1976 | NMK Grenland |
| Great Britain | |
| 1969 | Newcastle Diamonds |
| 1975 | Oxford Rebels |
| Individual honours | |
| 1975 | Norwegian Championship silver medal |
| 1976 | Norwegian Championship bronze medal |
Helge Trygue Langli (born 22 November 1944) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Norway.[1] He earned 4 caps for the Norway national speedway team.[2]
Career
[edit]Langli made his British leagues debut in 1969, when he joined the Newcastle Diamonds for the 1976 British League season.[3][4]
He did not ride in Britain again until 1975 when he joined the Oxford Rebels for the 1975 British League season as a replacement for Hasse Holmqvist.[5] His 1975 season at Oxford ended slightly early after he fell down a flight of stairs.[6] His appearance for his county included participating in the 1975 Speedway World Team Cup[7] and he finished runner-up in the Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship the same year.[8]
Family
[edit]His younger brother Tormod Langli was also a Norwegian international rider.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Oakes, Peter (1978). 1978 Speedway Yearbook, Rider Bio Tormod Langli. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 978-0904584509.
- ^ a b "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Injury hit Diamonds take on the Wolves". Morpeth Herald. 11 April 1969. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Helge Langli". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Injury hit Diamonds take on the Wolves". Buckinghamshire Examiner. 25 July 1975. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "A week in the life of Michanek". Reading Evening Post. 4 September 1975. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1975 Speedway World Team Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Speedway History Info - Historia Zuzla". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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