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Jan Pedersen (speedway rider)

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For the former speedway World Champion, see Jan O. Pedersen.
Jan Pedersen
Born (1967-07-27) 27 July 1967 (age 57)
Brændekilde, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
1992Vissenbjerg
Great Britain
1991, 1993-1995, 1997, 1998, 2000Arena Essex Hammers
1991Milton Keynes Knights
1992, 1993Rye House Rockets
1994, 1996Reading Racers
1996London Lions
1998, 2000Ipswich Witches
1998Swindon Robins
1999Berwick Bandits
2000Poole Pirates
Arena Essex Speedway Team 1997 - David Mason, Troy Pratt, Colin White, Chick Woodroffe, Peter Thorogood, Paul Lydes-Uings, Jan Pedersen, Tommy Palmer

Jan Henrik Pedersen (born 27 July 1967) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.[1] He earned 3 caps for the Denmark national speedway team.[2]

He is not to be confused with Jan O. Pedersen.

Career

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He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for various clubs from 1991 until 2000.[3] He first rode for the Arena Essex Hammers in 1991.[4]

He reached the 1990 Nordic final during the 1990 Individual Speedway World Championship, which was coincidentally won by his namesake Jan O. Pedersen.[5] He was an integral part of the Arena Essex team, for the league winning campaign during the 1991 British League Division Two season.

In 1996 he rode for Reading Racers again.[6] He performed regularly as a heat leader and was a popular Arena Essex stalwart, winning the Essex Championship in 1997. He then finished 2nd in 1998 in the very same tournament, only losing out in a late evening run-off against a top-form Carl Stonehewer.[citation needed] Pedersen signed for Berwick Bandits in 1999[7] before finishing his British leagues career after the 2000 season.

References

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  1. ^ "Speedway: Pedersen may move". Daily Gazette and Essex County Standard. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Scandinavian Finalist Jan Pedersen". Reading Evening Post. 18 March 1991. Retrieved 30 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "1990 season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Jan's on track for long stay at Racers". Reading Evening Post. 15 April 1996. Retrieved 3 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Speedway". Daily Record. 15 March 1999. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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