| Bent Rasmussen | |
| Nationality: | Danish |
| Birth Place: | Herning, Denmark |
| Career1: | Denmark |
| Career2: | Herning |
| Years2: | 1977 |
| Career3: | Great Britain |
| Career4: | Hackney Hawks |
| Years4: | 1977–1978 |
| Career5: | King's Lynn Stars |
| Years5: | 1978–1980 |
| Career6: | Cradley Heathens |
| Years6: | 1981 |
| Indivhonour1: | Danish Championship bronze medal |
| Teamyear1: | 1981 |
| Teamhonour1: | British League winner |
| Teamyear2: | 1980 |
| Teamhonour2: | Gauntlet Gold Cup |
| Teamyear3: | 1980 |
| Teamhonour3: | Inter-League Knockout Cup |
Bent Rasmussen (born 13 July 1957) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.[1] [2] [3] [4] He earned 3 caps for the Denmark national speedway team.[5]
Rasmussen made his British leagues debut in 1977, when he joined the Hackney Hawks for the 1977 British League season.[6] The following season he continued to ride for Hackney before switching to the King's Lynn Stars.[6]
He stayed with Hackney for the 1978 season[7] and although his 1978 British league performances were below expectation he won the Danish Final (world championship round) held in Fjelsted.[8] [9]
Rasmussen continued to ride for King's Lynn in 1979 and 1980[10] and also represented the Denmark national speedway team at the 1979 Speedway World Team Cup.[11] During the 1980 Danish speedway season he won the bronze medal in the Danish Championship.
His final season in Britain was in 1981, with the Cradley Heathens following a transfer in the region of £8,000 from King's Lynn, at Cradley he rode in all 30 of Cradley's fixtures and helped them win the league championship.[3] [12] [13]