Emil Pørtner Explained

Emil Pørtner (born 20 April 2000) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Career

Pørtner rides in three of the four top speedway leagues. In 2022, he rode in his native Denmark for Grindsted, who compete in the Danish Speedway League. He also rides in the Team Speedway Polish Championship for Toruń since 2021^[5] and in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for Lejonen.

In 2019, he reached the final of the U19 European Championship.^[6] He won the silver medal in the 2021 Danish Under 21 Individual Speedway Championship.

In 2022, he was capped by the Denmark national under-21 speedway team.^[7] He also suffered a serious injury riding for Lejonen forcing him to miss the remainder of the season.^{[8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Emil Pørtner . Speedway News . 7 April 2023.
2. Web site: EMIL PORTNER . PGE Ekstraliga . 7 April 2023.
3. Web site: Emil Pørtner . GSK Liga extends with Emil Pørtner . 8 April 2023.
4. Web site: Emil Pørtner ready for the DM and national team match . Ikast Brande . 8 April 2023.
5. Web site: Emil Pørtner Dania . Polish Speedway Database . 7 April 2023.
6. Web site: Individual Under-19 European Cup . Speedway Fansite . 7 April 2023.
7. Web site: Speedway Neustadt: Four-country fight is back . Speed Week . 7 April 2023.
8. Web site: The match had to be abandoned after a speedway accident . Sydnarke . 7 April 2023.
9. Web site: Nasty crash at Sannahed - match abandoned . Nerikes Allehanda . 31 August 2024 .