Kurt Hansen (speedway rider) explained

Kurt Hansen (born 2 October 1964) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.^{[1] [2]} He earned one cap for the Denmark national speedway team.^[3]

Career

He competed in two finals of the Speedway Under-21 World Championship (known as the European Championship at the time). The first was as a reserve in the 1984 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship and the second as an outright qualifier in the 1985 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship, where he finished in 9th place.^[4]

He only rode in the British leagues for two seasons (1984 and 1985) for the Halifax Dukes.^{[5] [6] [7]}

He represented the Denmark national under-21 speedway team.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: H . 2014-12-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141213220259/http://www.speedwayatoz.co.uk/h.html . 2014-12-13 . dead.
2. Web site: Backtracking (Volume 2) . Retro Speedway . 4 April 2023.
3. Web site: Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 29 August 2024.
4. Web site: Individual Junior World Championship . Speedway History . 4 April 2023.
5. News: Collins turns down Halifax . Huddersfield Daily Examiner . 24 January 1984 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 29 August 2024.
6. Web site: Kurt Hansen . WWOS Backup . 4 April 2023.
7. News: Team taking shape as new season looms . Huddersfield Daily Examiner . 21 February 1985 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 29 August 2024.
8. Web site: Sweden U21 v Denmark U21 . International Speedway . 4 April 2023.