Jan Simensen
Swedish speedway rider
Born | (1944-07-26) 26 July 1944 (age 80) Lammhult, Sweden |
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Nationality | Swedish |
Career history | |
Sweden | |
1964-1965, 1973-1977 | Dackarna |
1966 | Masarna |
1967-1972 | Lejonen |
Great Britain | |
1970 | Cradley Heathens |
1971-1972 | Coventry Bees |
1972 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
Individual honours | |
1972 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
Team honours | |
1968 | Allsvenskan Div 2 Champion |
1971 | Midland Cup |
Jan Simensen (born 26 July 1944) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1][2]
Speedway career
Simensen rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1970 until 1972, riding for Cradley Heathens, Coventry Bees and Wolverhampton Wolves.[3][4]
He competed in the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1972 Individual Speedway World Championship.[5]
World Final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1972 -
London, Wembley Stadium - Reserve - 2pts
World Team Cup
- 1972 -
Olching, Olching Speedwaybahn (with Tommy Jansson / Anders Michanek / Christer Lofqvist / Göte Nordin) 4th - 18pts (3)
References
- ^ "Jan Simensen profile". wwosbackup. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Jan Simensen". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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