Kenneth Hansen (speedway rider)
Kenneth Kruse Hansen (born 19 October 1987 in Herlev, Denmark)[1] is a motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.[2][3]
| Born | 19 October 1987 Herlev, Denmark |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Danish |
| Career history | |
| Denmark | |
| 2004–2018, 2022–2023 | Slangerup |
| 2021 | Holsted |
| Sweden | |
| 2006 | Vargarna |
| 2022–2023 | Griparna |
| Great Britain | |
| 2007, 2015 | Workington Comets |
| 2007-2008, 2016 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| 2009, 2017 | Peterborough Panthers |
| 2014 | Coventry Bees |
| 2016 | King's Lynn Stars |
| Poland | |
| 2006 | Miskolc |
| 2007 | Lublin |
| 2008 | Gorzów |
| 2009-2011, 2018 | Krosno |
| 2012 | Daugavpils |
| 2013-2015 | Kraków |
| 2017 | Ostrów |
| 2020 | Rzeszów |
| 2022-2023 | Tarnów |
| Individual honours | |
| 2023 | Long Track World Championship bronze medal |
| Team honours | |
| 2006 | U-21 World Cup bronze medal |
Career
Hansen represented Denmark in the 2006 Under-21 Speedway World Cup in Rybnik and won a bronze medal.[4]
He started the 2007 season with the Workington Comets[5] in the Premier League but lost his place after sustaining a broken wrist.[6] He did however reach the final of the Danish Individual Speedway Championship in 2007.[7]
It was announced in 2008 that the Wolverhampton Wolves had signed Hansen[8] on a full contract.[9] He spent both the 2007 and 2008 seasons with the Midlands club before switching to Peterborough Panthers for the 2009 Elite League speedway season.[3]
He concentrated on riding in Poland for the next few years before returning to Britain to ride for the Coventry Bees in the 2014 Elite League speedway season.[3] He would spend two more seasons with Workington in 2015 and 2016 but since 2018, rides in the Danish league, Swedish league and Polish league.
In 2023, he claimed a bronze medal in the 2023 Individual Long Track World Championship.[10]
Family
His brother-in-law Lars Munkedal was a professional speedway rider.[3]
See also
References
- Bamford, R.(2007). Speedway Yearbook 2007. ISBN 978-0-7524-4250-1
- "Kenneth Kruse Hansen Dania". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- "2015 Rider Index". British Speedway. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- "2006 World Under 21 Team Cup Final". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- "I can fire up the Comets". News and Star. 25 January 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
- "Danish Blues". News and Star. 26 May 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
- "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- "Wolverhampton sign Danish rider". BBC. 26 November 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
- "Happy Hansen in Monmore Return". BSPA. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2007.
- "Home hero Smolinski races to 2023 FIM Long Track World Championship". FIM.