Английская Википедия:Denmark national speedway team
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox national motorcycle speedway team
The Denmark national speedway team are one of the major teams in international motorcycle speedway.
History
It was not until the emergence of rider Ole Olsen that the Danish speedway team came to prominence. Previously the international scene had been largely dominated by Sweden, Poland and Great Britain.[1] When he was joined in the team by Hans Nielsen, Denmark became a major contender for honours and won the 1978 Speedway World Team Cup in West Germany.[2][3]
The team were the dominant force throughout the 1980s, winning seven World Cups, including a record six world titles in a row, between 1983 and 1988. Other key riders during the period were Erik Gundersen, Tommy Knudsen, Jan O. Pedersen and Finn Thomsen.[4][5]
Further World Cup wins came in 1991, 1995, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2012 and 2014, with Nicki Pedersen and Niels Kristian Iversen each claiming four wins. Denmark have won the Speedway World Cup / Speedway World Team Cup a record 15 times, with Nielsen being a rider on 11 of those occasions.[6] The team were managed by Hans Nielsen from 2016 to 2023.
Additionally, they won the defunct Speedway World Pairs Championship a record eight times.
Major tournament wins
World Team Championships
Year | Venue | Standings (Pts) | Denmark Riders and Pts | |
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1978 | Шаблон:Flagicon Landshut |
1. Шаблон:Flagicon Denmark (37) 2. Шаблон:Flagicon England (27) 3. Шаблон:Flagicon Poland (16) 4. Шаблон:Flagicon Czechoslovakia (16) |
Hans Nielsen | 11 |
Ole Olsen | 10 | |||
Mike Lohmann | 9 | |||
Finn Thomsen | 7 | |||
Kristian Praestbro | - | |||
1981 | Шаблон:Flagicon Olching |
1. Шаблон:Flagicon Denmark (36) 2. Шаблон:Flagicon England (29) 3. Шаблон:Flagicon West Germany (28) 4. Шаблон:Flagicon Soviet Union (3) |
Hans Nielsen | 11 |
Erik Gundersen | 9 | |||
Tommy Knudsen | 9 | |||
Ole Olsen | 6 | |||
Finn Thomsen | 1 | |||
1983 | Шаблон:Flagicon Vojens |
1. Шаблон:Flagicon Denmark (37) 2. Шаблон:Flagicon England (29) 3. Шаблон:Flagicon USA (27) 4. Шаблон:Flagicon Czechoslovakia (3) |
Erik Gundersen | 12 |
Hans Nielsen | 11 | |||
Ole Olsen | 7 | |||
Peter Ravn | 7 | |||
Finn Thomsen | 0 | |||
1984 | Шаблон:Flagicon Leszno |
1. Шаблон:Flagicon Denmark (44) 2. Шаблон:Flagicon England (24) 3. Шаблон:Flagicon USA (20) 4. Шаблон:Flagicon Poland (8) |
Erik Gundersen | 12 |
Bo Petersen | 12 | |||
Hans Nielsen | 11 | |||
Preben Eriksen | 9 | |||
Peter Ravn | - | |||
1985 | Шаблон:Flagicon Long Beach |
1. Шаблон:Flagicon Denmark (37) 2. Шаблон:Flagicon USA (35) 3. Шаблон:Flagicon England (13) 4. Шаблон:Flagicon Sweden (10) |
Tommy Knudsen | 12 |
Erik Gundersen | 10 | |||
Hans Nielsen | 10 | |||
Preben Eriksen | 5 | |||
Bo Petersen | 0 | |||
1986 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gothenburg Шаблон:Flagicon Vojens Шаблон:Flagicon Odsal |
Best of three events 1. Шаблон:Flagicon Denmark (9) 2. Шаблон:Flagicon USA (4) 3. Шаблон:Flagicon England (3) 4. Шаблон:Flagicon Sweden (2) |
Hans Nielsen | 35 |
Erik Gundersen | 33 | |||
Tommy Knudsen | 33 | |||
Jan O. Pedersen | 20 | |||
John Jørgensen | 8 | |||
1987 | Шаблон:Flagicon Fredericia Шаблон:Flagicon Coventry Шаблон:Flagicon Prague |
Best of three events 1. Шаблон:Flagicon Denmark (130) 2. Шаблон:Flagicon England (101) 3. Шаблон:Flagicon USA (93) 4. Шаблон:Flagicon Czechoslovakia (36) |
Hans Nielsen | 38 |
Erik Gundersen | 33 | |||
Jan O. Pedersen | 32 | |||
Tommy Knudsen | 27 | |||
1988 | Шаблон:Flagicon Long Beach |
1. Шаблон:Flagicon Denmark (44) 2. Шаблон:Flagicon USA (32) 3. Шаблон:Flagicon Sweden (22) 4. Шаблон:Flagicon England (22) |
Hans Nielsen | 14 |
Jan O. Pedersen | 12 | |||
Erik Gundersen | 8 | |||
Tommy Knudsen | 8 | |||
John Jørgensen | 2 | |||
1991 | Шаблон:Flagicon Vojens |
1. Шаблон:Flagicon Denmark (51) 2. Шаблон:Flagicon Sweden (30) 3. Шаблон:Flagicon USA (28) 4. Шаблон:Flagicon England (11) |
Jan O. Pedersen | 15 |
Hans Nielsen | 14 | |||
Tommy Knudsen | 13 | |||
Gert Handberg | 8 | |||
Brian Karger | 1 | |||
1995 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bydgoszcz |
1. Шаблон:Flagicon Denmark (28) 2. Шаблон:Flagicon England (22) 3. Шаблон:Flagicon USA (19) 4. Шаблон:Flagicon Sweden (19) 5. Шаблон:Flagicon Australia (14) 6. Шаблон:Flagicon Poland (13) 7. Шаблон:Flagicon Norway (11) |
Tommy Knudsen | 15+3 |
Hans Nielsen | 13+2 | |||
Brian Karger | 0 | |||
1997 | Шаблон:Flagicon Pila |
1. Шаблон:Flagicon Denmark (27) 2. Шаблон:Flagicon Poland (25) 3. Шаблон:Flagicon Sweden (21) 4. Шаблон:Flagicon Germany (17) 5. Шаблон:Flagicon Czech Republic (16) 6. Шаблон:Flagicon Russia (10) 7. Шаблон:Flagicon Hungary (9) |
Hans Nielsen | 14+3 |
Tommy Knudsen | 13+2 | |||
Jesper B. Jensen | - | |||
2006 | Шаблон:Flagicon Reading |
1. Шаблон:Flagicon Denmark (45) 2. Шаблон:Flagicon Great Britain (37) 3. Шаблон:Flagicon Sweden (36) 4. Шаблон:Flagicon Australia (35) |
Nicki Pedersen | 13 |
Hans Andersen | 12 | |||
Bjarne Pedersen | 9 | |||
Charlie Gjedde | 6 | |||
Niels Kristian Iversen | 5 | |||
2008 | Шаблон:Flagicon Vojens |
1. Шаблон:Flagicon Denmark (49) 2. Шаблон:Flagicon Poland (37) 3. Шаблон:Flagicon Sweden (39) 4. Шаблон:Flagicon Australia (21) |
Hans Andersen | 11 |
Nicki Pedersen | 11 | |||
Bjarne Pedersen | 11 | |||
Kenneth Bjerre | 9 | |||
Niels Kristian Iversen | 7 | |||
2012 | Шаблон:Flagicon Målilla |
1. Шаблон:Flagicon Denmark (39) 2. Шаблон:Flagicon Australia (36) 3. Шаблон:Flagicon Russia(30) 4. Шаблон:Flagicon Sweden (24) |
Niels Kristian Iversen | 11 |
Michael Jepsen Jensen | 11 | |||
Nicki Pedersen | 9 | |||
Mikkel B Jensen | 8 | |||
2014 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bydgoszcz |
1. Шаблон:Flagicon Denmark (38) 2. Шаблон:Flagicon Poland (36) 3. Шаблон:Flagicon Australia (36) 4. Шаблон:Flagicon Great Britain (16) |
Nicki Pedersen | 17 |
Niels-Kristian Iversen | 11 | |||
Peter Kildemand | 7 | |||
Mads Korneliussen | 3 |
World Pairs Championship
Year | Riders |
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1979 | Ole Olsen & Hans Nielsen |
1985 | Erik Gundersen & Tommy Knudsen |
1986 | Hans Nielsen & Erik Gundersen |
1987 | Hans Nielsen & Erik Gundersen |
1988 | Hans Nielsen & Erik Gundersen |
1989 | Hans Nielsen & Erik Gundersen |
1990 | Hans Nielsen & Jan O. Pedersen |
1991 | Hans Nielsen, Jan O. Pedersen & Tommy Knudsen |
European Pairs Championship
Year | Riders |
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2022 | Rasmus Jensen, Michael Jepsen Jensen & Jonas Seifert-Salk |
International caps (as of 2022)
Since the advent of the Speedway Grand Prix era, international caps earned by riders is largely restricted to international competitions, whereas previously test matches between two teams were a regular occurrence. This means that the number of caps earned by a rider has decreased in the modern era.[7]
References
Шаблон:Speedway national teams Шаблон:National sports teams of Denmark