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Jan Henningsen

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Jan Henningsen
Born (1954-03-02) 2 March 1954 (age 70)
Esbjerg, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
1975-1976King's Lynn Stars
Team honours
1975World Pairs bronze medal

Jan Rene Henningsen (born 2 March 1954) is a former international speedway rider from Denmark.[1] He earned two caps for the Denmark national speedway team.[2]

Speedway career

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Henningsen won a bronze medal in the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship in the 1975 Speedway World Pairs Championship.[3]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1975 to 1976,[4][5] after signing for King's Lynn Stars despite Coventry Bees initially trying to capture his signature.[6]

World Final appearances

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World Pairs Championship

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References

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  1. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ^ "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Austrian may be mystery rider". Lynn Advertiser. 20 February 1976. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Bees aiming to wipe out snatched stars". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 21 August 1975. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.