Leon Madsen

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Leon Madsen
Screenshot Leon Madsen, Danish speedway rider.png
Born (1988-09-05) 5 September 1988 (age 36)
Vejle, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Website leonmadsenracing.com
Career history
Denmark
2004–2006, 2013–2014 Slangerup
2007–2008, 2016–2017 Holstebro
2009–2010 Brovst
2011–2012 Esbjerg
2021–2022 Nordjysk
2023–2024 SES
Poland
2006 Grudziądz
2008-2010 Wrocław
2011-2013 Unia Tarnów
2014 Gdańsk
2015-2016 Unia Tarnów
2017-2023 Częstochowa
Sweden
2012, 2014, 2018 Vetlanda
2023 Dackarna
Great Britain
2009-2010 Poole
Germany
2016–2018 Landshut
Speedway Grand Prix statistics
SGP Number30
Starts65
Finalist22 times
Winner4 times
Individual honours
2019, 2022 Speedway World Championship runner-up
2018, 2022 European Champion
Team honours
2020, 2021 World team championship bronze
2023 Speedway World Cup bronze

Leon Daniel Madsen (born 5 September 1988) [1] is a Danish speedway rider who is twice a World Championship silver medalist. [2] [3]

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Career

Qualifying for the 2019 Slovenian Grand Prix Screenshot Leon Madsen in action, Danish speedway rider.png
Qualifying for the 2019 Slovenian Grand Prix

Born in Vejle, Madsen won the 80cc junior World Championship in 2001.

In 2018, Madsen won the Individual Speedway European Championship for the first time. The following year in 2019, he won the silver medal in the Speedway World Championship, finishing runner-up in the 2019 Speedway Grand Prix behind Bartosz Zmarzlik. He won three Grand Prix events during the 2019 Championship.

He was part of the Denmark national speedway team that won consecutive bronze medals at the 2020 Speedway of Nations and 2021 Speedway of Nations. In 2022, he returned to top form, winning the European Championship for the second time and once again finising runner-up behind Bartosz Zmarzlik in the 2022 Speedway Grand Prix. [4]

In 2023, he was part of the Danish team that won the bronze medal in the 2023 Speedway World Cup final. [5] He also won the silver medal at the 2023 Speedway European Championship. [6] Despite an inconsistent 2023 Grand Prix campaign, he did win the Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark on 16 September and finished the season strongly to take fifth place in the World Championship [7] and ensure his place in the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix. [8]

Madsen's 2024 season was overshadowed by family problems [9] and injury issues before he finally finished 9th in the world championship. He was controversially omitted from the 2025 Speedway Grand Prix. [10]

Major results

World individual Championships

Grand Prix wins

World team Championships

European Championships

Junior World Championships

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Świat Żużla, No 1 (81) 2010, pages 24-25 ISSN   1429-3285
  2. ↑ "Leon Madsen i Kenneth Bjerre skuteczni na torze w Tarnowie", sportowefakty.pl, 26 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014
  3. ↑ "Madsen, Leon". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "2022 Speedway Grand Prix results". FIM. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Poland win Speedway Word Cup ahead of Great Britain as Maciej Janowski beats Robert Lambert in Decisive heat 20". Eurosport. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Michelsen Seals Third European Title and 2024 Speedway GP Qualification". FIM. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "BARTOSZ ZMARZLIK WINS 2023 SGP CHAMPIONSHIP WITH VICTORY IN TORUN, FREDRIK LINDGREN FINISHES SECOND". Eurosport. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Nine nations represented as 2024 Speedway GP line-up is confirmed". FIM Europe. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Family turmoil for Madsen". Speedway Star. 22 June 2024. p. 2.
  10. ↑ "Leaked 'wild cards' for the 2025 Grand Prix! Madsen's entourage makes blunt comment". Przegląd Sportowy Onet. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
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