John Jørgensen (born 18 July 1962 in Middelfart, Denmark)[1] is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.[2] He earned 54 caps for the Denmark national speedway team.[3]

John Jørgensen
Born (1962-07-18) 18 July 1962 (age 62)
Middelfart, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
2000Odense
2001, 2004Holsted
Great Britain
1982-1983Birmingham Brummies
1984-1995, 1997, 2000, 2004Coventry Bees
1996, 1998Swindon Robins
1999Wolverhampton Wolves
2000Belle Vue Aces
2001Peterborough Panthers
2004Somerset Rebels
Poland
1995Grudziądz
1998Gdańsk
1999Gorzów
2000Ostrów
Individual honours
1998Nordic Champion
Team honours
1986, 1988Team World Champion

He is not to be confused with Johnny Jørgensen, the 1989 Danish Junior speedway champion.

Career

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Jørgensen arrived to race in the British leagues late in the 1982 British League season after Chris Van Straaten signed him to ride for the Birmingham Brummies.[4] After two solid seasons, Brmingham withdrew from the league and Jorgensen was signed by Coventry Bees, where he would spend most of his career.[5]

In 1986 he averaged 8.74 for Coventry and became part of the Danish national team during their period of domination during the 1980s and won the World Team Cup with Denmark in 1986 and 1988, riding alongside some of the world's best riders at the time Hans Nielsen, Erik Gundersen, Tommy Knudsen and his cousin Jan O. Pedersen. Jørgensen also qualified for the World Final on two occasions, 1988 in Vojens[6] and 1992 in Wrocław.

He also rode in the 1999 and 2000 Speedway Grand Prix.

Family

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Jørgensen's cousin was world champion rider Jan O. Pedersen.[3]

World Final appearances

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Individual World Championship

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World Team Cup

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Speedway Grand Prix

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Year Position Points Best finish Notes
1999 17th 32 6th Best finish in Czech Republic GP
2000 34th 1 24th Competed only in British GP

World Under-21 Championship

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Danish Domestic competitions

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Danish Championship

See also

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References

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  1. ^ John Jørgensen | Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
  2. ^ "John Jørgensen Dania". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Danish ace in home debut". Sandwell Evening Mail. 1 October 1982. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Is it one-off Jorgensen?". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 17 March 1984. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "World final my launching pad". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 3 September 1988. Retrieved 10 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.