Jan Simensen

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Jan Simensen
Born (1944-07-26) 26 July 1944 (age 79)
Lammhult, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1964-1965, 1973-1977Dackarna
1966Masarna
1967-1972Lejonen
Great Britain
1970Cradley Heathens
1971-1972Coventry Bees
1972Wolverhampton Wolves
Individual honours
1972Speedway World Championship finalist
Team honours
1968Allsvenskan Div 2 Champion
1971Midland Cup

Jan Simensen (born 26 July 1944) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1][2]

Speedway career[edit]

Simensen rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1970 until 1972, riding for Cradley Heathens, Coventry Bees and Wolverhampton Wolves.[3][4]

He competed in the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1972 Individual Speedway World Championship.[5]

World Final appearances[edit]

Individual World Championship[edit]

World Team Cup[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jan Simensen profile". wwosbackup. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Jan Simensen". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  5. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 4 July 2021.