Jan Pedersen (speedway rider)

Jan Pedersen (born 27 July 1967) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.[1] He is not to be confused with Jan O. Pedersen.

For the former speedway World Champion, see Jan O. Pedersen.
Jan Pedersen
Born (1967-07-27) 27 July 1967
Brændekilde, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
1992Vissenbjerg
Great Britain
1991, 1993-1995, 1997, 1998, 2000Arena Essex
1991Milton Keynes
1992, 1993Rye House
1994, 1996Reading
1996London
1998, 2000Ipswich
1998Swindon
1999Berwick
2000Poole
Arena Essex Speedway Team 1997 - David Mason, Troy Pratt, Colin White, Chick Woodroffe, Peter Thorogood, Paul Lydes-Ungs, Jan Pedersen, Tommy Palmer

Career

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for various clubs from 1991 until 2000.[2]

He reached the 1990 Nordic final during the 1990 Individual Speedway World Championship, which was coincidentally won by his namesake Jan O. Pedersen.[3]

He performed regularly as a heat leader and was a popular Arena Essex stalwart, winning the Essex Championship in 1997. He then finished 2nd in 1998 in the very same tournament, only losing out in a late evening run-off against a top-form Carl Stonehewer.

He was an integral part of the Arena Essex team, for the league winning campaign during the 1991 British League Division Two season.

References
  1. "Speedway: Pedersen may move". Daily Gazette and Essex County Standard. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. "1990 season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
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