Arne Pander
{{Short description|Danish speedway rider}}
{{Infobox Speedway rider
| name = Arne Pander
| image =
| nationality = Danish
| birth_date = {{birth-date|12 July 1931}}
| birth_place = Herning, Denmark
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|5|22|1931|7|12|df=y}}
| death_place =
| career1 = Oxford Cheetahs
| years1 = 1959–1961, 1963–1968
| career2 = Poole Pirates
| years2 = 1968
| career3 = Halifax Dukes
| years3 = 1969
| career4 =
| years4 =
| indivyear1 = 1956, 1958
| indivhonour1 = Danish Champion
| indivyear2 = 1965
| indivhonour2 = Scottish Open Champion
| teamyear1 = 1964
| teamhonour1 = National League Champion
| teamyear2 = 1964
| teamhonour2 = National Trophy Winner
| teamyear3 = 1964
| teamhonour3 = Britannia Shield winner
}}
Arne Pander (12 July 1931 – 22 May 2015) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.{{cite web |url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/2167/arne-pander|title=Speedway riders, history and results|website=wwosbackup|access-date=24 July 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwaymuseumonline.co.uk/arne%20pander.html|title=Arne Pander|website=Speedway Museum Riders|access-date=24 July 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://reader.exacteditions.com/issues/99870/page/37 |title=Vote for your dream team |website=Speedway Star |access-date=7 April 2023}} He earned 16 caps for the Denmark national speedway team.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=30 August 2024}}
Speedway career
Pander was a two times champion of Denmark, winning the Danish Championship in 1956 and 1958.{{cite web|url=http://www.speedway.org/history/|title=HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK|website=Speedway.org|access-date=24 July 2021}}
He rode in the top tiers of British Speedway from 1959 to 1968,{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/historyarchive|title=History Archive|website=British Speedway|access-date=24 July 2021}} riding for Oxford Cheetahs,{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19630326/518/0037 |title=Team changes |website=Coventry Evening Telegraph |date=26 March 1963 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=27 August 2024}} although he missed the 1962 season for them.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000844/19620520/185/0026 |title=Tag's test |website=Sunday Mirror |date=20 May 1962 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=8 September 2024}} He broke his leg before early in the 1968 season.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002490/19680510/295/0004 |title=Dane for Oxford |website=Buckinghamshire Examiner |date=10 May 1968 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=29 August 2024}}
References
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Category:Danish speedway riders
Category:Oxford Cheetahs riders
Category:Danish expatriate speedway riders in England
Category:Sportspeople from Herning Municipality
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