Jan Pedersen (speedway rider)
{{Short description|Danish speedway rider}}
{{for|the former speedway World Champion|Jan O. Pedersen}}
{{Infobox Speedway rider
| name = Jan Pedersen
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| nationality = Danish
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|7|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Brændekilde, Denmark
| career1 = Denmark
| career2 = Vissenbjerg
| years2 = 1992
| career3 = Great Britain
| career4 = Arena Essex Hammers
| years4 = 1991, 1993-1995, 1997, 1998, 2000
| career5 = Milton Keynes Knights
| years5 = 1991
| career6 = Rye House Rockets
| years6 = 1992, 1993
| career7 = Reading Racers
| years7 = 1994, 1996
| career8 = London Lions
| years8 = 1996
| career9 = Ipswich Witches
| years9 = 1998, 2000
| career10 = Swindon Robins
| years10 = 1998
| career11 = Berwick Bandits
| years11 = 1999
| career12 = Poole Pirates
| years12 = 2000
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File:Arena Essex Speedway 1997.jpg
Jan Henrik Pedersen (born 27 July 1967) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.{{cite web |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/5534438.speedway-pedersen-may-move/|title=Speedway: Pedersen may move|website=Daily Gazette and Essex County Standard|access-date=27 June 2021}} He earned 3 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}}
He is not to be confused with Jan O. Pedersen.
Career
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for various clubs from 1991 until 2000.{{cite web |url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/2239/jan-pedersen|title=Speedway riders, history and results|website=wwosbackup|access-date=27 June 2021}} He first rode for the Arena Essex Hammers in 1991.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002471/19910318/213/0016 |title=Scandinavian Finalist Jan Pedersen |website=Reading Evening Post |date=18 March 1991 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=30 August 2024}}
He reached the 1990 Nordic final during the 1990 Individual Speedway World Championship, which was coincidentally won by his namesake Jan O. Pedersen.{{cite web |url=http://www.speedway.org/history/1990.htm |title=1990 season |website=Speedway.org |access-date=5 April 2023}} He was an integral part of the Arena Essex team, for the league winning campaign during the 1991 British League Division Two season.
In 1996 he rode for Reading Racers again.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002472/19960415/235/0028 |title=Jan's on track for long stay at Racers |website=Reading Evening Post |date=15 April 1996 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 September 2024}} 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.{{cn|date=April 2023}} Pedersen signed for Berwick Bandits in 1999{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003741/19990315/040/0040 |title=Speedway |website=Daily Record |date=15 March 1999 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=29 August 2024}} before finishing his British leagues career after the 2000 season.
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Category:Danish speedway riders
Category:Berwick Bandits riders
Category:Ipswich Witches riders
Category:Danish expatriate speedway riders in England
Category:Lakeside Hammers riders
Category:Milton Keynes Knights riders
Category:Reading Racers riders
Category:Rye House Rockets riders
Category:Swindon Robins riders
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