Jonas Raun
{{Short description|Danish speedway rider}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox Speedway rider
| image =
| name = Jonas Raun
| nationality = Danish
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|08|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Haderslev, Denmark
| career1 = Denmark
| years2 = 2005–2006
| career2 = Holsted
| years3 = 2012
| career3 = Outrup
| years4 = 2013
| career4 = Grindsted
| career5 = Great Britain
| years6 = 2006
| career6 = Peterborough
| years7 = 2007
| career7 = Newcastle
| years8 = 2008
| career8 = Belle Vue
| years9 = 2013
| career9 = Glasgow
| career10 = Poland
| years11 = 2006
| career11 = Rawicz
}}
Jonas Lorenzen Raun (born 22 August 1989 in Haderslev, Denmark) is former international motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.{{cite web |url=https://speedway.com.pl/riders/jonas-raun/ |title=Jonas Lorenzen Raun Dania |website=Polish Speedway Database |access-date=2 April 2023}}
Career
During the 2005 Danish speedway season Raun reached the Danish Under 21 final, at age 16, and finished 15th overall.
His first team in the British leagues was Peterborough Panthers, who he rode for during 2006.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Rider_Index_2008.pdf |title=2008 Rider index |website=British Speedway |access-date=2 April 2023}} In 2006, he also rode for Polish third division side Kolejarz Rawicz.
In 2007, he rode 32 matches for Newcastle Diamonds{{cite web |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/other-sport/speedway-debut-delay-fears-over-1483457 |title=Debut delay fears over Great Dane Jonas |website=Chronicle Live |date=7 February 2007 |access-date=31 August 2024 }} achieving an average of 5.50, before crashing in September. After the season with Newcastle, he joined the Belle Vue Aces in the British Elite League.{{cite web |url=http://www.bellevuespeedway.co.uk/main/FS_main.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070204015903/http://www.bellevuespeedway.co.uk/main/FS_main.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-02-04 |title=Jonas Raun |work=Belle Vue Aces |access-date=2008-09-29 }}{{cite book | last = Bamford | first = Robert | title = Methanol Press Speedway Yearbook 2008 | publisher = Methanol Press | date = 2008 | isbn = 978-0-9553103-5-5 }}
His last season in British speedway was with the Glasgow Tigers in 2013.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/speedway/23007010 |title=Glasgow Tigers sign Andre Compton & Jonas Raun |work=BBC Sport |date=21 June 2013 |access-date=31 August 2024 }}
References
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Category:Sportspeople from Haderslev Municipality
Category:Motorcycle races from the Region of Southern Denmark
Category:Danish speedway riders
Category:Newcastle Diamonds riders
Category:Danish expatriate speedway riders in England
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