Lars Munkedal
{{Short description|Danish speedway rider}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox Speedway rider
| name = Lars Munkedal
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| nationality = Danish
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|3 March 1967}}
| birth_place = Copenhagen, Denmark
| death_date =
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| career1 = Denmark
| career2 = Fjelsted
| years2 = 1986
| career3 = Slangerup
| years3 = 1987–1991
| career9 = Great Britain
| career10 = Wolverhampton
| years10 = 1987–1988, 1990–1991
| career11 = Oxford
| years11 = 1988
| career12 = Edinburgh
| years12 = 1989
| career13 = Middlesbrough
| years13 = 1991
| indivyear1 = 1985
| indivhonour1 = Danish U21 bronze
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Lars Munkedal (born 3 March 1967) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.{{cite book |last=Oakes |first=Peter |title=British Speedway Who's Who, Profile Lars Munkedal |year=2004 |page= |publisher=Peter Oakes, Peterborough |isbn=0-948882-81-6}}{{cite book |last=Oakes |first=Peter |title=Speedway Yearbook 1990 rider profile Lars Munkedal |year=1990 |page= |publisher=Front Page Books |isbn=0-948882-15-8}}{{cite web |url=https://grasstrackgb.co.uk/lars-munkedal/ |title=Lars Munkedal |website=Grasstrack GB |access-date=23 May 2023}} He earned 4 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}}
Career
Munkedal came to prominence when he won the bronze medal in the 1985 Danish U21 Championship, during the 1985 Danish speedway season.{{cite web|url=http://www.danskspeedway.dk/statistik/statisti.html |title = Dansk Junior Mesterskab 1965 - 2022 |publisher=Dansk Speedway |access-date=23 May 2023}}{{cite web |url=http://speedwaylife.com/danske-juniormestre/ |title=DANISH JUNIOR CHAMPIONS |website=Speedway Life |access-date=23 May 2023}}
He made his British leagues debut during the 1987 British League season, when he rode for Wolverhampton Wolves.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002139/19870602/031/0031 |title=Swindon KO Wolves hopes |website=Birmingham Mail |date=2 June 1987 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=30 August 2024}} In 1988, he rode for Wolverhampton and Oxford Cheetahs.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002471/19880604/225/0029 |title=Six of the Best |website=Reading Evening Post |date=4 June 1988 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=30 August 2024}} He went on to ride for Edinburgh and Middlesbrough as well.{{cite web |url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/1914/lars-munkedal |title=Lars Munkedal |website=WWOS Backup |access-date=23 May 2023}}
References
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Category:Danish speedway riders
Category:Edinburgh Monarchs riders
Category:Danish expatriate speedway riders in Scotland
Category:Middlesbrough Bears riders
Category:Oxford Cheetahs riders
Category:Wolverhampton Wolves riders
Category:Danish expatriate speedway riders in England
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