Mads Hansen (speedway rider)
{{Short description|Danish speedway rider}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox Speedway rider
| name = Mads Hansen
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| nationality = Danish
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|6|26|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| career1 = Denmark
| years2 = 2017–2019
| career2 = Region Varde
| career3 = SES
| years3 = 2021–2025
| career7 = Sweden
| career8 = Västervik
| years8 = 2020–2024
| career12 = Poland
| career13 = Opole
| years13 = 2018-2020
| career14 = AC Landshut
| years14 = 2022
| career15 = Gdańsk
| years15 = 2023
| career16 = Częstochowa
| years16 = 2024
| career20 = Germany
| career21 = Wittstock
| years21 = 2017–2018
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| indivyear1 = 2017
| indivhonour1 = World U-19 champion
| indivyear2 = 2018
| indivhonour2 = European U19 Champion
| teamyear1 = 2023
| teamhonour1 = European Pairs silver
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Mads Hansen (born 26 June 2000) is a Danish speedway rider.{{cite web |url=https://en.elitspeedway.com/lag/b532-b532lqNh8__vastervik-speedway/qY6-2onkzOnhW__mads-hansen|title=Mads Hansen Vastervik Driver|website=Elit Speedway|access-date=5 September 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://speedwayu21.com/en/rider/421/hansen-mads.html|title=Mads Hansen|website=Speedway U21|access-date=5 September 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://speedway.com.pl/riders/mads-hansen/ |title=Mads Hansen |website=Polish Speedway Database |access-date=9 March 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://kobenhavnliv.dk/video/live-sport/video-on-demand/9b9ac7af-6d6d-4d39-bb8f-acd5c4b7a476 |title=Interview med Mads Hansen |website=Kobenhaven Liv |access-date=29 August 2024}}
Career
Hansen was the European Under-19 champion in 2018.{{cite web | url=https://results.fim-europe.eu/event/Finland,Varkaus,2018-08-11/EUROPEAN-U19-INDIVIDUAL-SPEEDWAY-CUP-613/results/Final-3890 | title=FIM Europe Official Results }} After finishing fifth during the 2020 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship{{cite web|url=http://speedwayu21.com/en/news/n/234/|title=LIDSEY IS THE NEW INDIVIDUAL JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPION|website=Speedwayu21|access-date=5 September 2021}} he won the first series race of the 2021 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship, which was held at Stralsund.{{cite news|url=https://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/9212/world-u21s-%7C-hansen-snatches|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905095339/https://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/9212/world-u21s-%7C-hansen-snatches|url-status=usurped|archive-date=5 September 2021|title=WORLD U21S, HANSEN SNATCHES STRALSUND WIN|publisher=Speedway Grand Prix|access-date=5 September 2021}}
In 2022, he helped SES win the 2022 Danish Super League.{{cite web |url=https://speedwayligaen.dk/ |title=2022 table and results |website=Speedway Ligaen |access-date=5 January 2023}} In 2023 he won the Golden Helmet in Brokstedt{{cite web |url=https://www.kn-online.de/sport/regional/speedway-daene-mads-hansen-gewinnt-adac-goldhelm-in-brokstedt-HLCYYSXRPVBNFMGBPVR66IB25A.html |title=Speedway: Dane Mads Hansen wins ADAC Gold Helmet in Brokstedt |website=Kieler Nachrichten |access-date=29 August 2024 |url-access=subscription}} and later in October 2023, he paired up with Rasmus Jensen to win a silver medal at the European Pairs championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.fim-europe.com/european-pairs-speedway-championship-team-poland-grabs-the-title-at-home/ |title=European Pairs Speedway Championship: Team Poland grabs the title at home |website=FIM Europe|date=2 October 2023 |access-date=5 October 2023}}
Major results
=World individual Championship=
- 2021 Speedway Grand Prix - 25th (0pts)
- 2022 Speedway Grand Prix - 20th (7pts)
- 2023 Speedway Grand Prix - 18th (10pts)
References
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