Mads Korneliussen
{{short description|Danish speedway rider}}
{{Infobox Speedway rider
| name = Mads Korneliussen
| image = MadsKorneliussen.JPG
| nationality = Danish
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|6|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Aalborg, Denmark
| career1 = Denmark
| years2 = 2001–2006
| career2 = Slangerup
| years3 = 2007–2009
| career3 = Esbjerg
| years4 = 2010–2019
| career4 = Outrup/Varde
| career7 = Great Britain
| years8 = 2003-2005
| career8 = Newport
| years9 = 2005-2008, 2010
| career9 = Swindon
| years10 = 2009
| career10 = Peterborough
| years11 = 2011–2013, 2016
| career11 = King's Lynn
| years12 = 2014
| career12 = Leicester
| career15 = Sweden
| years16 = 2006
| career16 = Västervik
| years17 = 2010, 2014
| career17 = Rospiggarna
| career19 = Poland
| years20 = 2006-2007
| career20 = Poznań
| years21 = 2008-2009, 2013
| career21 = Ostrów
| years22 = 2010
| career22 = Krosno
| years23 = 2012
| career23 = Lublin
| years24 = 2011, 2013, 2016
| career24 = Kraków
| years25 = 2014–2015
| career25 = Łódź
| years26 = 2017
| career26 = Rybnik
| indivyear1 = 1999
| indivhonour1 = Danish Junior Champion
| teamyear1 = 2008, 2011
| teamhonour1 = Elite Shield Winner
| teamyear2 = 2014
| teamhonour2 = Speedway World Cup
}}
Mads Klit Korneliussen (born 15 June 1983) is a Danish former motorcycle speedway rider.{{cite web |url=https://speedway.com.pl/riders/mads-korneliussen/ |title=Mads Klit Korneliussen |website=Polish Speedway Database |access-date=13 February 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=26 June 2023}}
Career
Born in Aalborg, Denmark, Mads Korneliussen is the son of Karl Erik Korneliussen and younger brother of Tim Korneliussen, both former riders. Mads took up speedway in 1993."[http://www.speedwaygb.co/riderindex11_k.html Rider Index]", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 10 December 2013{{cite book | last = Bamford | first = Robert | title = Methanol Press Speedway Yearbook 2008 | publisher = Methanol Press | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-0-9553103-5-5 }}
He came to prominence in 2000 when he reached the final of the 2000 Speedway Under-21 World Championship, where he secured an 11th place finish.{{cite web|url=http://www.speedway.org/history/00.htm |title=2000 Speedway Under-21 World Championship |website=Speedway.org |access-date=17 March 2023}}
File:Mads Korneliussen 2007 Swindon speedway.jpg
He made his debut in British speedway in 2003 with Newport Wasps in the Premier League, also doubling-up in the Elite League in 2005 with Swindon Robins. In 2006 he rode full-time in the Elite League with Swindon.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Rider_Index_2008.pdf |title=2008 Rider index |website=British Speedway |access-date=17 March 2023}} His 2007 season was marred by a series of injuries, but he returned to Swindon in 2008 as part of the team that won the Elite Shield. After a season with Peterborough Panthers in 2009, he returned to Swindon in 2010 before moving to King's Lynn Stars in 2011 where he rode for three seasons."[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/9283059.stm King's Lynn Stars sign Mads Korneliussen]", BBC, 13 December 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2014
After being left out of the Stars team for 2014 he signed for Leicester Lions. He started the season with his testimonial meeting at King's Lynn marking ten years in British speedway."[http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Speedway-Mads-Korneliussen-make-appearance/story-20814620-detail/story.html Speedway: Mads Korneliussen to make first appearance for Leicester Lions]", Leicester Mercury, 15 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014"[http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/sport/speedway/speedway-fans-turn-out-in-force-for-mads-1-5946106 Speedway fans turn out in force for Mads]", Lynn News, 19 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014 In 2014, he rode in the Elite Riders Championship as a late replacement for Jason Doyle."[http://www1.skysports.com/speedway/news/12268/9224112/mads-korneliussen-into-elrc-replacing-jason-doyle Mads Korneliussen into ELRC replacing Jason Doyle]", Sky Sports, 22 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014
In August 2014, he won the Speedway World Cup as part of a Danish team that also included Nicki Pedersen, Niels Kristian Iversen and Peter Kildemand."[http://speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.26413 Danish Delight]", speedwaygb.co, 3 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014
His final season in Britain was the 2016 Elite League riding for King's Lynn again and in 2017 he rode his last season in Poland for Rybnik.
References
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Category:Danish speedway riders
Category:King's Lynn Stars riders
Category:Danish expatriate speedway riders in England
Category:Leicester Lions riders
Category:Expatriate speedway riders in Wales
Category:Peterborough Panthers riders
Category:Swindon Robins riders